My "Thrilling" Life

A couple weeks ago,  Katelyn was a zombie in the Maui County Fair Parade. I watched her go by from our fried ice cream booth and I seriously got a tear in my eye. She was having so much fun doing something she would not have had the opportunity to do had we not made this crazy, adventurous move. There are times I miss my old life, but then I see Kate doing the "Thriller" dance, or I catch Jake lifting his hands in worship, and I begin to think maybe the old life wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

Sometimes I think we look back with rose colored glasses when our current circumstances aren't going as planned. I know I sure do! But what is God trying to teach us right now? I can say with my mouth that all of my sacrifices are worth it for my family to be growing closer to God, but when I'm complaining in my head the whole time, am I nullifying my words? I AM glad they are drawing closer to God and I have had to make sacrifices (see my first post) ;) but am I learning what I need to learn in these hard circumstances to make the sacrifice worth it? The other night I couldn't sleep and I was going over, in my head, my well documented list of sacrifices, when I heard that still small voice whisper, "Obedience is better than sacrifice."Am I doing what God asks me to do each day, or are my sacrifices in vain? This crazy adventure isn't just for my family - it is for me too. I often say to Brian, "I think God got confused when he had me marry such an adventurous person!' But God is not surprised at my being literally stuck on an island, and He has great plans for me and great plans for you - whoever you are! He promises that!

So today, I will choose to put aside my desire to have free time - while shopping at Target - and buying milk for under $2 - and be thankful in all circumstances so my words will match my heart.