Funny, how life is full of transitions. Transitions to different ages, different towns, different churches, schools, jobs, and different lifestyles. Debbie and I have been through so many and in looking ahead....they will continue to come. However, through all our transitions.....God remains the same. He never leaves or forsakes us. Nothing catches Him by surprise. He knows our joys and our sorrows. He knows our parents' heart and how we yearn for only goodness and happiness....a better life for our children. He knows our fears and what we anguish over in the still of the night....when all have gone to sleep and we lay awake pondering the weights of the world and what tomorrow has in store for us. But, He wakes us the next morning and waits patiently for us to acknowledge that He alone was the one that gave us a peaceful night's rest and the energy to face another day.
Today my prayer is for my son and daughter-in-law as they face new horizons in their lives. I know God's grace is sufficient, but in looking ahead....it will be hard knowing that our children aren't "just around the corner" any longer. They both have moved to the next chapter as they grow their own families, friends, and lives. It's just another transition, but it sure is hard to get my arms around it.
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Thanks, dad. Can I just say that the reality of possibly moving up there scares me in many ways. I finally have found family-peace, joy, happiness and it frightens me that we won't be as near. I wish we could ALL move to Nashville, but then I would be operating oustide of God's will for you, mom, stacey, joey, tripp, and mak and I can't do it. It frightens me even more to know that once we try to have babies again, I won't have mom, stacey or you right around the corner and that pains me. Sorry, if that sounds selfish; I just know I will need it! I want you to know how much I love you and mom, and how appreciative I am to the both of you. I'm trying to convice Trey that when we finally do buy a house up there if in the back yard we can have a lake and in the front yard (off into the distance) we can have mountains! Ha! That way you can have the "beach" feel when you come see us. :)
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