Encouragement Along the Way

There are many days when I get antsy  ...

antsy to do something new,

to explore a new locations,

to start fresh again,

to have new adventures,

to meet new people.

We are finishing our 7th year in NC.

That is the longest I have ever lived anywhere - 

I did get 8 intermittent years in FL but that was college (technically still a New Yorker) and my first job.

There are places that call me ...

but NC is not one of them.

Yet I know that this is where God wants me.

In fact, on the days when I want to throw in the towel and move back to the Pacific NW,

there are the encouragements.

This week, I am thankful for a beautiful home.

God has given me a rest, a retreat, a place to call home.

I am thankful for the ability to own a home - 

to be able to make changes, updates, repairs, improvements.

These blessings make the antsy days a little easier.

I am thankful when the Lord "shows us a token for good,"

when He reminds us that our work is "not in vain."

I am thankful for weeks when hubby has lots of opportunities to witness at work.

I am thankful when someone enjoys one of hubby's books.

I am thankful when the church website has a lot of traffic.

I am thankful when there is a response, however small, to the Sunday School lesson.

I am thankful when my students are well practiced and breeze through their lessons.