we are almost there...

it's been while since my last blog entry. hopefully i still have at least a few readers out there :)

i wanted to give all of you in blog world an update on what's going on in the harder house.

over three months ago we made the decision to put our house up for sale. this past week we received and accepted an offer on our house. the paper work has been sent out and all seems to be flowing fairly well.

we are excited about what's ahead for us, while at the same time not knowing what's ahead of us. all we want to do is be obedient in what God is telling us and leading us to do. and all we ask is that you join with us in praying about this process.

specifics would include:

-God's will to be done

-we would have favor with the mortgage company

-the process of approval, negotiation, and closing would be smooth and quick

-we would have favor with finances and our debts would be forgiven

-we would have a home waiting for us when the time comes to move

-we would find rest throughout this process

we can't wait to move to the community we love and appreciate so much. it is truly our home.

ouch..

jesus said, "these are the beginning of birth pains" as he was explaining the trials and tribulations that were to come before the end of the age.  

being a mother of a biological child, i obviously got to experience the wonderful thing called labor.  it sucked.  it was painful, nauseating, and worrisome.  it was full of anticipation, it took forever (at least that's what it seemed like), and it was really tiring. i had to endure all of the pain and suffering and sleeplessness that child birth had to offer me.  however, the drugs were pretty darn good.  

anyway, before i even went into labor, i endured either the horror stories or blissful experiences everyone and their grandma had experienced through their child birth. but the one thing that really got my attention was when people would say, it will hurt, but the pain you feel is drastically different than the pain you feel from an everyday wound.  hmm... what?  

the pain from an oven burn or even a broken arm doesn't feel good.  it sucks.  there is an obvious flesh wound present.  something happened and the outcome is not good, if you catch my drift.

birth pains do hurt.  there are a ton of different experiences women go through.  but it's different.  it does suck to some extent, but the outcome is good.  

as jesus said, "these are the beginning of birth pains."  although he was literally speaking about the end of times, this I believe applies to "healing."  we will face crap in our lives, we will get crap unexpectedly thrown in our faces (not literally of course...at least i hope not), we will endure great suffering in some form or another, we will go through tough situations.  it will suck.  we will need jesus.  and he will be there through these things with us.  and he will heal us. and it will be good.

oh bother...

my brain is on the fritz.  

i'm not sure what day, time, or year it is.. is it 2009? 

days seem like weeks and months seem like minutes.  

have i brushed my teeth today or even changed from my pajamas?  

i think i did, or maybe that was yesterday? 

or was yesterday tomorrow and tomorrow is actually today? 

what can i say?

my brain is on the fritz!