A Layne Post
There is something about having a place to call home, and not only that, but a place that feels like home. My mom taught me well, as she was always so good at decorating and creating a warm environment to live in. Jon and I have been working steadily to get our new place feeling like home, and I do believe we have succeeded. I love walking in the door after a short trip or a long day out. Without thinking, a sigh escapes my lips, “Ahhh. Home.” I can almost feel in a Anaya’s little body, as she relaxes into everything familiar.
The Lord recently blessed us with the ability to purchase some new second hand couches. Yesterday, a cloudy Sunday, I smiled to myself as my hubby took a nap on the couch snuggled under a blanket. Since living here, our furniture has never been comfy enough to sleep on. Even now I am curled up in a chair all cozy. Unfortunately, I am sure as we have the furniture longer we will begin to forget what uncomfortable felt like, but for now, every time I sit I whisper, “Thank you Lord!”
In the evenings I’ve started a routine with Anaya of reading a Bible story and praying before she goes to bed. We always start by thanking the Lord for various things; the list usually includes, the toys and clothes people have graciously given us, the yummy food we are able to eat, and the roof over our heads. I think this routine has been more beneficial for me than Anaya. I am consistently reminded of the blessings of the Lord in the norm.
When is the last time you thanked the Lord for your home? For your clothes? For your couches? Let’s not forget His overwhelming generosity in our lives!
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To continue that thought of ‘home’, Jon and I desperately hope to pour out from His generosity to us and create some sort feeling of home in our flats out back. A place of comfort for those that are sick and far from the home they know and miss. We pray for the favor of the Lord as we approach re-submitting our project before the chief at the hospital (end of September or October). Pray with us? Things can be such a process here and it is not unheard of for things to take months, even years. We desire the Lord’s timing, and in our hearts yearn for sooner than later.