Settling In

It's crazy to think that husband and I have been at the Lake House (as we like to call our tiny little apartment) for almost 4 months now.  I still have one more wall to decorate, three curtains to put up, and a few other little things before I feel like I'm "done" nesting.  I mean, there will always be some things to do, that's just kind of how life is and I'm totally ok with that, but it's not until those few things get done will I feel like we are totally settled.

Just over 5 months ago we packed up everything we had left in our old home and took the drive to our new home.  5 months have passed and I haven't even had time to miss it.  I've had time to miss the wonderful friends we left behind, I miss them often as some of them had huge impacts on husband and I as we navigated through our first year of marriage.  But miss our old home?  Our old little town?  I don't feel like I've had time to think about it!

Life is treating us so well here.  We truly feel like we made the right decision to pack up and move back to the city where I grew up and be closer to family.  It's amazing how what seems to be such a big decision, God continues to affirm that what we did was right.  I'm not sure if He keeps affirming us because otherwise we'd doubt or if He simply just wants to bless us because we are His.  It made me think of this promise...

"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?"  - Matthew 6:26

Weekly, sometimes even daily, we are reminded that His blessings are always way better than we expect.  The jobs he gives us, the people he surrounds us with, the little ones that love us, the home he provides for us.  It's all just so much and we are extremely grateful.

Even though our schedules recently have seemed over booked and exhausting, it's all so good for us and one of these days I know it will slow down because we're going to need it to.  But for now, we're basking in His gifts.

We left a wonderful place full of amazing people to enter a new wonderful place with amazing people here, too.  Is this real life?

Last weekend was a doozy and we're about to head into another jam-packed, yet exciting weekend for the holiday with family.  How about you?  Any fun plans for Memorial weekend?