For the good!

Living in Greenville has for sure been a transition for me...

Things such as:

Living in a city vs. mountains,
Traveling on several highways everyday vs. one main road in the valley.
Large Presbyterian church vs. small country Baptist church on the hill .
Families with several children as friends vs. College age friends 5+ yrs younger than me
Slower pace with evening to relax vs. constant go,go, go & always something to do
Living with empty nesters vs. 3 amazing friends in a barn
Recieving teaching vs. pouring into others
Thinking for myself vs. a movement of college girls

..all good things!!! but just very different from each other.

What a month it has been. But tonight as i drive home from bible study (back to the empty nesters) i cant help but, be thankful. just thankful. yes, this has been a month of many tears, alot of unknown, and feeling alone. A month of getting use to showing up to things as a newbie and putting myself out there to make new friends. A month of just wondering who am i? and what is the Lord doing in my life?

I am so thankful for the body of Christ at Mitchell Road. God really is doing so much in and through this church and i am blown away to be apart of it. Every new thing i go to people welcome me with open arms like i have been their best friend all our lives. Young and old! I love that, i love that Christ really does use people to show himself to us. Tonight i was able to just learn. To learn things about christianity that i just always assumed but never really questioned. Then to end our time praying for each other in our group. Women different phrases of life, different struggles, diffferent spiritual gifts, backgrounds, stories, but yet not even knowing all of them we still bear one anothers burdens and pray to the same Lord and know that He hears us and he has purposed this very night for us to meet and worship him together.

Thank you Lord that the fear of being abandon, orphan and alone through transition you have crushed and brought freedom through your sons and daughters to welcome me with open arms, That i might experience you in a new way. I am humbled and wonder why i fail to believe your word in Romans 8:28 "that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

..a Thankful heart..