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So I’ve been testing my wp plug-in for some time now. I don’t really expect that anyone is waiting on… but FWIW here’s an update.

I’ve got the code working correctly in a test copy of wp but not in my live copy of wp. So I’m going to pull down a copy of my live blog and dig deeper.

My move has put a damper on having time lately to mess with the plug-in. So if you are following the plug-in drop a comment. Otherwise I’ll assume this blog continues to be for my journaling pleasure and those that I tell to look at something in particular.

This past Thursday my wife and I sold our house. We’re homeless until we close on our new house this coming Tuesday. We have a social thing out of town today and Monday and the final walk though of the house Sunday evening. I think the subject describes our physical and emotional states very well.

I’m thankful that My wife and I find our strength in knowing Christ. I believe that if we did not trust Him as the foundation of our relationship that our exhaustion would crush our relationship. It’s been hard to communicate in the middle of such a trying set of days. Glory to God that we can love one another unconditionally, even when we’re both at the breaking point.

Last week I was able to attend CFUnited in Washington, DC. I keep meaning to blog about the event but it never seemed to happen. I was pretty unhappy about not blogging. This evening I had a chance to reflect on the event in a way I didn’t expect. Last week’s purpose was to remind me of the unconditional love and care I have for my wife and son. I have to admit my initial reaction to arriving in DC was to enjoy a change of pace away from them for a few days. Though by the end of the trip I realized how much I missed them. I had a chance this evening to let my wife know how much I appreciated those times I get to go on a trip with the boys and that those times put my love for her in perspective. This evening I was reminded that a short change of pace for a day or two gives me perspective on how much I enjoy being married to my wife and how much I enjoy being a dad. My prayer is that my leadership in my family would reflect Christ’s Humility as Philippians 2 teaches. God continues to change me. I’m thankful that my wife reminds me that I need that change constantly. I’m thankful that the changes God is making will make me a leader that spurs my family on to serve Christ.

We’re closing on our house this coming Thursday. We’re without a residence for 6 days. Thanks dad for putting us up for the week. Our possessions will be in boxes. Thanks lil’ sis’ for helping pack today. We should be, as long as the paperwork continues to fall into place, moving into our new house July 2nd or 3rd. Thanks sweet wife for being patient and trusting me though a stressful and overwhelming moving process. I got to sleep till 7:30 am yesterday. Thanks son for allowing me to.

Neither sale is final but we have a contract to sell our house and contract to buy another… finally. So we’re moving out of Greenville, NC and moving into Apex, NC.

I’m thankful for God’s timing in this whole process. I’ve once again been humbled not having things come together as I would have chosen them to happen. It’s a true reminder that I am not in control as I reflect on the process we’ve gone through to get to this point. It’s also nice to be reminded that things could still fall through and that if they do it’s what God has in store for us.

So tomorrow we visit the last church on our list in our search for a new fellowship, continue the journey of paperwork we began today and get ready to start the magnificent task of packing our house in preparation to move in two weeks.

Yesterday our house was surrounded by a cloud of smoke from the North Carolina wild fires. On my way to work this morning I drove through thick and thin areas but never got out of the smoke. Since the smoke arrived any time I go outside my clothes smell like it. This image was forwarded to me this morning. Not sure the validity of it, but from what I can tell it seems to be accurate. Pretty wild image to process.

This blogs purpose initially was to get me to journal and reflect on the things I’m learning about Christ. I’d like to add another purpose that I did not expect but am thankful for… a reminder, in a conviction sense. My wife and son and I are relocating closer to my job I started in January and the time I’ve spent studying Christ in the past 2 weeks has been reduced to Sunday morning and once or twice in the car on the way to work. I have let our relocation overwhelm me to the point that I have not made time to rest in God’s grace. So I’ve put together some drafts on the couple things I have been desiring to reflecting on and hope that this the the first of more consistent posts. My Hope is that the consistency in posting reflects the consistency I’ve been renewing my mind (Romans 12:2)