I (Rebekah) thought it would be neat for Patrick and I to each write a summary of the trip we took to Georgia. God spoke to us each in different ways, and while it was a great trip, it was (at least for me) kind of rough emotionally. So, here I go.
Hers:
We started off bright and early Friday morning. For both of the trips we have taken to GA we have been on kind of a "high" as we load up and head out. After a week of bickering between Patrick and myself, it was nice to have a morning of unity. (Insert prayer request: God is up to something big in our lives. Satan sees that and is doing everything he can to break us down, in our relationship with each other, in our kids behavior, etc. Please pray for unity in our marriage and patience to deal with this current phase of parenting that we are in, because it is a doozy.)
Friday night was awesome! I got to help Lizanne in the kitchen preparing dinner for the Crockers, the Bennetts, the Coons, and our family. This is the leadership team for Lake Point Church. It was great to finally meet David (and for Patrick to meet him again...hahaha) and his wife and daughter and spend time in fellowship with everyone.
Saturday morning the Crockers took Delilah for a morning o' fun. Patrick and I met with our realtor and had a wonderful time of her sharing her heart with us and she prayed with us before we went and looked at one house, which we crossed off the list. It would have been very easy to walk away from our meeting with her feeling very discouraged, but she spoke to us in love and I know she has our best interests at heart. We decided to wait until closer to time to move and until we can actually make an offer on a house to look any more. (Insert another prayer request: Pray that our house in Tuscaloosa will sell!!). After that we went to the cutest little art festival where we got to meet a mother (and her two daughters) who is a part of Lake Point's core group, and had a great afternoon.
In the interest of keeping things from going too long, let me get straight to what God showed me thru this weekend.
1) I need to ask for help. Patrick works so much and I am so independent when it comes to taking care of our girls because most of the time, it's just me. I need to learn to ask for help and not control the help I am offered. As Lizanne put it, taking care of my girls is going to become a burden, instead of being the joy that God wants it to be. I am so thankful for Lizanne and her parenting wisdom. I know I am going to learn so much from her in the coming years! Lesson learned: I need to ask for help, say yes when help is offered, and not worry if things aren't being done exactly how I would do them.
2) Our lives are about to change more than I could even imagine. If I thought Patrick was busy now, it is nothing compared to how busy he is going to be once we move, especially since he will be bi-vocational. I got my feelings hurt and acted immature this weekend because he was having more fun than me and I was "stuck" with the girls. Every second that I was acting that way I knew it was from Satan. I spent a lot of time in prayer asking God to change my heart. I am so thankful for His graciousness and forgiveness, and also for my husband for being so forgiving when I act like a child. I am so excited to see how God is moving in my husband's heart and life. I am so thankful to get to sit back and watch it all! Lesson Learned: There are going to be times when I don't get to go and do and see because I have to take care of our children. And that is okay. This is what I am called to do right now: be a mother to my two beautiful blessings and be a strong support for my husband to come home to at the end of the day. I pray that I can fulfill that role with grace and strength.
3) God is moving in Bartow County. I still cannot understand why God sees fit to send us to do such a great work for Him. I am amazed by His love for us. I am so thankful He is sending us and I pray that everything we do, we do for His glory.
Stay tuned for Patrick's summary coming soon.....
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