Thus far has the L0rd helped us....1 Samuel 7:12

My new Bible study for seminary wives started Saturday morning...what a neat group! And how excited I am to be doing the new Beth Moore study that I was sad to miss doing at home!! (A Woman's Heart, God's Dwelling Place - revised) We meet in a classroom building on campus and watch on a big projected screen and there are speakers in the ceiling. Its pretty neato!
As I was studying today, God affirmed why we are here through His words to Abraham in Genesis 12:1 "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you." Beth writes: "Have you ever noticed that God often requires us to leave our comfort zones to answer our calling? That through which God hones us is rarely within the parameters of the familiar." Boy, isn't that the truth. We are reminded of that often these days...especially when trying to find a church here...would a 6 hour commute to Conway and back every Sunday be that bad really?!
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We got our first full month's electric bill. We knew Conway Corp was a pretty good deal...now do we ever know that! Its time for some radical changes around here. We have turned the thermostat up, put new weather stripping at the backdoor, turned down the hot water heater (120 degrees) and the fridge ( I put a thermometer in there), turned on the fan, made sure the air filter on the AC is changed regularly, and have a new family focus on turning off lights, etc when not using them! We are hoping to see a significant improvement in our next bill. I don't have a clothesline, but I may have to get one! I'm resisting that for now since it would definitely qualify as being outside of my comfort zone. :o) I am reminding myself that considering much of the world's standard of living, we are pretty spoiled!!!