Monday, February 25, 2008

The Beagle Has Landed (or, the move has been made....)

Greetings!

We have completed our move from Louisiana to Oklahoma.

I could never express our sincere thanks to God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ for the blessings we've experienced during this rather trying time. The Holy Spirit was with us, and comforted us at all times.

Here's a few of the "little" things that popped up along the way:

We had the exact amount of money to make the move and get settled in.

The electrical system failed in the RV (our new home) at the exact moment that all of us were looking for a reason to stop at a hotel. The system took about five minutes the next morning to troubleshoot and fix.

The RV's brakes started to fail about twenty miles from the final destination. They functioned right up to the last parking, where they quit entirely.

My mom (the reason for the family's move) was flirting with death due to complications with COPD. I had to take her to the emergency room at a local hospital the next day after our arrival. Her health has, with all the glory given to our gracious Heavenly Father and our Beloved Savior, made a complete turnaround.

And many, MANY other things that just can't be attributed to anything other than a loving Father.

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for making the sacrifice that allowed us to become members of the royal family of God Almighty!

One verse kept coming to mind as we made the trip:

"The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower."
Psalm 18:2

Sometimes it is good to be put in a position of stress and trial. It's during those times that we can clearly see just how much God (Father, Son and Spirit) loves His children, how much He protects us, how much He provides for us all. His will is perfect, and He is never going to leave us in a position of trials without being there to hold us up and support our efforts.

Grace and Peace....