My new roommate

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So, if any of my original readers/followers are still following the blog...*chirp chirp chirp*

If you're out there(!), then you'll remember that I've been had some interesting living situations in the last year.

I actually didn't post about all of them, so let me give you a run-down:

When I first moved to the Midwest, I lived with two interesting people...one was a graduate student trying to finish her program before the summer ended and the other was a lost man who needed the love of Jesus. Really, they both needed the Savior. And I looked forward to sharing the Gospel with them!

I only lived there for a short time (but not before having spiritual conversations with both of them of course). Actually all of us only lived there for a short time before our sublease ran out.

Then I moved in with a Jewish family that volunteers with my organization. That was supposed to be another short-term arrangement, with me only staying for 3 months. Well, I fell in love with them. It was nice to "live with family." They fed me dinner, and I had access to everything in the house. Then my 3 months ended and they were ready for me to leave on the sneak...

So, I hurriedly moved in with a lady who seemed pretty normal when I'd met her 2 months earlier in my search for a new place to live. The first month was ok. Then the second month things got weird. By month three, things were cray-cray and she told me to go.

So, on to my fourth move...I moved in with a girl who'd had a "church-hurt" and suddenly needed a new roommate to help pay bills.  Bonding over our experiences with crazy roommates, I moved in. I found that the cleanliness of the place was a bit suspect after living with her for a few weeks. I also found out that the lease was ending soon and that she would be moving into a house with friends...

So, I had to look for yet another (yes, a fifth place) little space to call home. This time I was much more prayerful, and really gave this to God.

My fifth place is a blessing from the Lord. After 5 moves in one year, this girl was tired of moving!With nearly everything I want, including cheap rent, and a (bonus!) Christian roommate, I am grateful!!!! I've been here for a month now and love the location and the quiet. And, I'm finding a new "hanging partner" in my roommate. Who knows? Maybe one day, we'll be road dawgs....

That Word!

What's keeping me grounded right now? The WORD!!!!!!!!!

I set a goal to read through the Old Testament by the end of the year.

A bit of an audacious goal. But I'd like to get through it!

The majority of my time in the Word is in the New Testament, but I know there is some GOLD in the OT. And I wanna have some of those nuggets! Of course there's the wisdom of Ecclesiastes, the timeless advice of the Proverbs, and the lyrics we call the Psalms. But there's also some interesting battle stories, drama, love, forgiveness, and those words that point to the arrival of the Messiah...oh boy!

God's Word has been keeping me grounded as I walk out this journey we call life...fighting for my joy...hoping in the hope that does not disappoint, and seeking to make Him famous. Not just reading to be reading, but reading to have a foundation, to keep eternity in mind, and to apply it to daily living.

I'm in Exodus now. What are you reading in the Word?