No sweat!

One stressed out father, one overwhelmed mother, and three unsettled kids.  Transitioning a family with three kids three and under  isn't as easy as it sounds.  Our entire family is used to having a nice back yard with a tree fort, a basement with a playroom, and a park around the corner.  This is not our reality for our summer in the city.    Now, don't get me wrong, we do have a really nice set up in a nice neighborhood.  It just doesn't provide the space for activity that we are accustomed to.

So far we have had a nice mix of getting settled in and having fun.  We figured out the important stuff, like where the nearest gas station, grocery store, and Target are.  We've also been able to go to the Zoo, walk around down town, and check out the art museum.  (First Thursday of the month it's free!)

Having only been here for five days, it's too early to tell what God may have for us here, but it is certainly not too early for us to realize that we are desperate for Him.  Often, we recognize that we need God due to our failures.  Right now, we see our need for God because of our frailty.

When Elijah (our oldest) was a baby, I used to sing to him Isaiah 40:28 - 31.  "Have you not known?  Have you not heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth...He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might, he increases strength."  This is what we need now, as always.  I am grateful for the seasons where by God's grace He gently reminds us that we do not have the capacity to carry ourselves, but that He can carry us through anything that He leads us through.

Being on the front end of this, it's to be expected that our kids would be unsettled and that it would be stressful to figure out how to get around.  It's also to be expected that we will need God's grace to carry us through.  And it's to be absolutely counted on that God will be faithful to His Word!  We wait with eager expectation for God to settle the hearts of our children and to open our eyes to what He is doing in this city!