Settled In
Well, we are finally settled into our new home and we have already been put to work. 🙂 So far we have bussed
tables, weeded and trimmed the flower beds, rearranged furniture, vacuumed halls, and made up rooms.
The other day Dad, Mom, Camille, Addison, and I, were all fixing up a room for some interns and coaches coming in for (Character Education), we had to move the furniture into these rooms, (that included dressers, mirrors, beds), and everything went very smoothly until we had to get some mattresses from the storage room on the fifth floor all the way up to the rooms we were working on, on the eighth floor! When we tried to get the mattresses into the elevator we discovered that they wouldn’t fit!! So up the stairs we went. It was so comical! We all had to push/pull a mattress or box spring up three flights of stairs without turning ourselves into new wall decor or an extra stair in the staircase. We finally made it up the stairs, luckily without any major damage to any light fixtures or fire alarms. (Just kidding, we actually didn’t hit anything, excluding ourselves and the walls.) By the time we came bursting out from the staircase door, we were all very sweaty and very giggly. We couldn’t help laughing at our own expense, because the whole ordeal had been so funny! We have so many great times like that, but there is no way I could share them all. We all wish you guys could share in these experiences with us, but we also have to remember that God has a plan for each and every one of us and at this time you all’s paths are just a little different than ours.
Yesterday, I asked God if there was anything in particular that He wanted me to do and I didn’t hear His voice, but I heard from Him by reading His word. This is what He told me in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Jesus Christ.” After I read that I was like “okay, this is what I need to be doing not just today, but everyday.”.
Another verse that I read the other day that helped me a whole bunch was James 1:12. “Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
God is teaching us so much about having good attitudes and keeping a servant’s heart and we are all looking forward to what He will be teaching us in these next few weeks!
Pray for us to be a light to everyone here that we come into contact with, pray for me because my training starts tomorrow and pray that all of the interns arrive safely. Also, we are going to volunteer at the OKC Zoo on Saturday, so pray that all will go smoothly and we can help accomplish whatever needs to be accomplished. We are praying for you all as well!
Be open to God’s voice and to following where He leads. We can’t to see you all again!
Love ya’ll!
Brianna
Here are some pictures of the rest of us doing our part in weeding out the gardens.
