distractions

As Eli and I prepare to move to North Carolina in the coming months for Eli to attend seminary, we are realizing just how much of a faith journey this is going to be.  Before we were married, we both agreed that we wanted me to stay at home with our babies.  Now that one is on the way, reality has set in!  How will we make ends meet?  Where will my husband work when we move?  Will we have enough money to live each month?  All of these are questions I find myself asking...myself.  When I catch my thoughts drifting in that direction, I quickly ask THE ONE who is sending us on this journey.  He is sending us and by faith we are going.  As my pastor says quite often - FAITH OVERRIDES LOGIC.

I felt the desire to get rid of distractions and unnecessary things while Eli was in Ethiopia a couple of months ago.  During one of our phone conversations, he was talking about the people there and the last thing he said before we were disconnected was that we need to get rid of distractions.  That got me thinking about the number two item I can't leave home without...iPhone (number one of course is my chapstick).  How can I justify a $160 a month phone bill for pure convenience?  I couldn't do it.  I talked to Eli about selling our phones and using the money to break our contract with Verizon.  We could get a prepaid monthly phone or switch to another carrier without the expensive monthly bill.  To my surprise, he was for it!  So I did some research and found that our contracts were actually up and we could leave Verizon with no problem.  We listed our phones on eBay, and got on an AT&T plan for less than half of the monthly bill with Verizon.  I couldn't be happier with cutting the cost and the $15 phones that you don't have to worry about are great too! 

Now, you may wonder what life is like without a "smart" phone.  Sometimes you may have to ask someone else to use theirs in case of an emergency (thanks Kadie) at Office Max; sometimes you will be made fun of because your phone doesn't take pictures, and sometimes you may have to stop off at a McDonald's or somewhere for WiFi service on your tablet.  I'm ok with that!

Our precious baby boy will be here sometime in the next 7 weeks.  WOAH!!!  We celebrated our one year anniversary in North Myrtle Beach over Father's Day weekend and then went to Jacksonville, Florida to spend time with Eli's family.  God has blessed us tremendously and I pray that we will be good stewards of His resources that He has so generously provided.

Off to church and then on to the beach. 

xoxo,

pt byrd