You may be wondering what we are doing behind a pile of stones with a duct taped cross. This has become a family tradition on the night before we move.
1 Samuel 7:12 "Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far has the Lord helped us.'"
We gathered stones and each person had the floor to tell of all the great things God did while we were in Athens. The first one to share was our middle child saying, "I am thankful that God gave us Rebecca." Rebecca is included in the photo with us. She is a wonderful long time friend and like family to us that we "coincidentally" met up with again in Athens. We will miss her greatly (until she moves to Boston-our plan for her life). The rest of the sharing was a list too long to write, but all of our friends were named, the pets, our home, food, Redeemer, Sunday school teachers, a job, daddy finishing seminary, our family growing close...
God has been so good to us and it is good to have Ebenezers in our lives so we can look back and see his faithfulness, even in the midst of suffering and hardships. We are thankful.
1 comment:
Having to have moved a lot myself growing up and experiencing the accompanying challenges, I think this a wonderful and wise exercise for your family. Blessing and safe travel to you all in your move and new start in Boston. Pat
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