Yep, we're moving. We sold our house for 100$ more than we were asking which is good. And the place that we are looking at/considering buying right now is great. The only hang up is that it used to be a grow opperation. But that might be why its so cheap now!
So, pray that if things are supposed to work out that they would continue to and that God would be in charge of all the decisions that we make every day. We are super stressed right now which is not good. Pray for sanity and unity between Melissa and Myself as well as our family. It'll be good to move out of a strata environment but at the same time we're going to miss it a lot. Its been home for more than 5 years and basically the entire time we have been married as well as the full lives of 2 of our kids.
It's going to be hard. Plus the financial situation we will be in is going to be hard too!
Thanks for your prayers and thoughts!
Dave
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Tired...relaxed and refreshed was the goal.
Why is it that Christmas never ends up being the break that we are expecting or hoping for. I spend the entire time stressed about the sermon I had to preach on Dec. 31. Now that its over it seems that the stress is only building up instead of letting go.
We decided to try and take in a handicap lady, which meant we would have to move and buy a place suitable for a wheel chair. We found a place, offered on it and listed ours...didn't officially sell our place so someone else managed to buy the one we had hoped for. But by then we had signed papers to sell ours which meant we had to move regardless. 3 days after the deadline we get a bunch of people looking at our house and actually able to buy it instantly. Well, now here we are with a house we were able to sell for a little more than we had hoped, which is good, but still looking for somewhere else to live.
Which of course brings up the fact that in order to sell ours I have to have the basement finished (I've done everything but completed the bathroom in the basement. So, now I have a week to finish that and at the same time hope that the house we are looking at now (it was a grow opp) checks out for insurance reasons.
We had hoped that income from having others live with us would help with major additional costs to the new place and now we are worried about surviving as it looks like we won't be able to take the handicap lady. In the mean time I have been sick in bed for a week and have to worry about planning the rest of the year out for youth. We have a "God Stalkers" retreat this weekend which means I won't be here to work on the bathroom for 3-4 days.
Our kids have been sick too and Melissa's job has regular additional stresses. Not even sure if we can get up to Kamloops at this point due to the bad weather...Does it ever end?
Anyway, on the bright side, we'll get out of having the STRATA president responsibilities, I'm the mediator and have to do all sorts of extra work. Having the inside of the house completed will be really nice and relieving. This house we are looking at is perfect for us. I suppose a little extra motivation never really hurts, getting the bathroom done before we have to pack will be really good!
Anyway, it kinda feels like life never really slows down enough to breathe, I'm often afraid that I'm missing my kids stages as the grow up and time seems to slip away faster and faster every year.
I guess it sort of brings me back to the whole point of the movie "Click." Although it had way too much sexual inuendo and stuff the message was great. Its not about longing for the next thing and needing to be where your long term goal is, its about where you are now. "Its not about the destination, its about the trip/ride." So, if I take it one day at a time I guess I'll be OK. We really felt God leading us to take this step, although we did expect to be approved for recieving Bev (our handicapped friend) into our home if it doesn't work out we can only assume that God had something different and maybe bigger in mind!
So, I Breathe and do what I need to do next...
Whoa, here comes another dip in the roller coaster....
Dave
We decided to try and take in a handicap lady, which meant we would have to move and buy a place suitable for a wheel chair. We found a place, offered on it and listed ours...didn't officially sell our place so someone else managed to buy the one we had hoped for. But by then we had signed papers to sell ours which meant we had to move regardless. 3 days after the deadline we get a bunch of people looking at our house and actually able to buy it instantly. Well, now here we are with a house we were able to sell for a little more than we had hoped, which is good, but still looking for somewhere else to live.
Which of course brings up the fact that in order to sell ours I have to have the basement finished (I've done everything but completed the bathroom in the basement. So, now I have a week to finish that and at the same time hope that the house we are looking at now (it was a grow opp) checks out for insurance reasons.
We had hoped that income from having others live with us would help with major additional costs to the new place and now we are worried about surviving as it looks like we won't be able to take the handicap lady. In the mean time I have been sick in bed for a week and have to worry about planning the rest of the year out for youth. We have a "God Stalkers" retreat this weekend which means I won't be here to work on the bathroom for 3-4 days.
Our kids have been sick too and Melissa's job has regular additional stresses. Not even sure if we can get up to Kamloops at this point due to the bad weather...Does it ever end?
Anyway, on the bright side, we'll get out of having the STRATA president responsibilities, I'm the mediator and have to do all sorts of extra work. Having the inside of the house completed will be really nice and relieving. This house we are looking at is perfect for us. I suppose a little extra motivation never really hurts, getting the bathroom done before we have to pack will be really good!
Anyway, it kinda feels like life never really slows down enough to breathe, I'm often afraid that I'm missing my kids stages as the grow up and time seems to slip away faster and faster every year.
I guess it sort of brings me back to the whole point of the movie "Click." Although it had way too much sexual inuendo and stuff the message was great. Its not about longing for the next thing and needing to be where your long term goal is, its about where you are now. "Its not about the destination, its about the trip/ride." So, if I take it one day at a time I guess I'll be OK. We really felt God leading us to take this step, although we did expect to be approved for recieving Bev (our handicapped friend) into our home if it doesn't work out we can only assume that God had something different and maybe bigger in mind!
So, I Breathe and do what I need to do next...
Whoa, here comes another dip in the roller coaster....
Dave
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Stalker=Disciple?
Consider this...maybe for our purposes and understanding today, a Stalker is a more accurate concept of what God calls us to be. Disciples followed and learned in every aspect of life. They left everything else behind.
I mentioned Psalm 119 before but read it again with "Stalker" in mind. Think about the things you know about stalkers and hear about stalkers. What do you think?
Stalkers are obssessive, don't limit their thoughts about the object of their affections to one are of their lives but affects everything they do.
Dave
I mentioned Psalm 119 before but read it again with "Stalker" in mind. Think about the things you know about stalkers and hear about stalkers. What do you think?
Stalkers are obssessive, don't limit their thoughts about the object of their affections to one are of their lives but affects everything they do.
Dave
Luke 14:25-33
The most hated verse in the bible? Verse 33 is said to be that!
Jesus uses shock treatment...tells the huge crowd following him to "HATE" all those they care about. Why?
Telling them to carry their cross, in effect be crusified...die?
One of my favorites!
Anyway, I preached on this on Dec. 31, 2006. I don't think I can do justice to all the stories and other things related to this passage. I have a DVD of it though if anyone is interested.
The jist for now though is that Hate was meant to be used as a comparison. You will hate all those you love in comparison to how much you love Jesus. You will always choose Jesus over all others and everything else in your life.
We are called to know and realize this before we commit to following Jesus because when we commit to Jesus we commit ALL of ourselves, not just parts and pieces.
We aren't obviously going to be perfect and not want to hold on to parts of us and things that we should stop doing, its that we need to be aware that God may call us at any time to let go of something or let Him control some part of us or our lives we either haven't given Him yet or maybe He wants us to do something we never thought He'd ask of us!
It may be uncomfortable but we've given it all and have to let Him do what He would with us, for His will as His followers.
Jesus uses shock treatment...tells the huge crowd following him to "HATE" all those they care about. Why?
Telling them to carry their cross, in effect be crusified...die?
One of my favorites!
Anyway, I preached on this on Dec. 31, 2006. I don't think I can do justice to all the stories and other things related to this passage. I have a DVD of it though if anyone is interested.
The jist for now though is that Hate was meant to be used as a comparison. You will hate all those you love in comparison to how much you love Jesus. You will always choose Jesus over all others and everything else in your life.
We are called to know and realize this before we commit to following Jesus because when we commit to Jesus we commit ALL of ourselves, not just parts and pieces.
We aren't obviously going to be perfect and not want to hold on to parts of us and things that we should stop doing, its that we need to be aware that God may call us at any time to let go of something or let Him control some part of us or our lives we either haven't given Him yet or maybe He wants us to do something we never thought He'd ask of us!
It may be uncomfortable but we've given it all and have to let Him do what He would with us, for His will as His followers.
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