Window

Guest Post by Louise

Half way between the fifth and sixth floors of Drew and Rachel’s apartment building is a landing, where you can stop with me to rest and look out the window. Then we can walk up the last 10 stairs to their front door and we’ll be home.

Eyes to see the world…

Focus not on the window frame, the broken glass, or the old straw broom in the corner.

Focus not on the dirt, the heat, or the peeling paint.

See the people….

But don’t only look through the window –

Walk down the stairs and enter the world.

Know the people that live in your world.

Serve them, talk with them, walk with them, love them.

All because you love Him, and that is what He would do.

Now we are ready to make it up the last flight of stairs. You’ll love being with Drew and Rachel in their home, and seeing this wonderful apartment, so miraculously provided. Here is some of what you’ll see as you sit on the Chinese wooden furniture.

• Blue living room walls and Tuscan orange dining area walls, contrasting white crown molding
• Shiny wood floors
• Boys’ room with a tree painted on the wall and clocks in three time zones
• Squatty potty and shower bathroom
• Tiny kitchen full of good smells from Rachel’s wok cooking
• Stand-up computer station in the corner of the living room, where emails are checked and blogs are written
• Drew and Rachel’s lavender and yellow bedroom with old window frames on the walls

Don’t get too comfortable, because soon we’ll be heading down the stairs again and out the front gate. Want to come?

- Louise