Well.... what brings me here? The wind it seems... But I am a believer in the One true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Jesus, the Holy Spirit...so I know it's Him that has us where we are. Right here. In a family member's house. A self-professed "christian" who holds to the truths (read: lies) the Jehovah's witnesses teach. This makes things so much more difficult. When you have people of different faiths in close quarters. Oh but wait, I haven't told you guys how we even got here. Yay. Fun.
Let's go back to October 16, 2011.......
So, who's us? 3 small children (boys) and a husband and a wife (been married for almost 10 years ^-^) {ahem} Anywaaayy, we lived in an apartment before finding a home that we could rent for the same amount which is really cheap where we live. We had available to us a home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths on 3 acres of land for the boys to run and play. Not to mention a separate building that had a loft apartment above and a workshop below. Perfect for us. Me homeschooling and at home with the kids and him...well, working all of the time. That will be an entry for another day to expound on his job situation. Moving along....
The house. Though a great layout and space to run outside, it needed a LOT of work. My hubby and I painted it entirely on the inside because we wanted to have different colors and honestly *it needed it*. We were slated to move out of our apartment on the 16th of October because our month to month lease was up before the end of the month. So, we're so excited and moving and getting things settled. Getting used to being in a house rather than an apartment. Hey, let's face it. When you're in an apartment it's almost like being on Facebook. You have a lot of friends (neighbors) but you don't even know them... (...strangers) and somehow that's a comfort.
Well, it was a huge adjustment and we got there finally but then things started to happen. What? Well, that will take too long to even go into. Just know it was like living in the house on the movie Funny Farm with Chevy Chase. No lie. (lol) You have to laugh sometimes right? (..right, NOW I'm laughing, haha) It was a very difficult situation to be in and for the sake of protecting all parties involved, I won't go any further. To make this already long (knowingly long) story not SO long, I'll just say this. We ended up moving before we had even been there a month.
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Yeah. Not even a month later and here we go again... (see what I mean about the wind?? just a phrase though..) Well, we're moved and then we land...here. Kinda like Dorothy in the tornado in Wizard of Oz. At least she was still in her on house. Isn't that the way it happened? She was in the house when the storm came because she didn't make it to the storm cellar? Anyway, not important. We've been displaced ^^^^^^^ (like the title) just like her. And in my mind, right now, there is NO PLACE LIKE YOUR OWN HOME. Don't take me speaking my mind as a form of ungratefulness to the family member allowing us to stay with them. I needed this because I am about to EXPLODE! I have come a long way with not saying things that are on my mind to the people. Wait, let me rephrase that. God has brought me a long way because I know that it can only be by His power that I can even behave like I am. And that's real.
So. We're here. And that's not all. There's more. And I'll be back with it. But for now....stick with us on this journey...let's see where God takes us because CLEARLY we're on His train. (Proverbs 3:5-6 says it best)
