Keeping my perspective in a world that seems to be spinning around me has required more discipline than I could imagine. I have been in a "boot camp" for mental toughness in the last 18 months, to be quite honest with you. I have come to learn the importance of this element to faith........

When taken or removed out of an impending, disastrous situation in the wicked city of Sodom and Gomorrah, initially Lot and his wife and family did not want to leave. They were hesitant to move out of their territory and into the unknown, even when they had been warned. They literally were pulled away.

Even though life had gotten so bad and the situation around them was deteriorating, they refused to see it. They chose to see with their own perspective, rather than that of a Higher Power. I have learned to always seek out what my Father in heaven has to say and see about a situation.because He has the potential to lift my vision to a higher place....

I could see where our situation was at; we could feel the unsustainability of the lifestyle we had become familiar with. In a sense, we were pulled out as well....... and back to our home. There is a sense of starting over, but that is what life has become about. New beginnings.... as often as is necessary.

I'm doing showings weeknights in hopes of finding a tenant very quickly for my rental home in the woods. I need to settle a few things and feel settled again as we take back our territories. Thankfully, the kids are able to give quite a bit of help right now and so we are pulling together.........

It looks like a tornado has swept through my home and does look as if we've just moved in, ha ha. Working to maintain my sense of humor through all of this grin emoticon
Spackling and painting has begun on our smallest BR which Jordan will occupy before he moves his things in. We figure what's one more room to have to do, after tackling the rentals smile emoticon It will get done. There is a list of things I need, I want, and I will need to get, but stuff will have to wait.

It beats living in a 1-2 BR apartment.

Perspective. Hold it. Balance it. Pursuit it.