Well
I'm not even entirely sure what I want to write about, but I do know
that I am in desperate need of some spiritual unpacking, so I'm just
gonna type, and see what evolves.
So,
for those of you who don't know, Eric and I stepped out in faith on a
journey that only God knows where will lead. The one thing we did
know, is that it was to begin by being a part of Lifesong Church in
Manchester Ct. & considering the only life we've ever known has
been in SC, we had a little ways to go. So, we sold our house (to my
brother and sister-in-law, how cool is that??) and packed everything
we owned(including two puppies and a cat), and headed out. Let me
just tell you now that “stepping out in faith” is not a simple
calling.
But,
none-the-less, we are here!! Praise the Lord, we are actually here!!
What does that look like?? Well I’m not entirely sure. Right
this minute it looks like a family of five, with three four-legged
pets, and a fish named male, snugly tucked into a studio six extended
stay motel room..ever so ”patiently” waiting for our next step.
But you wanna know what the coolest part of this story is?? That it
doesn't matter where we're living!! It doesn't matter that Eric is
not gainfully employed as of yet, or that we can only see a very very
small portion of the jigsaw puzzle of our life. What does matter is
that God is still God through it all, and that He is at work here!!
In
the, just over two weeks, that we've been here... we have met several
people who seem anxious to make connections with others. We have had
the opportunity to share bits of our story with these cool people,
and have seen their eye's light up at the news of Lifesong
Manchester & we are seeing ways to begin to invest in their
lives. We have seen our, sweet 5 year old girl, draw people of all
ages in with a spirit of love like no other. We have & continue
to experience great leadership through our pastor Tim, & I have
had the opportunity to see what a Godly wife looks like in Lynn.
This
crazy, beautiful expedition so far has been good, bad, ugly, great,
painful, amazing, tearful, joyful, trying, overwhelming, mountain-top
high, valley low, patient-testing, fast, slow, up and down and about
every other adjective that you can think of. But God is still God and
He is GOOD, and that's enough for me!
