The hundred plus days we’ve spent waiting for our house to sell have been delightful and interesting. We love exploring on the weekends discovering new aspects of God’s beauty in nature. However, my mornings are a struggle—I want to get out of bed early, beat the world to the punch, and check off that I have accomplished mighty things for God and His Kingdom. Don’t ask me what I think I’ll do, I just want to do something. Instead, I hear a still small voice in my spirit telling me to be still, cease striving, and rest. Rest? Argh!
Read more →Last weekend the Buffaloe herd visited the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center where life-sized dioramas recreate the journey. I’m amazed, absolutely awe-struck at those who ventured across endless, dry, hot prairie, over mountains and treacherous rivers—the trail marked by graves and heartache. The numbers of travelers are estimated between 200,000 and 500,000, and ruts from wagon wheels remain in the landscape. Can you imagine traveling six months without gas stations, coffee shops, restaurants and a hotel? Plus,
Read more →Love this quote…
“Set us afire, Lord, stir us we pray!
While the world perishes, we go our way
Purposeless, passionless, day after day:
Set us afire, Lord, stir us we pray!” — Cushman
The Buffaloe herd is nearing the three month mark on our Idaho move. We remain in an apartment while we wait for our Texas house to sell. We know without a doubt this move was God ordained. I’ll be honest, we’re surprised our house is still on the market. We waited so long for between jobs, why do we continue to wait for the house to sell? I want all my belongings and to be settled here in a home. I’m so ready to nest. Even with the questions, we are abundantly blessed. Our Saturday’s are spent driving to explore Idaho. Every weekend is a new adventure. We’ve climbed the highest sand dunes in North America, seen breathtaking canyons, waterfalls, prairie dog villages that stretch for miles, rivers, valleys, and mountains. We’ve found a new church home and made new friends. And to top off the blessings, our time together as a family has been priceless.
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