A New Home

Some of you read that title and thought I would be writing about the sale of our house and the subsequent move to a new house.  Go ahead and admit it.  That's what you thought.  But if you thought that, you would be wrong, since unfortunately, I have no sale to report.

I have, however, moved.  When we arrived here at the Marriot Grande Vista in Orlando on Friday, we were given a very nice room in a location very convenient to pools and to the market and to restaurants on property.  That was great, since Brian, Emily, and Christopher were coming over to join us on Saturday.

Our room had a wonderful view. 

 

 

 

We spent a pleasant night in that room, with the only noise being the occasional whack of a golf ball wafting up from the tee box just outside our room.

 

All that changed on Saturday morning.  There's a lot of renovation going on in that particular building, so the construction workers got started bright and early.  Even worse, our next door neighbors moved out and later in the day another group moved in.

The original neighbors were a family with small children.  Even so, they were very quiet neighbors.  The new neighbors, not so much.  After listening to them party for a great part of Saturday night, I thought we had a group of middle school girls next door.  Imagine my surprise to discover it was a group of older women!  They were even louder on Sunday night, continuing their partying until well past 2 AM!

 

After two nights of not much sleep, I was losing my patience with the whole place.  What happened to my peaceful, relaxing vacation?  (I'm "vacationing" while Al is working.)  Al went over to have a chat with the office folks, and the result was that we have been moved to new room, at the back of the property, with no construction, and no noisy neighbors.  So far, at least!  The manager even moved our belongings for us and gave us a Homedics Sound Spa to use for the remainder of our stay.  We slept very well last night to the sounds of the ocean!

 

Our new home also has an amazing view.

 



 

 

Later today, back in South Carolina, family and friends will gather to celebrate the life and the homegoing of our pastor's father.  Dr. John Wilton lived a long life, a life devoted to sharing the love and grace of the Lord Jesus.  Today he's in his new home, celebrating that love and grace in the presence of the Lord and Savior he served so well while here on earth.  Truly Dr. John's life exemplifies the words of the Apostle Paul.....I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.  (Galatians 2:20). 

 

There's a wonderful new home waiting for all of us who know and love the Lord Jesus.  Who have accepted His free gift of pardon for sin and eternal life.  Some day we'll be in our new home, just as Dr. John Wilton is today. 

 

Until then, may we be faithful to live for Him fully each day.  Faithful to share Him with others.  Faithful to love Him and worship Him and serve Him with our whole hearts.  So that we may truly be able to say, as Dr. John did, as the Apostle Paul did....

 

"For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."  (Philippians 1:21 NASB)

 

 

 But just think of stepping on shore-And finding it Heaven!
Of touching a hand-And finding it God's!
Of breathing new air-And finding it celestial!
Of waking up in glory-And finding it home! 

(Don Wyrtzen)