Feels Like Fall Today

Alright, I admit that I didn't take this picture, I googled it. But other than the achingly green grass and the greener leaves here right now, it really is feeling like fall lately. The temperatures have finally started to fall, it's still 80+ during the day, but cooler at night - making you want to snuggle closer to your loved one under the covers. ;) Late in the afternoons I can close my eyesand almost pretend it's an indian summer day up north, smelling the leaves burning in the neighbors ditch and feeling the crisp wind blow through. Of course, it's still quite humid here, so that takes a bit of getting used to, but I've really been enjoying the weather this October.

We've been insanely busy. I know all my readers think this is nothing new, that we are busy all the time, but even when that's your constant lifestyle, different busy is still an adjustment and it doesn't lessen the blow of living at that pace, even if you've been doing it for a long time. We have resumed all of our previous responsibilities as we are all walking out of the wake of Ike, plus taking on new responsibities with Rob's position as Youth Rep. ATP has been very successful lately, so that's awesome. Also we put our house on the market 3 days ago, so now we are trying to keep it show ready, so that's always fun. :) Then you factor in all the fun of finishing dealing with the insurance adjuster (it's only been more than a month now) and trying to get our checks issued and then scheduling the repairs that need to be made to our home. In and amongst all that we are looking at our options for moving to the other side of town, trying to find a landing spot in case our house sells quickly - which is looking like a strong possibility. (praise God!) Then, with all of that, the biggest most exciting aspect of our life right now is the Financial Peace course we are taking (consuming really) and trying desperately to apply it all to our finances. It's exciting and overwhelming and discouraging. We did have a major breakthrough today though and it really served as a wonderful reminder that God is in controll and He owns a thousand cattle on a thousand hills and He truly does want us to prosper. I believe that the enemy has kept a stronghold in the area of our finances for far too long as a means of discouragement and even shame. We are walking out of it right now, thus the fight on his end. So we've acknowledged that and now we are going full guns ablazing towards financial freedom.

So, you can see why I say we are busy and I am tired. But hopefully some of these stresses will drop off soon. We'll get a check from the insurance company and be able to repair our home and that stress will be done. Our house will eventually sell and we'll find a place to land that will be closer to the church and then the stress of 12+ trips to church will be gone. Rob will adapt to his new 'job' and it will flow into our normal life rhythm. Someday in the near future, Ike will be a distant memory and we'll all smile when we think about how God provided in the face of disaster.

Somedays you just have to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and walk through it. October has had a lot of those days so far, but I'm believing for a bright future. God has never failed us yet. Not you or me.