Love Is

Moving is such an. . . interesting time for most people. Our temporary living spaces can be bought, sold, destroyed, rebuilt, and restored. Even though our houses are made out of a good foundation, wood, some plaster, and the final touches which make a house sellable, they hold such important, significant, impacting memories that often will tie families to their homes. 

I've been blessed to stay friends with a few family I grew up with, one family being the Reynolds. The family consists of Leah Reynolds, the beautiful mom, the oldest Grant, Tucker, Hayley, and the youngest being Caleb. The heart of this sweet mother Leah is inspiring at least. The life she has been through makes it surprising to see such a vivarent smile on her face each time I see her. Although, she knows she serves a Great Big God which makes her smile come a bit more natural. Today I helped the family make the big moving trip to their new place. Now, the circumstances in which their moving is quite unfortunate but necessary. Going through the closets filled with clothes, sorting through picture frames, dress up outfits, kitchen appliances, and the junk drawers you wish didn't have junk in them when you finally decided to move! 

Talking to each of Leah's kids, the over riding consensus was the memories they have been able to build over the years. Some bad, but many good memories! The tears that Leah cried because of the emotions of moving and her personal family situations made everyones tiredness almost vanish. We all worked extra hard to lift the burden off this one sweet women who has been left to care for 4 kids, a house, moving the house, finding a new home, supporting the family, and the always important breathing, showering, cooking, cleaning, loving and living. I applaud the tremendous efforts Leah has done with trying to keep her family from falling apart, her strength is over abundant. 

Needless to say, after 11 hours of moving and the up and down trips of the three flights of stairs in our beautiful Arizona 110 whether, I lay in bed and just think. All the new memories that will be formed by the family and the house I believe will be an important part of healing, recovery, finding hope, and maybe seeing a brighter and relieving future. Moving is an interest thing.

I give everything over to You Lord