Life these days...

Yes, it has been a while since I posted anything out here. I've been settling into my life in Danville, CA, and haven't made time for it. But I want to throw some things out here for those who do check this regularly.

God has truly blessed my move to California. But even in my obedience and trust in Him, the enemy always has to try to get me. I have faced multiple problems with my car including a $600 repair job, had to learn how to deal with the heat instead of always relying on air conditioning, and my laptop was stolen from the church. Plus, there are more spiders here than I've seen anywhere else in my life, and those who know me know how much I detest them!

Even though I meet people easily and can get along with almost anyone, I really miss the comfort of old friends who know me well. I miss the numerous daily hugs I'd get from friends and other co-laborers for the Kingdom at Grace. I miss being able to meet a friend for coffee to chat when I've had a bad day. I miss not having to tell the big pieces of my history just so people will understand where I come from and what my perspective on life and its brevity is. I miss having lunch at the cafe at Grace with the staff. I miss the campfire mocha at Caribou Coffee. And most of all, I miss Fresh Encounter at Grace and being able to fuel up for the battles of ministry be seeking God alongside others in corporate, worship-based prayer.

Yet there are so many good things here in Danville, too: people honk at me almost daily as I'm walking to work because they recognize me, it's always sunny, the ocean is a short drive away, the landscape is breathtaking, I don't have to commute at all, I have four great and fabulously entertaining roommates, I have an awesome small group of 7th grade girls who are so cute I could cry, I know almost all my neighbors because most of them work at or at least attend CPC<>

Life is about change. And when you're truly submitted to God's working in your life and willing to do whatever He would lead you to, you're bound to move and change even more. I am so glad that no matter what is going on, what church I attend, where I live, or who I spend time with, God is in control of my life and I can always count on Him. He knows when I'll sleep and when I'll wake, who I'll meet tomorrow for the first time, what I'll eat, and ultimately where my life is going. And I trust Him.

My life verse says it all:

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6

Amen.