Marriage, Parenting, Growing with God, etc.
There is so much new in life that it would be easy to lose ourselves in endless work, while letting the investment into other important areas go. What is meant to help us draw near to God and to each other can easily become all consuming and bring separation. This has been a chance to see our own weaknesses, and to repent and slow down (or sometimes speed up), and be about what God has called us to.
We continue to pray for God to convict us of our own selfishness and lack of faith, and to pray that he will help us to work hard at what he has called us to, in the time and way he calls us to, while also having the restraint to slow down and know that relationships are more important than pure productivity.
Church
Our church here has been such a blessing. It has roughly tripled in size since our first time and it has been exciting seeing God’s bringing others to worship together. With being a small church, God has also blessed with opportunities for me (Robert) to step in for the pastor a few times, and to teach in a regular rotation on Wednesday evenings. Yesterday was my week and we were at Psalm 19. Such a blessing! Each week Elyse and I have the blessing of teaching the Young Adult Sunday School class, and we will be teaching one of the classes for VBS in July.
And More…
As you can imagine there is so, so much more. Hopefully this captures a small glimpse into what is going on at the homestead! God has lead, provided, and protected in so many ways. It is a joy to have opportunities to connect more deeply with him and to see his amazing work in Creation as we step out the door each day. We are so grateful and blessed. His creation points to it’s Creator… if we have eyes to see!
3rd Culture Living 