new normal

i heard that in a sermon and it has applied so many times since this. he used it in refernce to our life with god after redemption. we find a new normal with god at the center.

celebrating something

i have seen our own lives adjust to a new normal several times in the last few years. less stuff, less space, less restaurants, less money and less of most of what we thought we needed and found pleasure in.

what we have to celebrate is that our new normal is just fine and we have all we need and more still. i am convinced that is why we have been forced to stay in "this normal" in order to find acceptance and contentment right here.

i wish i could claim to be so super spiritual and say i am content. i am doing better at embracing life right here and now but i am still sorely lacking the grateful heart i should have.

tragedy provides perspective

a family here in our town just lost their 17 mos. old only child very suddenly last week. many of our freinds from church were close to this family and have been devestated. i feel sure they would trade anything for more days with their little girl. what persepctive about what we hold tight.

i am privldeged to have been a part of this tragedy by praying for them and coming alongside our good friends as they grieved and tried to comfort tara and scott. seeing them survive last week and all looking for their own normal now is evidence of god at work. i wish there was some verse that could explain these sudden tragedies but there isn't.

for those of you that were praying with me, thank you. i understand that tara and scott have place their faith in christ and are seeking a church. they have lots of friends at our church so many are hopeful they will visit as they seek to find a new normal in their lives both literally and spiritually.

we have the opportunity to invite them to a get together at our home that many of their other friends will be attending. please pray they are able to come and enjoy themselves, feel welcome and experience what we have found in authentic friendships.

winter wonderland

enough already. i have my kids home today with an early out and they are expecting 4-8 inches this afternoon and throughout the night. it looks like we will be experiencing a lot of togetherness at the campbell house!

it really is very pretty to look at. everyone is blaming the worst winter in recent memory on the campbell's arrival to st. joe. GREAT!

little joys

i am watching little house on the prarie with tatiana. we were reading the chapter book and got into school work and lost our place. i love the memories of this show as a kid and the committment to family they show. it made a snow day not so bad after all!