Settling In

I've been thinking about the idea of settling a lot lately. Especially since we moved a month ago! We're still trying to find our way around town, but doing much better. The house has a lived in look, but there are still boxes to go through. We are beginning to feel like this is home, yet still feel a bit out of sorts at times.

After so much work, I simply don't want to finish the tasks. I don't want to hang pictures, go through the last boxes in the basement, decide where those last few things go, etc. But, to truly feel like this is home, that's exactly what I need to be doing. Especially with the new school year right around the corner!

I'm not really good at settling in in my spirit, either. I'm always playing a game of "WHEN." When this happens, when that happens, next month, when the kids are older...Sound familiar to anyone else?

I think that sometimes growth truly happens when we let the dust settle. For me, that means I relax, enjoy my life as it is now, and don't focus all my energy on what needs to happen. Then I can enjoy talking at the table with the children, versus rushing to get the dishes done and get to the next thing, for example. And, as we know, it's in the talking and living life together, that some of the moments we cherish the most occurs.

So, I'm going to keep getting settled. And, spend some time this week, just hanging out with God. Not pushing Him to do things my way, or to get them done on my time table. Just spending time being. And, in the process, maybe hang a picture or two.