Ebenezer Stone.

I use this term, bittersweet, a lot.  I find it often perfectly sums up my day or how I am feeling much of the time.  And I have been learning to embrace what this actually means in my life.  Another term I love is, 'this, too, shall pass.'   It reminds me of  Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; there IS a time for everything.

I've been experiencing a time for healing as I recover from recent surgery.  I am so thankful for the technology available that would help me manage a difficult time.  As I am healing, I am enjoying this season of rest and reflection.  As well, I am enjoying the servant heart of my husband!  He has blessed me in so many ways - going out to work and keeping up on our business and then coming home to do dishes and laundry and help with meals and care for me!  He is a living example of 'for better or worse'.  I realize it's not horrible, but I know it is a challenge for him right now.  It's his time to reap.

It's also a time for 'uprooting and planting' in our life.  God has brought us the opportunity to move into a new home.  So, we are uprooting from our current residence and planting into our new one.  This home is exactly what we have hoped for.  It is in the country, close to all amenities, has lots of rooms, central air, great neighbours....and on.  I cannot wait to get there!  We move in by July 15th.  Will posts pics as soon as I can.

And it's a time to build.  Build up our marriage, build our family, build up storehouses of  blessing to help get us through the hard times.  

This is my Ebenezer stone.  A reminder of God's goodness - IN all circumstances.

1 Samuel 7:12          "Thus far the Lord has helped us."

Thus far the Lord has helped ME.  Why would I ever doubt that it would continue?