Definitely NOT in Texas Anymore!

What is the first sign that you are not in Texas? Yup, you guessed it, well I hope you did...SNOW! Yes, it is late March and I woke up to snow on the ground. Really weird of course since I don't get snow where I live except for very rare instances like Christmas Eve 2004. WHOOP! So for all you other Texans out there here is what snow looks like in Virginia.

Last Day in Texas

Monday was my last full day (well for two months anyway) in the best state ever…TEXAS! Boy, am I going to miss it, but I look forward to the next two months. So on my last day in Texas I was able to make a few last visits and run last minute errands. I was so happy to see my good friend Amy and her new baby girl, Heidi. It’s so awesome to hold a newborn child in your hands and think about all their life is going to hold. She is going to be one incredible chicka for she will be learning from amazing parents who walk in the ways of the Lord. I look forward to coming back and seeing how much she’s grown in two months and then later down the road in two years.

And Monday night I was so blessed to be able to have dinner at P.F. Chang’s with my small group. Those four girls have been such a blessing to me over the past three months! I couldn’t have asked for some better women in my life. And while I’m sad that I feel like I didn’t have enough face time with them, I am thankful that God even brought them into my life for such a short time. Of course they will be girls I will still catch up with for the rest of my life. They are the friends you make that no matter how much physical distance separates you, oceans, countries, continents, nothing really separates you. They are blessings from God. So thank you girls for sharing your lives with me and making the last few months some of the best ever! I’m praying for you and I love each of you so much!

Many Changes

The past week has been one of a lot of change for me. Over the past four months I’ve been preparing to go serve in Central Africa. I had a specific job and a place to be and that is no longer. No longer do I have a job and I’m on my way to training. So on top of the massive information I will be soaking up for the next two months, I still have to find out where I am being sent. I thought it worked out perfectly and everything was falling into place and then a wrench, a monkey wrench of all things, was thrown into the mix. I’m still unsure as to why God allowed me to have the past four months to prepare for something that essentially He didn’t have for me. But I trust in our sovereign Lord and know whatever it is He is doing in this is so much better than what I thought it would be. In Him I find peace and my rest and know that all will work for His glory, so I’m excited to find out what He is doing. One day all will be revealed and I am to wait on Him. His timing is perfect, however weird it seems to us.

Two Days Left in Texas

So I leave for training in Virginia in about two days. Can you believe it? If you can, let me know how you got there because I am not there yet. But either way I'm pretty excited. Maybe then my life will slow down...doubt it, but I can wish. I've been very lucky to have time to spend with friends and family. So although I have been running every minute it has been a blast! And I have felt very special to have everyone want to spend time with me. Thank you for making my last days in Texas the best ever!