The Glory of His Grace

With a loaded down Honda Fit, a full storage area, and a sparkling clean (and empty) apartment, we are ready to head across the country, again. We know this feeling. It’s called dog tired. I think my son’s take on the day pretty much says it well for all of us. 

Every time we load up our apartment I wish we just got rid of everything except a duffle bag full of clothes and the vehicles, maybe some plastic plates and cups. In any case, I’m thankful to God after today—thankful for the friends who helped us pack, and thankful for a God who carries us (Isaiah 46:3-4). And I’m thankful for a wife who smiles, even after a day like this. 

We don’t deserve God’s overwhelming mercy, but not only do we receive new mercies each day, we receive eternal mercy in Christ from which flow all other mercies. I’m glad to be a treasured possession of God today. Tired, exhausted, weary—He is greater when I am weaker. He is carrying us. 

10 Things I’m Grateful for Today (in no order)

1. My friends, Dan and Danny, who helped immensely with moving furniture
2. My wife, who is ever patiently enduring 
3. The weather, which was very cool and mild 
4. My son, who is much cuter sleeping than screaming and fussing 
5. People to sublease our apartment 
6. Dan and his wife, who are giving us a place to stay 
7. Being in Louisville today, and not hell  
8. Fred, the guy at the storage place, whose friendliness is like a cool breeze on a hot day
9. A church in Colorado that’s worth moving for
10. A Savior who is carrying all of us, who shed His blood to make us His own. What a Savior.