Homeward Bound

I've been thinking a lot about home lately...this happens to me every fall. I wake up with cold toes and run to the window hoping to see red leaves on the trees or maybe a frost on the window...or a dusting of snow on the ground. Instead...there are palm trees, clear blue sky, and a huge warm sun. I don't mean to complain, I'm learning to find contentment in each place, remembering that each place has been created for beauty and glory, and remembering that each placed I'm placed in is in God's hands. I've also been feeling a lot more settled about this knowing that wherever God puts me, He's put Greg there too, and that makes it home. But God is loving and, as I've learned so many times, although He calls me to contentment, He also loves to bless me. The blessing this week was the opportunity to get home to Vermont at Christmas. We wondered about the problem of time and feasibility for this trip, but God opened the door and last night we bought tickets! I am overjoyed of course. So in a few short weeks we'll leave the sunny tropics of Ft. Lauderdale and arrive in swirling snow in Boston where we'll start the snowy drive back to Vermont. That sentence gives both Greg and I shivers, but for totally different reasons. Greg can't think about snow without his toes and fingers starting to go numb, but the thought of seeing my family, friends, and beautiful state gets me so excited.

The way of all bloggers...or maybe it's just me

So I had high expectations that I would be really good at blogging, and that I would keep up with it, atleast weekly...but that was not the case. I think it has probably been 3 weeks now...and as these 3 weeks have proved, a lot can happen in a short period of time.

Anyway, biggest news is...we moved house! We moved into the town Greg lived in last year when he and a few roomates had a house down here. We love Lake Worth for its adorable antique shops, import stores, and vegan cafes. We live within walking distance of downtown, which is probably our favorite spot in all of Florida. Our house is also adorable, and this time, I promise...there will be pictures. Although it is small by most standards, to us it seems enormous. It is the "little bit bigger little-house" so the blog name can stay. We are working on getting set up (we just moved on Friday), but already it is feeling so cozy. There will be no more funny stories about marriage dilemmas involving a tiny fridge as we now have a real sized fridge. After squeezing each week's groceries into that little one each time I shopped, I'm not sure what I'm even going to do with this one. Maybe I'll use one of the shelves for storage of other items...just kidding...that would be weird. "Where are your extra towels??"..."Oh..I keep them on the bottom shelf of the fridge..." Yeah, I can imagine that could get me some funny looks. Anyway, we are lucky enough to have fall break this weekend which means we have a day off from school on Monday! Horray! It's going to be a fun-filled day of unpacking. We also have a big enough living room for a piano now...so...we are in the market for a free, tunable piano. Anyway...if you hear of a piano that someone can't use anymore and is willing to give to anyone who will move it and tune it...I would be that anyone. I'm willing to pay for one too, but my piano budget is pretty low.