Back to the Beginning

Wow! I can't believe that it has been almost 3 months since I had a chance to add to my blog. But here we are. Richard and I have come full circle in our married life. We have completed our move to Atlanta, GA, where we met almost 47 years ago. The Lord has taken us through so many things in that 47 years. From 1962 until 1977 we moved a whole lot. Someone has said about God, "We are restless until we rest in Thee." We were restless because we were not yet "resting" in the Lord. We attended a liberal church that didn't believe the Bible and, of course, never taught it. We knew we were saved by Christ's work on Calvary, but we couldn't translate that into our lives.

After many moves to many states God took us to Jackson, MS where He put us into a PCA Church and our lives took a dramatic turn. (The details of those years are listed at the beginning of this blog.) It was in that church, learning the Word of God we finally felt at peace. Our next move didn't come until 23 years later. The move to Minnesota was not because we were restless in our souls, it was because God placed on our hearts the need to be near our family so we could pass on our faith to our grandchildren. That was a hard move for us leaving friends and church in Mississippi, but we knew it was the right thing to do.

Now, 9 years later, we made what will probably be our last move on this earth, back to where we started in Atlanta. Again, it has been a hard move, but one we know that the Lord would have us make. We continue to enjoy being near children and grandchildren, and still pass on our faith to both. We are content and at peace where He puts us. We are in a very large church, but are making some friends. Richard is in a Discipleship Journey Group, a group of guys getting together early on Thursday morning studying God's Word. My heart's desire is to teach God's Word to women and God has given me a great opportunity to do just that in Wellspring Living Home, a place for broken women to heal and get back into society. Also, Heather and I will be studying Job together as she is not teaching right now, and is really grieving over the move. Job should have some real words of encouragement for us.

It is good to get back to blogging and will continue as the Lord gives opportunity. Until then....