At last!

Here we are in Big Cove Tannery, PA. Today was a short(er) day of driving. It was nice to arrive at our final destination with plenty of daylight in front of us. It really doesn't feel like we drove for three days, but we did. Patrick and I were talking (thank goodness for walkie talkies!) and realized that we drove through 10 states over the last three days. Wow!

We drove through snow flurries today. It was so neat to see snow again! Other than that, the weather was gorgeous. I was able to talk with several of my friends and family today. That was a huge blessing. The last few hours were getting a bit lonely. I was anxious to be out of the car for more than 15 minutes.

Patrick and I just got out of the hot tub. His parents have one on their back deck...it's so nice. This weather is perfect for sitting in the hot tub, enjoying the stars and watching it snow. It wasn't snowing, but I do like watching it snow.

I had tons of time to think over the last three days. The long hours on the road proved to be much needed time soaking in the goodness of God. I listened to more messages today and they were all wonderful. It was so precious to use this time to really draw near to God. He was faithful to meet with me.

I was thinking about how lightly I take Jesus' death on the cross. I want so badly for His life, death and resurrection to penetrate my heart each time I think of Him. I was pondering how devastated and heart broken I would be if Patrick laid down his life for me. I would weep and forever be grateful. It would be something that daily affected my life, my perspective and my attitude. If I am to love Jesus much more than my own husband, shouldn't thinking of Jesus laying His life down for me affect me more? Oh, how I desire it. My prayer is that I would seek Jesus and know Him in a way that I love Him more than life and more than my husband. I pray that I would not take lightly the power of the cross and may I daily recognize how desperately I need a Savior.