His mercies are new every morning...

Packing. Throwing. Sorting. Moving. CHANGE! New places, new people, new neighborhood, new weather, new culture, new language. Unpacking and trying to settle in. Meeting new people all the time. The loss of loved ones. Traveling. Readjusting. All this, plus two little ones can be exhausting. I have never been very good at adapting to change. Initially, I tend to get very excited about anything new; but when it actually comes, I find myself wishing for the past. Or looking ahead to whatever comes next.

So many changes at once have also put extra tension on me and Kevin during the past two and half months. (And I share this story with his permission). This past weekend Kevin and I seemed to disagree about everything. We couldn't communicate anything we were thinking without getting mad or hurting one another. The day was miserable and I shed lots of tears. But those tears drove me to my knees in prayer. I laid everything before the Lord, asking him to show me MY sin and to help me forgive Kevin. As Kevin joined me, we prayed together and were able to calmly discuss everything that had gone wrong. When I commented how much I hate fighting, Kevin reminded me of a TRUTH that we were taught in a small group on Peacemaking. Conflict is an opportunity. Rather than running from it, we can use is as a chance to love and forgive one another as Christ loves us!

God continues to teach me that DEPENDING on Him is the only way to live this life.