Early Christmas Gift

So we have been in our new home for a month, and the reality of how we got here is starting to sink in. If you didn't hear, someone bought us a house in the Ivanhoe neighborhood (I wrote about it in my last blog post). We are settled in for the most part, and have had some friends and my parents come to stay with us. It's so awesome to have enough space for friends and family to stay with us at the same time!

We have met most of our neighbors and are really excited about the relationships that will be made in our community. There are good people here. Regardless of the negative things that are said or assumed about our community, there is good here and we are glad to join the work that is been done.

Our new home is definitely an undeserved gift that we will use for ministry in our community. We look forward to the conversations that we will have around our dinner table, the small groups in our living room, and the shelter that will be provided for children who need a safe place.This gift is a reminder for us on this Christmas season of how God gives good gifts to his children. So we thank God for our new home...and thank God for sending His Son, Jesus.

Have a great Christmas!