Home

Home. It's a strange concept to those of us who have moved around a little. It's an even stranger concept to us when we belong to Christ. It's like we're at home everywhere and no where, all at the same time.

My greatest feeling of my "earthly home" is with Logan. Whether I'm at the house I grew up at or our new house, I just can't feel the complete comfort of home without him. And at the same time, we can be at home in a very different place if we're together. It's a beautiful thing, really.

So now we own a house - I guess they call us "home-owners" now! But I don't think that you can really own a home - a home is created through your love and acceptance of people. We pray often that our house is a refuge to many, a home to all who come here. I feel like I might suffocate in a house if it's not filled with people on a normal basis! I never want my blessings to become my burdens. So please help us out with that! Come on over!

The church threw us a housewarming party yesterday, I have to say that we are really overwhelmed by the love that was poured out on us! We are so blessed by having so many awesome people in our lives!

Thanks to the Tomlins and their small group (9th and 10th graders) for our beautiful and just as yummy cake!

Some of the wonderful teens hanging out on the back porch! They informed us yesterday that we had a maximum of 3 years till we need to have a baby. I even found hidden notes around the house after they left! "3 years..." haha, it's nice to have some family planners around! Those decisions need to be made by somebody, right? :-)

We didn't get a whole lot of pictures, but this is a good one of the Belews! Such a great family!

Thanks so much to Sandy Campbell for putting the party together! She's always trying to find new ways to encourage! It's so great to have encouragers around often! Thanks for helping us "break in" the new house!

We are so excited about the plans God has for our home! Maybe someday it'll be filled with the laughter and pitter-patter of our own children - that's exciting! (I guess we have 3 years though!) But we hope that it's a place of joy, acceptance and family in Christ!

"Now it is God who made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. We live by faith not by sight."
2 Corinthians 5:5-7

I am so excited for the day when we'll all be at home with the Lord! But in the mean time, let's make homes for people through our love - living by faith and not by sight!