If I say, "I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name,"
there is in my heart as it were a burning fire
shut up in my bones,
and I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.
~Jeremiah 20:9
Most days here in Missouri I am cold. So cold, I feel like sitting in front of the space heater all day. I often use the expression "my bones are cold". Every time I say that I think of Jeremiah's weariness. Even with all the difficult things that have happened in my life, I feel like the hardest thing Danny and I have done is move from Texas to Missouri.
We lived close to family, all of which we loved. We had the best friends that people could hope for, and they were our second family (and although I was reluctant to admit it, Texas is one of the coolest places in the world). This was a decision that were excited about, but that we wrestled in prayer over. In the end I feel like we resonated with Jeremiah. God had placed a calling and a passion in our hearts for the people of Springfield. We could have ignored it, we could have continued to share Him with just people in Temple, but we cannot ignore the fire for the weariness. God called us here, and even after all the tears and the initial loneliness, there was a strength and peace that could never have been attained on our own.
Even though Danny wanted to, I was hesitant to start a blog because I did not feel that we had much wisdom to share. However, God is doing some exciting things at The Table, and we want a place to share that with our friends and family; we need to speak of it and cannot help but mention it. We are grateful for all of your support and we want y'all to be a part of what is going on, because without you we would not be here.
