Well who doesn't really?! Whenever you move it's an opportunity to go through all your junk and decide what's worth keeping and what isn't. It seems you always throw out a lot more stuff and then you realize you have even more stuff than when you moved in. Then your room become littered with boxes until you have barely enough space to walk.
So... I decided to fore go most of the packing until later on this week, simply because I have no place to put my stuff. Then on Friday I can stack it all in the garage ready to load on the truck on Saturday morning, because quite honestly, I hate packing!
Now that I have vented I can finally relax and get ready for all the events I have going on this week. Tomorrow I am getting my hair done, thank you Krystina, which will really help with the job hunt, etc. when I get to Reno. Wednesday I am headed back to the Disneyland Resort to meet up with my lovely friend Cynthia and make it into DCA for a final run as a CA resident. (Didn't make it there on Friday so I'm happy to go back.) Also on Wednesday is my last 747 as a volunteer for the High School Ministry. So so sad but it should be a lot of fun, and I get to dress like a Pirate. Arrrrgh! Thursday is lunch & dinner with friends, along with the dreaded packing, followed by Drive. Friday my mom comes into town and we organize things in the garage getting ready to load before Saturday morning I move out and my dad arrives in town then it's check into the hotel and one more service at Mariners before and early turn in and an early rise to get on the road to Nevada. Whew!
It is absolutely crazy to look back and see how all this has come about. I know that God is good and he has a plan for me in Reno, even though I don't know what that plan is. I'm starting to become more and more excited, it will be good to be with my family again but the sooner I can get back on my feet and into my own place the better. I'm really looking forward to checking out Living Stones @ Grace Church. The teaching sounds really good and apparently they could use some help in the tech department which would be a great way to get me plugged into a community. There is so much potential for me to grow there and to meet all kinds of people. It's a new beginning.
I love living in Orange County, but God has other plans for me. By fully relocating me I am leaving all that I was behind me and I can truly embrace the new creation that I am in Christ, without the constant reminders of my past. That in and of itself is a huge blessing.
Things I'll miss about California:
The Beach
Tim Timmons Worship
Kenton Beshore's Interactive Sermons
Country Line Dancing at TJ's
KTLA Morning News (the only news I really watch)
Disneyland
Dodgers Baseball w/ Vin Scully
Mariners High School Ministry Staff ~ Jared, Maguire, Lukei, G; thank you guys for an awesome time and allowing me to really use my gifts, you all will never be far from my thoughts.
Of course... all my friends. Growing up I was never popular, I was always an outsider, a loner, I had a few friends but never as many as I have now. I thank God for you all and I look forward to seeing you again real soon. I love you!
Monday, September 28, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
It's Official
Today was decision day, September 1st, if I hadn't found a job by today I would be moving to Reno. Even though I've already made this decision I just thought I'd take a minute to reflect on how I came to it.
Over the past couple years God has really opened my eyes to the work he's been doing in my life. I've seen miraculous blessings and proof of his Grace and Love for his children. He's provided for me in my distress and shown me his truth.
It became clear to me a couple weeks ago that God was closing doors for me here. The sheer absence of God's favor was proof enough for me to make the decision to move on. God has been stretching me and molding me into taking bigger steps of faith, to move away from where I'm comfortable and reach his kingdom.
I have to thank my first small group which encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone and get involved at church. Those beautiful women helped me to see how God sees me, and in part because of them I began to volunteer at Fuel, first with Pipeline then with tech. Then a few years later God called me again to step outside my comfort zone and volunteer with students. I was SO freaked out, I didn't have the best time in school I wasn't sure I could really be of any use. Now I wish I didn't have to leave them.
Being uncomfortable is where God wants us to be when we try something new, because then we're not leaning on ourselves but on him. When we are fully reliant on him, he does incredible works. The apostles didn't exactly leave of life of leisure, they were in some of the worst situations of their lives and they still leaned on God because they knew there was a reason for it and they believed they were right where God wanted them to be and when the time came for them to move on they would and go willingly.
I am being called to leave what has been my permanent comfort zone, but like when God called Abraham I'd only be in more pain if I stayed than if I went. This is a new adventure, a real chance to make a brand new start and to take all I've learned here and apply to a new life. I get to start from here, all I know, all I believe; I am blessed with the opportunity to take that with me and share it with those that may not know it yet. Thanks to all of you who have helped me along the way. This blog is to let you know how God is using me up there. I'm excited and I'm sad to leave, but I know that God has great things in store for me.
Over the past couple years God has really opened my eyes to the work he's been doing in my life. I've seen miraculous blessings and proof of his Grace and Love for his children. He's provided for me in my distress and shown me his truth.
It became clear to me a couple weeks ago that God was closing doors for me here. The sheer absence of God's favor was proof enough for me to make the decision to move on. God has been stretching me and molding me into taking bigger steps of faith, to move away from where I'm comfortable and reach his kingdom.
I have to thank my first small group which encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone and get involved at church. Those beautiful women helped me to see how God sees me, and in part because of them I began to volunteer at Fuel, first with Pipeline then with tech. Then a few years later God called me again to step outside my comfort zone and volunteer with students. I was SO freaked out, I didn't have the best time in school I wasn't sure I could really be of any use. Now I wish I didn't have to leave them.
Being uncomfortable is where God wants us to be when we try something new, because then we're not leaning on ourselves but on him. When we are fully reliant on him, he does incredible works. The apostles didn't exactly leave of life of leisure, they were in some of the worst situations of their lives and they still leaned on God because they knew there was a reason for it and they believed they were right where God wanted them to be and when the time came for them to move on they would and go willingly.
I am being called to leave what has been my permanent comfort zone, but like when God called Abraham I'd only be in more pain if I stayed than if I went. This is a new adventure, a real chance to make a brand new start and to take all I've learned here and apply to a new life. I get to start from here, all I know, all I believe; I am blessed with the opportunity to take that with me and share it with those that may not know it yet. Thanks to all of you who have helped me along the way. This blog is to let you know how God is using me up there. I'm excited and I'm sad to leave, but I know that God has great things in store for me.
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