Living our new life

Today I am officially feeling settled. We have not just arrived; we are living our new life. The grocery store has been established, I know how to get to Target without using my phone's GPS, and we no longer have to look in boxes for misplaced items. Life is back to a new normal and in a new place.

I feel overwhelmingly blessed.

I have had so many different things on my mind and I am excited to be able to begin to put them on paper to share about God's love, about walking in His door, and about taking a leap of faith. About how much sunshine you feel, but also how hard to it can be. And to think; it's all just starting for me. This year isn't specifically about faith or hope like the last two years, it's about learning to take that faith and hope you have acquired and use it while following God's plans for your life. Big plans, little plans, near plans, far away plans, and plans that you don't even know are there. I feel like I am taking a big step in my spiritual life by trusting God completely, listening to His plans, and learning to adjust in all situations, with hope and the knowledge that God is with me.

My life is certainly not perfect, but it's the one He has chosen for me and I am going to make the best of it. And it sure doesn't hurt that the sun is shining and the weather is amazing!


 

We Are Here

We have moved....our new adventure has begun! As I type this, we are still surrounded by boxes and minor chaos. There is still so much to do and so many boxes to put away. Getting use to a new city is no easy matter. It's been a little unnerving trying to find where we need to go, and overwhelming with how many places there are to go to. For the most part we have just been hunkered down unpacking. I am looking forward to next week when we will have a normal routine and school will start. I feel like life will start to move again then.

I was really worried about Brody's new school, worried that it wouldn't be a good fit. It's hard to go from a school you chose, to one where you are zoned. God has constantly reminded me that He sent me here and He would take care of my worries. And so I walked nervously into a meeting I had set up with the principal, but was put at ease once I realized what I was walking into. God knows my worries and my cries and He will provide. After the meeting I felt so much better and my heart knows that it's going to be okay.

Nothing is easy, not even walking into God's open door. But I have promised myself that no matter how lonely or frustrated I feel, I will have a good attitude. I will make it work. I will be thankful for what has been given. And even though our finances are as tight as ever right now, I know that it all has a purpose. That this exact time is meant to strengthen us in whatever ways God sees fit. And until then, I sit in a beautiful house in the midst of circumstances that cannot be described as luck, but more an answer to prayers.