Changes in Fall 2018

This season has been a season of change for my family. My job is the same yet busier, my husband has added a podcast, and the biggest change is for my young daughter...MIDDLE school.

I have been nervous about middle school since I was in middle school. It is a time of lots of change, emotions, and for her a new school. She is doing great with the change, loves her school, she is in 2 sports, in band, yearbook and she LOVES her youth group - anything you can get involved with she is trying! She has been on 3 over night trips this fall and makes my life look boring. She is making good friends, liking her teachers, enjoying a connect group and really coming out of her shell. I am a proud mom. 

Now, I know many of you have asked how am I doing with the changes....I am taking them one day at a time! Honestly, I am struggling. With all this change all around me I am feeling lost. I see her thriving, I see my husband starting a new adventure and I feel stuck in the routine of life to keep things moving for them.

I have always thrived on routine, yet now I am craving adventure. I am have spent the last few years on auto pilot. I have spent the last few months focused on getting through today and ignoring my our desires for something bigger. Is this all God has planned?

Then last night I was volunteering with 3rd - 5th grade girls, we are talking about family. I got up to share about my family and felt like I needed to share my story of my faith for a child. I cried as I shared about how sometimes life is not what we hoped (especially our families), yet God has a bigger plan for us than our current circumstance. I shared how I wanted a big family, yet having one child was a miracle. After I shared my story we asked the girls to make a family crest and share about their families. As I listened to the girls share heartbreaking stories and stories of laughter, I realized God did see my heart...He gave me the opportunity to be a part of each of the girls lives! I have a HUGE family. I have lots of girls to pray for, love, invest in and hopefully show them Jesus loves them no matter what life looks like.

Once again I have been challenged to take a step back and see what God has done in my life. So often we are just moving forward just doing life. Today I challenge you to look around and see the miracles that you may not have noticed....