It’s pouring down rain this morning. It makes the perfect setting for good music, coffee, and writing in this space.

The last two months have been busier than I expected. We decided to move from our duplex home to a single family home. Moving is a big deal and typically there’s stress in a move. But this time it was the least stressful move we’ve experienced. There was a great deal of peace surrounding the entire transition.

Moving day went really well too. Our family and one of our friends came over to help us.

Here are a few pictures of our first week at the new house.

 

I’m over-joyed by this fireplace.

 

I’m still figuring out where everything goes while having fun decorating.

 

This backyard is one of my favorite parts of our home.

Garrett has also been loving it!

 

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I wanted to put this on the facebook page but will share it here since it’s too long for a facebook post.

Last month I spent one evening listening to John Piper’s talk on the life and ministry of Charles Spurgeon. I love to study the Bible but I also love to learn about the people around and before me who lived out Christ-likeness well.

Learning Theology is important to me and even though I had heard quotes like the ones below from Spurgeon it wasn’t until hearing this talk that I was just blown away by His heart for God and other people. He preached Biblical truth without apology. I hope the preachers of our time will continue to do that. Good teaching is hard to listen to but so important.

“There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labour in his service. We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real nutriment out of them. . . . Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many sermons, make but slow advances in the divine life? Because they neglect their closets, and do not thoughtfully meditate on God’s Word. They love the wheat, but they do not grind it; they would have the corn, but they will not go forth into the fields to gather it; the fruit hangs upon the tree, but they will not pluck it; the water flows at their feet, but they will not stoop to drink it. From such folly deliver us, O Lord. . . .”
― Charles H. Spurgeon

“If Christ is not all to you He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Saviour of men. If He be something He must be everything, and if He be not everything He is nothing to you.”
― Charles H. Spurgeon

“If we never have headaches through rebuking our children, we shall have plenty of heartaches when they grow up.”
― Charles H. Spurgeon

{I included the link above for that talk if you wanted to listen.}

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Well, I hope you are doing great! We are finally seeing more spring weather and that’s been very refreshing!

Until next time,

Laura