It’s been a minute. A lot has changed. A new chapter has begun in our lives. I wish I would have been better at documenting but I was so caught up in living it that I wanted to just take it all in for myself.

A big move. A new state. Two different towns in about a seven months time. A new life. Hard? You better believe it. Did I cry? More tears than I care to count. Changes can be hard. But when they come by Gods design, it’s a beautiful masterpiece – a beautiful story.

Three years ago when my husband told me that he felt like we would be moving to a state that we both had never lived in before, I nearly thought he was crazy. “Yeah, right!” was what I wanted to say. But God had His hand in it all along.

I really wish I could go into all the tiny details of how the Lord has brought us to where we are today but I will save the time and simply say, Through It All, God’s been faithful.

One thing I know for sure is be careful what you pray for because you just might get it all.
I remember my husband and I having a hunger to work for the Lord. We was doing all we could where we was planted at the time but there was a greater hunger inside. We wanted to work. We wanted to work for the Lord in an even greater way than what we was. You know you can only do so much until the Lord has to limit you. He knows what you can handle and how much. He knows when you’re ready and when you’re not quite ready. Sometimes you may think you are but He truly knows best. I remember praying in my prayer closet, “Lord, when will it be our time?” You see there was a hunger in my heart to be effective, to make an eternal impact for His kingdom. God had to get us ready though first. He had to train us. God doesn’t always just let people go. He has to take His time. Mold you. Let you go through the fire so you will be able to handle a greater pressure later. Not doubt looking back now, God was molding us and using so many experiences for our bettering. Yes, we have had to learn somethings the hard way but haven’t we all at times? Sometimes us more stubborn humans learn better the harder way. All along, God was shaping and molding and working on our lives.

Fast forward to today. Do I feel like I have arrived? NO way! Do I still pray to be used by Him in an even greater way? Every day. What I can say is Through It All I have learned to trust in God. What I can say is I have learned to depend upon His word!

Yes, I miss my family and our church but I truly believe God has brought us to where we are today for a purpose and for His Glory, not ours. I never dreamed that a little after two years of my husband saying we would eventually move that we actually would. It’s not that we wanted to but we felt God calling us. We had no idea why but we was hungry for what He wanted in our lives.
A new state. A new home. A new church family. A new job: working right along side my husband in a Christian school as we strive to make a difference for His kingdom. Yes, I’ve had days where I asked God, “Why?” But Through It All. Yes, I’ve wished things could have been different but Through It All. Yes, I’ve had days where I felt like it’s too hard and I’m not capable BUT Through It All! God’s been faithful! God’s been present! God’s been our Provider! God has been our Protector!

There is no greater feeling than working for the Lord and being exactly where He needs you to be. I have learnt a lot and I am still learning. I do know that if you really show God that you want to work for Him then hold on, you’re gonna go for a ride.

Yes, I know seasons come and go and this may not always be His plan but while I’m here, I’m gonna give it my all because He gave His all.

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If you’re on the fence, praying for something greater, you wanna do more but you feel inadequate, or maybe you just feel stuck at the moment. Just know, His ways are always better, He has a plan specifically for YOU and He will equip you to do His will, and at the right time when He knows that you are truly ready, that’s when He will open a door that no man can shut. He will walk with you and be with you through everything!

A recent Chapel service at the school: our pastor was preaching to the students and referenced that the Lord will go with us even to the end of the world. He was expounding on that awesome fact and a little seven year old boy pipped up and said, “Yeah, and even past that!” God will always be there. You just got to acknowledge Him.