It has now been just over a year and a half since my wife and I packed up everything and left our home behind to go forth into the world and serve in the Kingdom. This marks the longest time we’ve spent in one place since we got married four years ago.
I can’t believe that it’s been four years. In some ways it feels like only yesterday we were planning our wedding and in other ways it feels like that was a life time ago. We have been through a whole lot in those four years and I am grateful that I did not have to face those things alone.
Our little Leyla will be two years old in a couple of months and in just a few more weeks we will have a second child living in our home here in Tucson. It’s so crazy to think that Traci and I are where we are at today. Who would have thought. We have some wonderful new things happening in our lives and God is truly revealing himself to us in some new and wonderful ways. I will speak more on this in “A NEW Revelation”.
I can’t say that these revelations have been an easy thing for me to come to realize but we are learning so much about who we are in Christ through everything we experience here in the Desert Southwest.
Monsoon season has been a huge reminder of what we left behind in the Midwest and we truly hope to see our way back there one day. For now though we are continuing our Ahavah Journey and growing closer in our faith as well as in our family.
For my birthday this summer Traci surprised me with a two night stay at a wonderful Desert Oasis up in the Catalina Mountains called La Posada Lodge and Casitas. We took Leyla and our dog with us and stayed in a really nice Casita (1 bedroom apartment) and spent some time resting as a family and with God.
It was so restful, I didn’t want to leave and come back to civilization. I really enjoyed giving that time to just focusing on God and on my Family for once.
Blessings to all,
Matt, Traci, Leyla & Caleb Elliott
