The Current Moment: Moving from Everything to Nothing

"Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think,according to the power that works within us to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21

Nate and I got married in August 2005 and moved to Rogers, AR. What an experience... Move out of your parents house to go four hours away with the man that I love. It was a hard adjustment, but Nate and I learned a lot about love and each other because we had nobody else to lean on. Those were some great days that I will never forget. I will always say that living away from family for a little while can be a good thing. We built a great life in Rogers, and God gave us some great friends that we will always be close to. Rogers will always be the first place we lived after we got married, where we had our first house, where Nate had his first job after college, where Nate started and finished his master's degree, where I graduated college, where we learned how to have friends, where we fell more in love with youth ministry, where we learned how to take care of ourselves, where I taught myself to cook... a little bit, and where a little piece of our hearts will always be. A lot of memories and emotions are in our hearts and minds when we think of Rogers. God taught us so much and we are thankful for every day we spent there and at FBC Rogers.

On November 2, 2010, we moved to Yukon, OK. It was the hardest thing that Nate and I have ever had to go through... Leaving the life that we had built there.... Leaving the youth, youth workers, and our friends (and their babies). But, it was also the best thing to do.... all because we were following God's will. We love Yukon! We love FBC Yukon! We love the relationships that we are making. Things at the church are going great. We are seeing some growth start to take place in the students and can't wait to see what God is going to do this summer. I am filling in for one of the secretaries at church and it has been great to be in the church everyday! It is like my dream job... ha. Everything with work is going great, but our personal lives are on hold. All of our earthly possesions have been in storage for six months. We are starting to wonder when our house is going to sell. That house means so much to us and we did so much to make it look better that we don't understand why it hasn't sold. Plus our realtor has been telling us for six months that it is just so cute that someone will fall in love with it and it will sell quickly. Whatever. That isn't even what really bothers us though.... It is just that we want to move on with our lives here. We want to be able to have the students and new friends over to "our house" and I want to be able to cook.... and not pay all the extra bills. It is 83 degrees outside today and neither one of us have any summer clothes out and it is impossible to get to them. ha Right in the middle of all these selfish thoughts... we call them our bad days... I saw this video

I feel like a self-centered jerk. Nate and I are fine. We have each other and a place to stay... Just because it isn't what we are used to, doesn't make it bad. We are learning again how to trust God with everything and He has provided. We want what God wants.... We are just trying not to get in the way.

God is God and God is Good!