Yesterday my husband and my Dad went to our new place to drop off another truck load of misc boxes. Upon entering the tiny little house, which feels smaller due to the numerous unpacked boxes lining the walls, they made a discovery.
This discovery wasn’t inside the house itself, but in the yard…(picture below)
Apparently, we have a new pet “Buck.” Amazing! He probably thought our half-mowed yard was a perfect little meadow paradise (albeit, a small one). Who knows how long he has used our yard as a resting place, a sanctuary, a place to contemplate. And then my husband and Dad pop out of nowhere and disturb his peace, in the middle of the day. haha! The poor thing ran about the yard before hopping the waist-high fence and ran down the road, narrowly missing an oncoming truck which layed down it’s horn as “Buck” hopped down the road to find another napping place.
We knew that Monterey had deer, but I really didn’t expect we’d get this up close and personal with them! I wish I was there to see it!
Other “new” discoveries:
Our new house is small and we have too much stuff
The new house has cute old fixtures and touches that I’m falling in love with
I miss our old home but am learning to let go
Having the flu for the first 3 days at your new home is the worst case scenario (I can check that one off my list of “Can’t live life without doing”)
There is sunshine, even if you can’t see it.
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Hebrews 11:13-16.
13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
These verses the Lord has shown me, in application to my life, so many times- and it’s been a great comfort and help in my life. Little background info: I have moved 7 times in my 7 years of marriage, and 13+ times in my 27 years of life, went back and forth each week between my parent’s homes since age 7- if you can name an emotion, I’ve had it, when it comes to moving.
My heart aches for a home, a home that is mine, a home I know I’ll stay in, a home that I can hang a picture on the wall and not worry about the nail-hole, or how much of my rental deposit I’ll get nicked for it. God shows me this verse time and time again, this home is temporary, my body is temporary, this life is temporary. But one thing is sure- God is not temporary, and neither is my place with Him in heaven. And that brings more comfort than I could possibly ask for in a home here on earth.
Just a little insight if anyone else out there is going through a simliar situation. I pray that you also recieve comfort from God’s word.