The places we stayed while Rebecca was in medical school were temporary.
Lansing Township. 21 months or so.
Wyandotte. 14 months.
Meridian Township. 10 months.
And then she finished med school, and we thought there would be a longer temporary. A semi-permanent. We thought Royal Oak might be it until she finished residency.
Less than a year later, we were looking for houses.
To make matters so much worse, after 16 months in Royal Oak we had the mold infestation that almost killed us, and we moved.
To Southgate. For five and a half months. The most temporary of places yet. We didn't unpack all the boxes. We're using a bedroom as storage/pantry. Most of my serving pieces are still packed. I ditched the full-size artificial Christmas tree because I couldn't handle moving it. I'm telling myself that's okay.
Because we really live in our Greenacres home, even if we're in transition now. And we'll be there indefinitely - at least until Rebecca is done with residency and loan forgiveness, which will be 2020. Probably a lot longer if the neighbors are any indication.
It's a reminder that this world is not my home. These apartments have not been home, not really, although we were happy in some of them. For those of us who follow Jesus, the earth is not our home. We are placed here for a time to share joy, offer comfort, bring what peace we can, but we cannot settle here permanently. We are to look for a time that the kingdom comes. We are to do God's work to bring the kingdom. It is our blessing to serve.
#fixerupperdetroit feels like a space where Rebecca and I can serve more, love deeply, and help, in a small way, to bring the kingdom.
I hope you will take that opportunity too.
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