Today is “moving day” again. We’re packing up and heading over to G and D’s house for a few days, then off to M and L’s, and finally wrapping things up with Mom and Dad before returning home.
Yesterday was an amazing beach day!
We arrived around 10 a.m. and set up between two volleyball courts, where R and L’s friends regularly play. It made for front-row seats to some great volleyball action! The weather was perfect—not too hot, not too cold—and the ocean and sky were painted in their signature brilliant blues. As soon as we got there, I went for a power walk and jog along the strand. With ocean views and people all around, the 3-mile round trip flew by.
Later, I rejoined the family to watch the games and enjoy the peanut butter sandwiches L lovingly made for us all. After a while, R, V, B, and I volleyed the ball around—just bumping, setting, and hitting—not a real game, but fun nonetheless. R and I also went for a bike ride along the strand. It was one of those days you wish you could bottle up and save forever.
We left the beach around 4 p.m., showered, and then went out to dinner with B, B, and V (our niece, nephew, and his girlfriend). It was so refreshing to connect with them one-on-one, without other adults around. After dinner, Tom and I wound down the night watching the new James Bond movie, Casino Royale.
Today is all about catching up—laundry, emails, journaling, and resting before the next stop on our family tour.
Oswald Chambers – July 6: "Visions Become Reality"
“And the mirage shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water…”
—Isaiah 35:7
We always have a vision before it becomes reality. When it hasn’t yet become real in us, Satan tempts us to give up, convincing us it’s pointless to continue.
God gives us the vision, then brings us to the valley—to shape and refine us. It’s in the valley that many faint and give up. But every God-given vision will become real if we remain patient.
God is never in a hurry. While we run ahead trying to make the vision happen, God patiently works, using trials to sculpt us into vessels fit for the vision He’s given.
Don’t try to escape the Sculptor’s hands. You’ll never be satisfied with less than what He’s called you to. Allow Him to whirl you on the Potter’s wheel. In time, the vision will become your reality—His reality in you.
Wow. I can certainly relate to the feeling of being “battered into the shape of the vision.” We naturally resist discomfort and pain, but this process of reshaping is not just necessary—it’s sacred. It reminds me that this journey is not about comfort, but about purpose. The pain has meaning. The valley is part of the plan.
Lord, help me to be patient. Help me not to escape from Your hand or attempt to shape myself into my own image. Let me not lose heart in the process. Less of me, Lord, and more of You.
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