Slowing Down Life

Things are really starting to come together! So many little things are making big differences. For instance, my dad bought a mule (no, not one of those spindly-leg horse-like creatures, an actual farm vehicle), my dad has also bought the trees that he will be planting on our farm, my mom has bought a book called Fresh Eggs Daily and two alpaca magazines, already we training for a completely different lifestyle. Anyways, why are we moving from a comfortable city life, to the rugged country, where wall-mart and CVS are fifteen minutes away? The answer is simple, we have caught country-love syndrome! N,o not really. Yes, my dad wants to run his own business, and, yes, living in the country will be awesome; but also, me and my family have noticed that living here in Frisco can really shorten your perspective. Instead of seeking for things such as a good  relationship with God, and true, lasting friendships, it is easy just to look at what we want now. We want the most fashionable clothes, we want to live in a nice big house, we want to be engaged in the most popular activities. In addition to this, it is very easy to give up our lives to all the different places to be, things to do, and people to see, it simply becomes to much! Now, sitting here in my pajamas, I am not saying that living in the country will stop this, it will simply make it easier, as long as we make a point to do so, we can slow our lives down a bit. However, we can only do this with God, if are our wishes are parallel to God's we will succeed! To put what I'm saying in a nutshell, we could all slow our lives down a tad, doing so, we will not only free up a lot of time, but also, we will be able to focus on what is more important than the latest trends, trusting and obeying the Lord.