I've got Peace Like a River

If you live in the Upstate of South Carolina, you know that here in the last few days, the rivers around here have not exactly been peaceful.  They have reached their capacity and some have even risen past their edges and flooded areas.  This is very much like the peace that I am feeling right now.  I have a peace that only comes from our Heavenly Father.  It is a peace that comes from His proven love time and time again.  That peace, however, can sometime be pushed to the limits.

This week is a very big week.  We have a contract on our house and a contract on our new house.  We have a closing date of May 30.  We have 2 huge prayer requests for this week.  Both houses will be inspected this week.  Our house on Wednesday at 1:30 and the new house on Thursday.  I am asking that everyone pray specifically for the one on Wednesday.  If you can stop on Tuesday evening at 9 pm and whisper a prayer over our house and the inspector, we would be much appreciative.  We know that it is all in God's hands and He already knows what all is coming and all the details.  Please pray for a peace to wash over us.  We have done all that we can humanly possibly do.  After this, we just have the finalizing of the loan documents and the completion of the closing.  Oh, and did I mention packing?

This is also a big week in our family life.  Benjamin's birthday is tomorrow and Kathryn's is on Wednesday.  In the next 3 weeks we have a field trip, a PTO event, 2 Baseball tournaments, Mother's Day, Benjamin's graduation, Kathryn's awards day, family in town, the end of my school year, etc.  There is a lot that needs to happen and somewhere in there, I've got to pack the whole house and be ready to move.  Whew!  Sometimes, I wish I could go to sleep and wake up in the new house.  Oh, well, then I'd miss all the fun in the process.

So, please just PUSH!!!  P-pray U-until S-something H-happens!!!!!  God is good all the time and ALL the time, God is good!  He is faithful and full of mercy and grace.  We are believing that He is moving this mountain out of the way and the next mountain will be the paperwork and training.  (Those are small compared to this!)

Thank you all so much for your love and support.  Thank you for your prayers!  Thank you for your words of encouragement.  They mean so much to us!

In His Grip,
Chris and Elizabeth