On Being Content

Hey Everyone,
So, a lot has happened since my latest post. We are getting settled into our new beautiful home. Ben has take on the job title of Agriculture teacher. He will be doing a lot with FFA. He is extremely excited about this teaching job, but at the same time knows it will be a lot of work. As far as I know, I will hopefully be subbing every possible day I can. Let me tell you, buying a house is not cheap. Who would have thought? :) With that, it brings me to the title of this blog post.

I can't begin to tell you how much God has poured his blessings on Ben and I this summer. He has blessed is with a beautiful home, things to put in our home, family trips, friends who have visited us from Alaska, etc. however, something that Ben and I, more so me than Ben is being content. There are so many moments in my daily life where my heart just aches for Alaska. It aches for the people, the sounds, the isolation, the for wheelers, the walking everywhere, my students, and the life Ben and I created there. I can't lie, it really sucks at times. However, as I have been able to reflect on the places God has taken me, I can't help but smile and see that God is good and His plan always has and always will be better than my own. I have realized that in most situations where I start feeling really comfortable in life, God moves me (us) When I left high school and left for college I cried my eyes out. I didn't know who my friends would be, I didn't know if I was ever going to be happy (at he time) I even almost transferred schools to be closer to what I knew. However, God had a different plan for me and I came out of college with amazing friends, an amazing church family, and a new husband. Then after graduating, getting married, and moving to Alaska I also cried about every night for a month with not knowing what life was going to be like. Well, if you have been reading and keeping up with this blog, you know how hard it was to leave Alaska. So, that leaves me here in this beautiful new home, waiting for Ben to get home trying to be appreciative of everything God has blessed us with in Maple Lake. But, the truth of the matter is that I'm scared of not making friends, not knowing what church will be like, just the unknown really. I know that God will provide those things for Ben and I and I know that I will probably read this post in a year and just laugh at my insecurities or maybe even lack of faith. Either way, Ben and I are so thankful for the support we have received from our family and friends helping make this transition easier for us. We love you and are forever grateful!

Ps. I wrote this post from my iPhone, so I apologize if there are words that look funny from autocorrect.

Ben and Anne Harvey