So….Here goes nothing…. I have put this off so many times, partially because I didn’t know even where to begin and in part because every time that I tried to start blogging I ended up reading about everyone else and engulfing myself in their blogs. Needless to say I finally decided to realize that although their stories were wonderful and the way in which God is working in their lives in wonderful, the way HE is working in my life is also wonderful.
My name is Charlotte Anderson and I am 24 years old living in Houston, Texas at the moment. I grew up all over the place because my dad was in the military. I have lived in North Carolina, Louisiana, Panama, New York, and Florida. My dad retired while we were in Shalimar, Florida (close to Destin) and that is where I will always claim as my home. I graduated in April 2009 from University of North Florida in Jacksonville, FL and felt God calling me to move to a small town called Pearland which is right outside Houston.
I remember leaving my AMAZING church family in Jacksonville and talking to my mom about one of the women that had been pivotal in my walk with Christ. She responding with crazy wisdom (as mothers tend to provide) and said “Maybe you need to be some else’s Rachel”…..and that is exactly what God had planned for me in Texas. The past 15 months have been a complete confirmation as to why God moved me from Florida to Texas. I have been given the opportunity to assist the Life Development pastor at my church in the Singles Ministry in planning events and working in a leadership role with the women within the group. I remember running one day (I am an avid runner and that is when God speaks to me so clearly) and hearing God’s voice just assure me that although I am not perfect, His plan for me is PERFECT and no one else can live out my life but me. Such a simple thought but it totally offered me the peace that I needed in this new life in Texas.
Now that brings me to where I am today….awaiting our Launch date and preparing spiritually, physically, mentally, financially, and logistically. As I read all of the blogs from My Squad I can’t help but just have a sense that I already know, intimately, some of you which brings me a complete feeling of peace.
