New Home

I intended to start this blog about 2 months ago, but I figure, better late than never. I look forward to taking you along with me on my journey of life as a mother of 3 living in the bush of Alaska, having just moved from small town, Kansas. I'm going to share a post with you from the 3rd day we arrived here. I might as well start from the "beginning".


Today is day 3 in our new home and up until now I have felt completely overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with our many, many boxes; overwhelmed with the true seclusion of being in the bush of Alaska; overwhelmed with a new home, new school, new way of life; overwhelmed with meeting new people and just overwhelmed over all the overwhelming things! There has been a ladies retreat going on at the church here, which I had not attended (due to my problem of being overwhelmed) but was invited by a sweet friend to attend tonight. I "boldly" offered to drive, since our "vehicle" is more covered. It was a riot!! She was patient with me, but I'm sure she feared for her life, and all I had to do was get us across the runway! We survived and lived to tell about it.

The speaker, Anne Barbour, was great. She is a very talented woman, using her gifts to glorify the Lord. We happened to fly in with her when we came so I got to meet her prior to tonight. She spoke on The Gift of His Presence and tonight she specifically spoke on Worship through Abiding. Abide...now there's a word for you. The dictionary says it means"v.v.1. to stay;remain; wait. 2. to continue to live(in a place); reside; swell 3. to continue (in some state or action) 4. to continue in existence; endure" She spoke on what it truly means to abide in Christ. Like Peter on the water who chose to completely focus on Jesus and walk on water. Not because he wanted to prove something, but because he followed a command from Jesus. So focused was he that God allowed him to defy gravity and everything human and walk on the water. That's true devotion and a beautiful picture of what it means to abide in Him. This , however, is not the end of the story. Because Peter is human, he lost focus for a split second, and immediately he was struggling to stay above water and struggling for life. But, as soon as he refocused, Jesus was there to pick him up. Jesus was always there and never left him. In all the craziness of moving and letting myself get overwhelmed I seem to have lost my focus. Tonight I feel like my eyes are once again turning the right direction and refocusing on Him. Abide...what a word! My focus should be, not on my earthly home (or it's insane amount of contents), but on my heavenly Father. Where else can I truly dwell and be comforted and loved and forgiven? I am reminded I must abide in Him.

My grandmother recently passed on from her earthy home to her heavenly home. Where she is abiding in Him. I am saddened at losing her and not being here with me on Earth, but I know she is home. Home. I too feel as if I am home, my earthly home. Now, I must just learn to ABIDE.