Remembering

I believe that waiting to start this new adventure is the hardest.  We have two months of living in limbo...moving out of our first home together, moving in with parents, saying long good byes, savoring moments with family and friends, wishing we could be here for the changes in our family and friends lives.

I think every day how I will miss my students (even on bad days), how we won't get to see my younger brother graduate college, miss the baby brother's proms and high school graduation, not know who our siblings date, see one of our dearest friends' first child born, miss friends making great accomplishments in their lives, treasure family time.  It is so hard.  And scary.

I try to remember moving to Houston.  It scared me silly to live on my own truly for the first time of my life.  But because of the move to Houston I found my passion, my husband, and hardest trial ever that molded me into me.  Houston is the reason I feel hard for Capitol Hill  (our church family), I teach, I desire to work with teen moms, and have the hubs.  If I didn't do that because I was scared, I don't know where I would be today.  Houston was not easy.  It challenged me, made me extremely tired and frustrated, but every day I thank God I had the experience to work with Impact church of Christ in Houston.

I hope I have the same experience with the Peace Corps.  I try to remember God never leaves me.  I believe this is the plan for us and I know this because so many things have fell into place that shouldn't have.   I try to remember my best friend will be by my side as well as family and friends supporting us here.

Following

I am following my best friend to another country.  This has been a desire of my husband's since high school...volunteering in the Peace Corps.  I married him knowing this was part of not only his future plans but now OUR future plans.  We have prayed, stressed, fretted, worried, and waited for this, fearing it would never get here.

But here it is, it's really happening.  We are in the final stages, saying good byes to family and friends and enjoying the last holiday season with them for a while.  We are leaving in two very short months.  I am excited and cannot wait for it to get here, but I also want to freeze time and savor the moments with my family, friends, and students.

For me, I believe I am not only following my husband but also God.  The hubs and I have always had a strong desire to serve others.  I know that this is what God is pushing me towards-serving outside of my comfort zone and leaning on Him.

I want to use this blog to share with our family and friends our experiences, growth, and even the trials.