Home (For Now)

It feels so good...
Being able to go home.

No matter how much we crave or desire the lifestyle we had, the truth is, it feels good to be able to come home to this place.

I try not to think about the fact that it's temporary. I keep telling myself This too will pass. I keep encouraging myself, yet what is more imporatant to me is to reach out to someone else and bless them somehow. I find myself wanting to do something special for the women and children that frequent the house above us. I want to purchase a fruit basket or something, but I don't have any money right now and the money I do have, I need it to live.

That's where my heart is though. Although we are all homeless, they move around and we get to stay in one place. I'm very grateful that we remain stationary, yet I know it would he hard for me to do what they do. I can barely stay organized and we live in one place.

I caught myself saying it. I'd been saying that we were going to "the place" or to "the shelter." However, the truth is, this place is curerently our home. I called it that for the first time today...and I finally felt blessed to be able to say that: "We're going home."

I found myself longing to sit on that loveseat and relax. I desired to reorganize the storage space in the back. I wanted to fuss over and appreciate the place that God has blessed us. I thought about it all day and I was glad to be able to finally go home.I didn't give it a second thought...what flowed from my heart was a healthy load of thankfulness.

Are you in a tough predicament. Maybe things aren't the way you want or even think they should be? I admonish you to find the great in your situation. For instance, when I think that we could be travelling from extended stay to extended stay again, I just want to run in a praise...a crazy praise.

Do you feel like your situatio isn't fair and you just want to get out? I can pray with you. Although I can't promise that you will be out right away, I can at least promise you that God can give you peace through your situation, if you let Him.

I love you fellow bloggers and I hope your day is somewhat brighter because you received some inspiration from a homeless teacher.