Changing Seasons

There are many things that I am thankful for about the fact the seasons are finally changing after a seemingly endless winter.  Running outside, tan lines, dining al fresco, open windows... I just feel closer to the person I was meant to be when I'm able to be outside and in the sun.  There are few places that compare to Chicago in the summer time, and I am so excited to be back there for it.

You probably know that Brad and I decided to embark on a new chapter in our lives as I'll be starting seminary in the fall at North Park. It's a decision that has been a long time coming... my roommate and I talked about it while we were sophomores in Anderson Hall!  I guess I never actually thought it would come to fruition.

My parents have graciously opened their home to us, so our little family is movin' in this month!  Our time in Waukegan has been wonderful (did you ever think I would say that?!), and it will hard to

A recent trip to Milwaukee

leave the townhouse we've been calling home.  I feel as though we've been able to breathe while here for the first time since Brady's been born.  He took his first steps, crawled up and down his first flights of stairs, ate real food, went in his first pool all while here- normal kid stuff that I just cherish so much!  He's going to be 2 years old next week, and we're celebrating with the Annual Gigi's Playhouse 5k Fun Run-come join us!

The path to this point was one that has been full of self-imposed road blocks, but God knocked all of them down.  Maybe I'll write about that at a later time, but the point is, this is where we are supposed to be.  In My Utmost for His Highest for today, Oswald Chambers writes, "God instructs us in what we choose; that is, He actually guides our common sense.  And we yield to His teachings and guidance, we no longer hinder His Spirit by continually asking, "Now, Lord, what is Your Will?"

I'm not going to say I'm not nervous.  I'm pretty much an emotional wreck when I think about leaving Athletico after almost 8 years, and the thought of living with my parents as a parent myself is pretty bizarre.  Yet, I find comfort in knowing with absolute certainty that I'm listening and acting according to God's call on my life.  And I guess most things that are worth anything always make us stretch the furthest.  Here goes nothin'!