A few weeks back, my sister and her husband literally “bought the farm”. They purchased a house complete with a barn and corral on a piece of land. It was a “fixer-upper” and they have been working diligently on getting it move in ready. They spent each weekend and some evenings after work scraping, painting, pulling up rotting carpet and floors. It seemed like each step of the renovation uncovered some unexpected issue. My brother in law was reflecting on the whole process. He talked about the different things that happened that seemed like set backs. He said he wondered if he was getting warning signs, or welcoming arms. But as they persisted and worked through each problem, they ended up in a better situation than they had started with.  Today was the day they were finally able to move in. The move went very smooth and did not cost as much as they had anticipated. It also took less time than they thought and the moving truck pulled away just before the snow flew to usher in a weekend snow storm. After all is said and done, they are very happy to be spending their first night in their new home.

I Found God today in the rewarded persistence and happiness of my sister and her husband.