"The truth about it is, whether we is rich or poor or somethin in between, this earth ain't no final restin place. So in a way, we is all homeless--just workin our way toward home."
This is a quote I posted about 4 months ago, from a good book "Same Kind of Different as Me". Just a gentle reminder to myself, that even though my parents are 7,000 miles away, my sisters are 1700 miles away, and well, Graham is about 10 feet away technically, but with our 2 schedules we don't always see each other on a regular basis; despite the distances that my family members are apart, heaven is my home! I may be a permanent nomad with no permanent resting place, but that's okay. The earthly me wants my own family to live with and have community with on a daily basis, but even with that, my heart will still long for Christ and His companionship.
God, I give you my desire for a permanent home, a family of my own, the dream of spending the rest of my life with the same person on a farm, in Texas, and I ask that if its not of YOUR will, smash it to bits and replace it with YOUR Will and your plan. To God be the glory, forever and ever, Amen!
4 comments:
The book was wonderful, Emily! Thanks for encouraging me to read it. Some of it, was more painful than others to get through, but the messsage is loud and clear!
On the "home" note, I miss sitting on the back porch sipping my coffee in the morning, catching the sun through out "our" house as it moves through the day, and hearing our kids (ya'll were younger, of course) come through the front door after school! Ahhhhh. Love my (God's) kids, Mom
. . . and miss all the young college students coming for Bible Study on Tues nights, friends over for dinner, SKYPE visits with you and siblings, sitting on the back porch of Dori's house, card games (SKIPPO!), and just long talks! Now, I'm gonna cry.... :( tears of joyful memories :)
farms in texas = good life.
Em- loved the get fuzzy segments. Agree with your God given yearnings as posted prior to that. Check out the switchfoot song beautiful letdown in terms of this post. Also, Taylor Swifts newest romeo song- very sweet- youtube the video. xoxo
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