Three years now. Man, sometimes it feels like it hasn’t been that long and other times it feels like it’s been forever. It’s definitely been a great journey thus far and I’m so thankful that we followed the Lord.

Three years ago now we uprooted from Oklahoma and moved to Arkansas. Family close by but no immediate in the town we’re in now. We didn’t know anybody in our church that we felt like the Lord was leading us to. I’m sure people thought we were crazy. I wondered why but I never doubted that it was God leading us.

I remember bawling my eyes out in the floor in my home in Oklahoma begging God for His will in our lives. Begging Him to help us be effective in our ministry. To lead us to where He needed us to be. To open doors for our ministry that we could be better effective for Him and His kingdom. I didn’t even really realize what I was praying at the time. Little did I know that it meant moving. Not saying that we weren’t effective or used where we were but there was such a hunger in my heart for something and I couldn’t place my finger on it. For about two years I prayed prayers like that. It felt like we just hadn’t arrived yet to a height that God was calling us to. We tried to bloom where we were planted but it never seemed like anything would last.

Our comfort zone began to become so uncomfortable.

Looking back I wouldn’t change a thing. I’m so thankful for every journey and season that God has brought us through for it made us who we are today. We have not arrived! We are still learning and growing and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Yeah, it’s been hard. There’s been butterflies to have to swallow when we feel like we’re all alone. It’s tough sometimes when your immediate family is so far away. There’s been holidays where we’ve just held each other and cried because we had to celebrate them alone. I remember one Fourth of July. It was my husbands birthday. Fireworks were going off in the sky and we held each other and cried because all we had was each other.

Would I change anything about it? No. We have grown so much and learned so much in so many aspects in our lives and that is worth it. We are better because of following God and His leading. When we feel like we’re alone, God ALWAYS has a way of showing out and showing up. We’ve never been truly alone. He has always been there.

Why am I being so transparent? Sometimes it’s just good to look back on the journey and reminisce on how God has always brought us through. I’m not discouraged. New Years make me reflect back and I think it’s good to look back and see the goodness of God. It encourages and motivates for the new year coming. God’s always been, always is, and always will be. In the three years that we have been stationed here, we have been through so much. Had a lot of hurt but also a lot of happiness. More good than bad. We had different seasons in our journey. We’ve learned a lot of hard lessons and have grown through grace in it all.

We’re not stuck here; We’re stationed.

Not too long after we moved here I came across a quote:

Blessed.

The only word that can sum up these last three years. God has shown out over and over again when we didn’t deserve it. Sometimes we needed it; sometimes it was just His way of being extra. We have definitely been blessed far more than I could ask or think. I am happy, content, growing, blessed, etc..

Our greatest blessing came this year of 2021. Our miracle baby was born. Over and over again I would think of this quote again while carrying my miracle.

If God called you there, you will be blessed there.

It was as if God was just reconfirming again after two + years, yes, we are still supposed to be were we are. We were called here and God has greatly blessed us here. I would never change a thing.

Happy New Year Friends!

I pray you allow yourself to follow the leading of the Lord in your life in whatever area or aspect it may be this new year. There is nothing greater than being in the Lord’s will where He places you. Don’t be afraid to follow God. It’s worth it. I promise.