A drive by... (er, fly by?)... the Skinny on LIFE and the CHAOS that ensues.

So, apparently I haven't blogged since June. JUNE??!!?? According to my calendar, that was SIX MONTHS ago.

In an act of apology, I will catch you up a bit on what we've been up to. Good luck staying with us!!

Our summer (turned into fall) months were spent doing a lot of this:

{on the plane.... in 1st class with our son sleeping at our feet}

And since maybe that was the only glamorous flight we actually had, we also spent some humble days on this:

{the city bus}

and did I mention this... ???

{the train}

All that travel is $$$$.

Our pockets were empty and we were forced to:

{walk}

Things got so bad that eventually we had sit on the street corner .....

{begging with a small child for pity's sake}

...and beg.

so sad. :(

Okay, so maybe the last part wasn't quite on target.

BUT

No matter what type of travel...

We ended up doing A LOT of this:

LIVING IN (& OUT OF) A SUITCASE

Am I the only one who thinks this brings a whole new meaning to the saying????!!!

Though I think my jokes are somewhat funny, I know that we are so blessed to have traveled SO MUCH!

It's hard having family across the country, but we are so BLESSED to even have family in the first place. I think of those who don't have that privilege and wonder how hard the holidays truly are for them. (When you think of it, pray for the lonely this Christmas.)

Though not all of our travel was for the best of circumstances, we are still so BLESSED by our Father GOD!

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Though these scriptures have nothing to do with travel, they have everything to do with loneliness and a broken spirit.

Have you ever been there and needed to hear these words?

Know someone that needs encouragement today?

Are you there now?

If you are lonely, Jesus Himself has given you an invitation for companionship. He says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me" (Revelation 3:20).

"The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit" (Psalm 34:18).

Be blessed!