
In one trip to IKEA we were able to get five bookcases, one college-style sofa/sleeper, a chair, and a dresser - all things we have done without this year. My skills (and will power) of assembly were tested and proven still in tact. We realize that there is another level of going through - lessening the load - that we need to accomplish, but for now, we are happy in our new digs.
We are learning to live in finite space. Every purchase has to be thought through, "Where would we put it?" It makes not going down the consumer trail a little more difficult which is good.
Oh, but I want! When I have felt down, out of place, out of sorts, I, like many Americans, was conditioned to go buy something because, "I deserve it." A pity party with a 24.5% APR. So, without that outlet - financially as well as spatially - I have to do other things to right my ship. Like, I don't know - think? pray? walk? read? talk to my husband?

So much to take in. So much to learn. So much work to do on me and through me. Ah, can't I just walk around Powell's for the rest of my life? Wait, I can't buy anything there because, "Where would I put it?"
Many blessings on your new life and on your CPE residency. I hope yours is as fruitful for your continued growth and development as mine has been!
ReplyDeleteMay God bless you with grace and a bushel of discomfort (aka the tug of the Holy Spirit)!!
Deacon J