Roller Coaster II and "stuff"

So the day has finally come. The first part of the roller coaster ride is over and we took a short rest in the middle of the run although we are still reeling from the first part and will still have to deal with the fallout from that part of our lives. You know where I mean, that part of the ride where they can stop the train if there are problems on the second part of the run. Well, our train only slowed down for a short bit and has started the second part of the run. We cannot see the track ahead only that we are on the right path and we know that path will have twists and turns and ends at the station.

Judy and I (and Sammy too) packed our "stuff" from our 3 bedroom home of 12 years, threw out a bunch of "stuff" and sold a bunch of "stuff" on a rummage sale. What did we discover? We still have too much "stuff" to fit neatly in a 3 bedroom apartment that we will reside in for the next 2 years. And it makes me wonder why we have so much "stuff". For instance we are two people so why do we need 16 glasses in the kitchen? I guess it's a throw back to when we had a few other people living at home. So Judy and I will continue to downsize and hopefully get our "stuff" down to a size we can handle. We know we have several more moves ahead of us so we'll take this time to figure out what we need compared to what we have.

God has given us a comfortable life and while we are feeling the crimp of our finances, space, health, age and the twist and turns of the roller coaster we both know that He will take care of our needs as He has done for all of our lives.

Praise Him!



Greg