Speed With Direction...

I celebrated an anniversary on Aug. 3rd. One year ago, I left Kentucky to move back to Ohio. At the time, it was HUGE step of faith. Sure, I was moving back to an area that I grew up in, and back near most of my family. On the other hand, I was leaving the place I'd spent my entire adult life. A place that I had grown to love and a job that was secure and way too much fun. My last day at pre-school was the first (and I hope only) time I have cried the ENTIRE day. There was so much change going on at the time, it was a bit much to take in. Here are just some of the challenges and changes that came during the next two months.

1. Drove to and from Rhode Island to bury my grandparents, who passed away within 5 months of each other
2. Went back to Lexington with my parents to load up my townhome
3. On the way down, found out that the sale of the townhome fell through
4. Worked on getting the purchase of my house here finalized
5. Still didn't know about my job status at NewPointe
6. Left behind three friends that I could talk to open and honestly

Now this wasn't a "whoa is me" time. But it was a time where I had to trust God for more than just green lights on the way to Target. I had to trust with big stuff. This blog is a bit selfish. I wanted to make sure I didn't forget God's faithfulness in every detail of my life. For those two months, I spent a lot of time with just Him, because He was, and is, the only thing that never changed. I have a verse, Lamentations 3:24, hanging in my office, and it's one of my favorite. It says "The Lord is my portion, therefore I will wait on Him". It's even better in the Message translation. It simply says, "I'm sticking with God". No exceptions or excuses. I hope that I've done that this past year, but most of all, I'm thankful that God was sticking with me.