It has been a bit since my last update, but mainly because so much has been going on. It's hard to keep up, but regardless of the hustle-bustle of it all, I can't say it's not good.
In the last few months, I have been pressing hard to complete grad school, and the light is peeking up upon the horizon. This weekend I'll be packing my bags and jetting across the country to Seattle for a conference and to meet my class for the very first time. It seems funny, as these have been the people I've been chatting and learning with for the past two years of life. I told the class once that they were all like those obscure relatives that live far away. You never talk to them much, but you know they're still family. And because of that fact, you still like 'em. Same deal here. Most of us have never met, but we're all pretty excited to get together. I'm traveling with a travel buddy that I won't meet until travels begin. But it should be a great time. There are only 74 days until commencement, and less than that to get projects done, but who's counting?
In the last week, I ended one of the most frustrating endeavors of my life by finding a house...not just any house, but my house. And it is lovely. There is some work to be done, but it will be my work (ok, and my family's). Expect many backyard barbeques at Lindsey's this summer.
It was amazing that God revealed Himself to me the way He did in this whole time of searching. There were a few times throughout the search that I found it difficult to trust God to provide for me. How does that happen? How do we struggle to trust in the One who has never let us down? Not only did I find a home that is more than I need, but I also (all in one day, mind you) found a source of furniture to furnish the rooms that would have otherwise remained empty, and found money to pay for things I didn't think I could afford, in the form of an unexpected tax refund. So, as all of this was discovered on Saturday, I was overwhelmed with the fact that I should never waver in my trust in the Lord. He is the one thing in life that has never once left me alone. God is so good!
It should be a crazy next few weeks with a trip, a wedding to sing in, a whole apartment to pack, and a move to make. Crazy, but oh so good.
I'd like to leave you with a quote from a great woman from my church. She is so wise. "Finding a house is like giving birth. You won't ever remember the painful part." And perhaps she is right.
