The Big Move

     So much has changed since the last time I blogged! I told myself when 2014 started that I was going to become a blogger. That lasted all of a few months, and then life got crazy for us.

     As I step back and take a look at all things God has been doing in our life in the past year, I am in awe. Chase and I had been praying and seeking God's direction as to what He wanted to do in our life and where he wanted to lead us, pretty much since we got married. We just felt that weren't doing enough, and that God had bigger plans.

     In January we were asked to come lead worship at Gulfway Church for a Sunday, little did we know they were praying and looking for a worship leader. After hearing their vision and goals for the church, we knew this was where God wanted us. Within a week we accepted the job, and within 2 weeks we were moving to Gulf Shores.

     Now, we are just a few months shy of being here a year. We have grown so much during that time. Moving from a small town to a much bigger, tourist spot was a huge change for us. And on top of that, we hadn't even been married a year when we made the big move. Our life changed dramatically. We went from having all of our family within an hour of us, to now being 3 hours away from the closest. I think that was the hardest part of the move for us both. :-)

    There were so many times we get so caught up on life, the changes, and loneliness (not that we were lonely, we were just away from everyone we knew), that we forgot what we were doing here. (or maybe I'm just speaking for myself) There were times I felt like I was praying and seeking God with everything I had, but my prayers weren't going anywhere. Looking back now, I see that those were the times that God was wanting me/us to find our way to Him. I think that sometimes, God wants us to make the first move towards Him. He wants to see if we are going to give in to the pressures or if we are going to continue pursing Him through everything. It's during those times, that I feel the most spiritual growth. And that is what this whole journey has been...