The big move

Well hello there! It's been awhile since I've posted anything on here and boy have I got some updates for ya....

My life looks nothing like I thought it would right now....but I'm really really grateful for that.

I'm sitting in my new home in Dillsburg Pennsylvania, reflecting on what God has done over the past 8 months and growing increasingly excited for all that's ahead. (Though I'll admit...the first week I came to PA I kept saying to myself "I can't believe I'm doing this")

What am I doing exactly?

Spending 8(ish) months giving my "yes" to Jesus.

To become more like him. To learn to do the things He did. To train myself to hear Him better. To grow in love, the way HE loves.

I'd love to say that I waltzed into this season with all smiles and excitement but that wouldn't be entirely true. I knew attending Ministry School would mean quitting my job(s), leaving Long Island, and saying goodbye to friends, family and the Church I love so much. But at the end of the day, I really feel Jesus is so worthy of any discomfort I may face or any adjustments I have to make.

Back in April I sat in a coffeeshop, wrestling with this decision. I listed out all the reasons to come versus not come. I admit, I was kind of unnerved by the idea of uprooting. But then I realized that should I decide to do this...it would change my life. So far, that much has proven true (and it's only been a month!)

I've learned that I really do hear the voice of God.

I've learned that talking to strangers really isn't all that scary.

I've learned that I still have songs inside me.

I've learned that it's okay to cry and look like a hot mess.

I've learned that Jesus does give me things to share with people.

I've learned to love and notice people a whole lot more.

I've learned that I'm stronger than I thought.

I've learned that there's new stuff in the Bible that I've not noticed before.

I've learned that there's so much more to the Holy Spirit than I had ever experienced.

I've learned that making new friends is easy when you have Jesus as the common denominator.

I've learned to let go and TRUST.

And that's barely scratching the surface.

The main theme of all of this, is that there is SO MUCH MORE to life than I had experienced prior to this new adventure. The REALNESS and LOVE of Jesus has become more evident to me than ever before.

This photo was taken at a conference we got to help facilitate in October!

As I write this, I am checking in to my flight for BRAZIL, where I fully expect to see God move in a mighty way. I hope the next blog post I write will be filled with fun stories from the trip (I'm going to try to get better at posting more regular updates, sometimes it's just so hard to process all the thoughts in my head and write them out!)

Anyways...if you are reading this, thank you for joining me on my journey! Your love and prayers mean more than you know.

Seeing horses and buggies make me smile :) It's fun to experience all that PA has to offer!