Life just seems so insane right now! In a time when I am supposed to be starting to wind everything in my life down and start getting ready for The World Race in January, it seems like it is doing the exact opposite! And although I know that life is hectic right now, I also know that it is all happening for a reason, and that slowly God is not only starting to close the doors here, but is also preparing me for whatever I will be doing when I get back from the race. He’s just crazy like that!
Here’s how my last few weeks have gone…
I have been 1 general elective credit away from my college diploma for the last 4 years…and seriously, up until now I could care less, I mean I own my own business, so what do I need a diploma for??? The day I started filling out my World Race application a family friend (who has been on me for years to get my diploma) gave me $300 to enroll myself in an online college course. I didn’t think much of it at first, but with me giving up my business to embark on this journey, the more I think about it the more I think that God is providing me with an avenue. I may just need that diploma when I get home. So thank you Amelia for loving me enough to allow yourself to be used by God to bless me (I know I will get at least one like for this post…lol)
I rent a house with my mom; I have lived here for the last year and a half. Before that I had lived with my brother, and through extenuating circumstances had to move out of where I was living on my own. Before I moved I had prayed and prayed, asking God for a house that was affordable. He answered my prayers through one of my amazing clients, Fred, who just so happens to be a realtor! He found me a small country home for $800/month (probably less than the mortgage pmt/month)!!! If no one knows what an amazing deal this is let me tell you…..IT IS A STEAL OF A DEAL!!!! And the crazy part is…120 people called to look at the house, AND I WASN’T THE FIRST ONE!!! GOD ANSWERED MY PRAYERS AND GAVE ME THIS HOUSE!!!!!!!! It is a month-month contract but the initial deal was that our land owners were going to build a new house on the property and when finished building (sometime spring/summer 2013) we would have to move out and they would tear down our house. Two weeks ago I received a phone call from them saying that they had decided they did not want the property any longer as it wasn’t suitable to their needs, and so, just as I was beginning to prepare for the World Race and would no longer need to be living there anymore BAM! God closed the door. He is so amazing! We have 60 days from the selling date, time enough for me to put my life into storage and possible crash in someone’s spare room for a couple of months. And after all of this, we have complete faith that God already has the perfect place lined up for my mom to live in…..I mean, how can He not!?!
Packin' up all this, and there's only one thing I shall really miss <3
Needless to say, my time is now more than just full time work, it is also; part time school, Friday nights with my youth (LOVE YOU ALL!!!<3) Tuesday nights at church for a session on identity, find time for my dog, eat, shower, sleep, squeeze in some social time somewhere, think about starting to pack up all my stuff, and then do it all over again next week. But through it all God has a plan, and He is working everything out for my good.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
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