Blessings...

Before we moved (and before I deleted my blog), I did a blog about the many blessings in my life. Now that we have gotten through that whole moving process, I thought it would be a great time to count my blessings again. God has done a lot for us through this move. We have had to trust Him and we have seen him take care of us.

He provided us with this much bigger house for much less money. Of course, as you all know, it is a much older house as well. I'll be quite honest, I was a bit of a snob about it. God has really put me in my place in this house. I had gotten to a point where I felt I had to have the best of everything and I was really in a "get more" kind of place. We had a beautiful house, but I already wanted something bigger and better. So, then God put me here. In an old house that had roaches (thanks Terminix for fixing that!) and has wood paneling and yucky countertops. But He provided for us. He blessed us with a big house to have lots of friends and fellowship in and a big yard for the dogs. Blessings...

He also blessed us with many new, amazing friends. People who are in the exact same boat we are in. People who moved from the Dallas area to take on new jobs in this small town. People who felt called to sell homes and uproot their lives and families to be here, for whatever reason. Praying people. People who could comfort eachother because we were all going through the exact same things. He also sent us a special couple who have been here for a while and have been able to guide us through the ins and outs of this community. I have been blessed by these people and the friendships that I have made here.

He provided me with a job. Not the job I wanted, mind you, but a job nonetheless! But he taught me that I should trust him. Do you know that a counseling position opened up in Atlanta at the end of July? I blogged that I knew God would provide me with a counseling job, but then I didn't wait on Him to do it. I wasn't still for him. But, He did provide a great place for me to be teaching...awesome kids in my classroom...and a really great team and staff for me to be working with. Less stress. I needed that. He provided.

I could go on and on. But instead I will end with the lyrics to my new favorite song. OH! That too...he put me in a place where I can hear my favorite Christian radio station again--K Love. I haven't been able to listen to it since we left Oklahoma. :)

This is the chorus to a song by Sanctus Real. It is called Whatever You're Doing and I love it.
I added a playlist with it on here for your listening pleasure. Enjoy. ;)

There’s a wave that’s crashing over me,
and all I can do is surrender
Whatever You’re doing inside of me
It feels like chaos, but somehow there’s peace
And it’s hard to surrender to what I can’t see,
but I’m giving in to something heavenly

Time for a milestone,
time to begin again,
re-evaluate who I really am
Am I doing everything to follow Your will
or just climbing aimlessly over these hills?
So show me what it is You want from me
I give everything – I surrender

Whatever You’re doing inside of me
It feels like chaos, but now I can see
This is something bigger than me
Larger than life
Something heavenly, something heavenly