Settling In

Wow.  What a journey it has been.  Almost 900 miles, a week of hotels, and we finally have a place to call home.  Looking around, it is almost as if my life has come full circle.  Many years ago I was raised in an old small trailer, 14 wide.  I now find myself in a tiny trailer, 12 wide.  It too is rather old, 50's or 60's I'd guess.  You can see it's walls and ceilings didn't at all meet the test of time and had to be redone.  It's floors have certainly weathered many sets of feet across them.  I was sitting back looking it over the other day when it occurred to me, this place was once new to someone.  At one time, a family was on could nine as the trailer hosted everything pretty and new. I'm sure the walls within this place have memories filled from all the families it has kept in the past.  I find a peace wash over me. Sometimes I think you have to be reminded of where you started to appreciate where you are going.  I don't have a pool, yet take pleasure sitting outside and watching the birds sing.  A dishwasher can't be found here, yet I find myself enjoying the mundane things I had no time for over the last several years.  A smile sneaks across my face as I dry the dishes and put them into their new place.  There is a coziness in these rooms and I'm thankful to have settled in here.  My migraines are almost nonexistent. There is a peace that resides deep inside of me that transcends from my being and pours out into the environment around me.  God has truly blessed us with a safe haven to call home.

~ Chelle
   10/7/13