The Shift

Hey, it's Rebecca writing! It has been awhile since I have given my 2 cents worth so decided it was high time! :) As some of you know approximately 2 weeks ago on August 30th we had an open house. We invited our church family to come as a way to thank them for their immense generosity as well as see our house in it's "final" state (well, not perfectly final, since we just got our new couch today!) . Anyway, we also decided we would put some flyers in our neighbors' doors, just the ones who live close by, as a way we could meet the people in our village. Well, it was a glorious day, we feel like God ordained it, pretty much the only warm day for weeks, the next day it was absolutely chucking it with rain. We had 55 people come to our little cottage, 33 church family, and 22 neighborhood family. It was wonderful, we feel so blessed to have so many people around us. As I met new people that day, as I had only met 1 or 2 of the neighbors, something happened that was really cool. In the midst of meeting new people, the friends from church suddenly became familiar. I had been struggling with so much unfamiliarity around me and it seemed within a moment God changed things for me. The unfamiliar became familiar and I realized I could relax around people I didn't really know that well. Actually, since that day homesickness has not been an issue. I am content and know God has us here. No, I do not have as many close friends as I do in Indiana, those kinds of relationships take time, but I am not lonely, the Lord has given me contentment. Now, for those of you reading in Indiana, don't think that I don't miss my friends, I most certainly do! but I am glad that I am where I am supposed to be for this season.