My hope is that whoever is reading this, already knows the backstory that takes us to where we are today, but i know there is the occasional creeper, and i get that...to each his own. But if you don't know the backstory and you're dying to know--i'd be happy to fill you in.
So today is June 15, 2010. Ashley and I have been on the "East Coast" for a total 80 hours. I sit on our couch, in our new home, while Ashley and the dogs sleep...thinking about this pilgrimage.
I just sat down from rummaging through cabinets for something to eat to watch the 1 channel we get on our digital converter box...catching up on the latest happenings in the gulf and thought i would chronicle the latest news in our own lives.
So...we are here...the culmination of 4 months of conversation and preparation.
Moved.
Unpacked.
Unsettled...still living amongst the clutter, but slowly making this house our new home.
I find it hard to believe that less than 5 months ago, we were living in Dallas.
Settled.
Content.
Home...completely oblivious to what was about to take place.
But here we are. In, what seems like, a new world.
I still can't comprehend what's really going on.
So many different emotions running through my body.
I am excited for this new beginning...but terrified because it's just that: a new beginning.
Just 3-years-ago, Ashley and I were starting our ministry together in Plano, Texas. Doing new things, experiencing a new world and meeting new people. And this week, we begin that all over again.
This week is a week of firsts:
Tomorrow is my first day in the office.
Friday is our first youth event.
Sunday is our first official Sunday.
This is the beginning of this journey.
I'm ready. We are ready.
We have a ball of fear sitting in the pit of our stomachs, but the peace that we have surrounding this entire event makes everything alright.
3 years ago it was so easy to fall in love with the students that came into our lives.
And that love is still there.
And now we get that opportunity again...to fall in love all over with another group of students. A chance to be impacted by a group of jr. high and high school students and to be allowed into their lives. How we were blessed with an opportunity like this, i have no idea.
I'm thankful for this opportunity.
I'm thankful for this journey.
and honestly, I'm terrified...but incredibly ready to dive in.
We want our lives be used for something that matters.
Fear is part of that process.
Nervousness is part of that process.
...but this is our calling.
And we're in this together...with God preparing the way, we are ready to make it happen.
