Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Weather


Today is such a crazy weather day for my Huntsville friends! I'm praying for safety for all of you! Even though that weather is extreme, it's more normal to me than the weather here. I'm used to it storming, and when the storm is over, the sun comes out. Sometimes the sun is even out when it's raining but not here.

Here, the skies are always gray when it's raining, but there aren't thunderstorms. The storms are windstorms with a misty, drizzly rain. Yesterday I was so confused because the wind is so strong that it sounds like thunder. I kept looking outside expecting a storm but it was just wind. I spent yesterday running errands, going to the doctor, cooking, and spending time with God.

Have you ever heard of Graham Cook? If not, I encourage you to go on YouTube and look up "The Nature of God." It's very powerful and will speak to you wherever you are! Here's a little clip of something that completely spoke to me in my situation..."God has called us to see the invisible and do the impossible. He calls us to do the outrageous; so we cannot find security in what God is doing. We can only find security in who God is."

This weekend was really tough for me! We looked at rental homes and even homes for sale. I began to question why we came here and if I would be happy here. I was desperate to meet people and connect with them. God always knows how to comfort His children, and He was faithful again. We've begun to build friendships and connect with others. We still haven't found a place to live, but we'll be in this hotel until the beginning of December. Since our house still hasn't sold, we're grateful for this hotel. And as you can see by the picture, Chris is enjoying the hotel on gameday! He had a nice set up with 2 flat screens and a computer, so we watched 3 games simultaneously. Thanks for all your prayers! I'm so grateful for all of our friends and for their encouragement!

2 comments:

Grace Notes said...

I was getting ready to blog on this weather!!! I was reading today, in Thessalonians, how Paul was encouraging the church there. I was truly amazed in thinking that he encouraged them from miles away via letters he sent, signed, "In his own handwriting"....this must have taken quite a while to actually get word back and forth from him to the brothers in Christ he was mentoring, guiding and encouraging!! Isn't it amazing we have internet to "instantly" get that? I think I will write you a letter in the style of Paul!! Love you!! Can't wait to see how God uses you there!!

:) said...

I just smile when I read your posts. I love Graham Cooke too. I love how he says God is unpredictable while being the single most consistent person we know. I love thinking about you guys watching three SEC games on three different big screens. Roll Tide!!