tough day without the office

You know when your five and you go out to the ocean and the waves are too big and the current is too strong? That was today. Getting pounded by the waves and pulled by the ocean without any firm footing; Prov 3:5-6 is the only thing we can stand on right now. No peace about where to relocte, lots of great churches in the area, beginning to question God’s purpose and God’s call on our lives. Please keep praying…..

still house shopping

wow! we looked at so many home today; at least 30! We found a new area we like, up in the historic distric of Sanford ~ we both like old homes and something near water (its hard to give up being so close to the Ocean ~not that we were that close back in WPB). The only sad part is that we will be quite far from our friends Brent and Chris. Now they just need to move north! The frustration part is that now there is a new area we like; so do we forget about it and stay in Lake Mary, or do we move there? Ahhhh….. too many choices. I wish God would just say “move ____________”. But where would the risk be in that? As John Piper says; we take risks because God can’t.” There is a lot of comfort in that. Please keep praying!

still searching

Well, we drove around Orlando for HOURS! We drove by 18 homes and only realy liked two of them; however, Andrew is not sure if they are in the area he wants to start the church in. So…. tomorrow we are going to go more up north to look at some more homes. I have to be honest, this is a bit frustrating. I wish God could just tell Andrew where in Orlando He wants us to live and then I could find the “perfect” house for us in that area. For now, I am just trusting God and picking out my favorite house in each area and praying it is still there when we are all done with the “looking” at all the different areas. Please keep praying for us; we both so desparately want to be in the very house God has planned out for us.

The search continues

We are leaving Tampa and our two eldest to go to Orlando to look at some more homes. We are going to try and “feel” different areas out and see which neighborhoods work for us. Please pray that God will direct us to the exact spot He has set for us. We are hoping to find a home that can be used both for our family and the Ascent.