I started blogging as a way to faithfully share and bring to light all that God was teaching me through life, but over the past several months, I have been very unfaithful in posting. My goal going forward is to post far more often. There are numerous times when the Lord has laid a post on my heart, but before I sit down to write, the idea is gone. My hope is that I will faithfully post and proclaim all the Lord is asking of me.
Let me catch you up on all that has happened in the past 9 months.
1. I was recruited to WRS (a different management company--much larger).
2. We moved back to our hometown of Lewisville.
3. My NEW property went up for sale and I was transferred to a mid-rise, higher end community in Dallas (near downtown).
4. We left our homegroup that we started 3 years ago and became members of another group closer to us.
5. We began coaching two wonderful sets of homegroup leaders in the Lewisville area.
6. Last but not least, Michael started seminary and is currently job searching (so if you know of anything, let me know :)).
As you can see, our lives have really been in a season of change and transition. With so much transition, I find myself dreaming about all the future may hold. I day dream often of moving into a house, Michael starting a new job, and/or us moving to Africa (or anywhere really) as missionaries. Sometimes I feel as though my life is on hold until we can transition into one of the above dreams. However, as Paul says, "...for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content." I need contentment. God numbers our days and lays out the steps of our lives; He knows what He is doing and His time is perfect. I will rest in this, especially on days when my emotions get the better of me. With that said, it is possible the Lord is transitioning us for missions or ministry and so we are working on plans to really cut out all debt (mainly student loans) as quickly as possible. The goal is to have at least one (but hopefully both) of my student loans paid off before next summer (that is a BIG feat, but we can do it!). Once this is done, we hope to be able to save each semester so that we can pay in full for the upcoming semester of Michael's seminary training. This will allow us so much more freedom in where we spend our dollar (not that we have crazy high student loans). The bigger idea here is that we position ourselves in a place where we are free from chains of bondage to any certain location (specifically the States); if we are debt free, we are then free to travel the world and go where God leads without looking back. I am thankful to the Lord for placing these goals on our hearts and for our friends Matt and Amanda who set a good example for us!
I will leave you with updated pictures of our little family. :)
Talk to you soon!
Love,
Alyson
