Hi friends! I often apologize for the long time spans between posts on this here blog of mine. But I'm not gonna do it today, because let's face it, we are all busy and sometimes posting to a blog just doesn't make it on the to do list if you know what I mean. So instead I will just say welcome back and thanks for reading!
I recently had a few conversations with some friends who said they don't always mind that my blog posts are few and far between because it means there is probably some important information to be shared if I am taking the time to post :-) Today is one of those days!
Today marks 5 wonderful years that Michael and I have been married. 5 years?!? I often wonder where the time went. We have had our share of ups, downs, joys, hurdles and struggles, but through it all our marriage has been a complete joy and an adventure I have loved every minute of. It seems only fitting to share our next great adventure with you all on the day we celebrate our life together.
As many of you know, Michael will be graduating on December 12 (yay!!!) As we have approached this day over the past several months we have been in prayer over where the Lord is leading us to serve as we end this Seminary chapter. God often answers these prayers in some very unique ways. So, without further adieu...our next great adventure will be leading us to Chicago! Yep, I said Chicago. Trust me, I have done a few double takes myself over the past few weeks.
I am sure there are several questions running through your head about how two people who have lived south of the Mason-Dixon line their entire lives end up in Chicago. Well, the answer is God and God alone! We will be heading to Park Community Church where Michael will be taking on the role of Controller. This ministry position gives him the opportunity to marry both his ministry skills learned at seminary with his many years of business/CPA experience.
Park Community Church is located in the heart of Chicago and they have a huge passion for reaching the city. It was a joy to visit with them several weeks ago to see this passion first hand. We are excited to join the team and partner with them to see the gospel spread.
We will be moving to Chicago the last week of December/first week of January...just in time for the dead of winter :-) We will be living in the city and look forward to transitioning from suburban life to city life. We know this is going to be a big change for us but it is one we are excited about. Not so sure if Lincoln is going to love the cold and snow, but at least he is an inside dog.
Making this decision has been very bittersweet for us. We will be moving farther away from family and leaving our friends and church family from FBC Durham. But we know that God calls us to go wherever He opens the door and we are excited to see what He will do. Our time at Southeastern has taught us so much and we believe has prepared us for this next step in our journey. They don't call it the Great Commission Seminary for nothing!
So friends, please pray for us as we have 2 months before we make this transition. It is not a lot of time to accomplish the many things we need to do with the holidays thrown in there but we are trusting that if God has called us to it he will make a way for us.
We look forward to sharing this new journey with you. And since we will be living in a cool new city with much to do, maybe I will post a little more often on here :-) And of course, visitors will be welcome! Love from the Forest....soon to be the Windy City!
