To everything there is a season....

It only takes a moment for life to completely change.  What do we take security in?  Everything around us can be stripped from us as quick as you can say hi and goodbye.  Sometimes it is for the good!  2 years ago exactly I was living in a place of expectation.  God had promised that He would bring me an open door.  What did that door lead to, I had no idea, but I knew from previous experience that He would make good of His promise.  At the time I had no job, but the very next day I had an interview to be a nanny in my hometown.  I loved my life out in Minnesota with my family close by, friends to share conversation and coffee with.  My friend Carrie and I had actually begun the preparation process of authoring a book together.  So many new opportunities spread themselves out in front of me.  I thought, life is good.  I was comfortable.

Then...........

I received a phone call from a friend I knew out in Texas.  I hadn't spoken with her in over a year, but I had a vague inclination of what she might ask me.  I didn't know if I wanted to take the call, to be honest.  Her husband and she had pioneered a YWAM base out in WV.  I knew that the call meant an invitation to join them.  But, but, but.  I don't want to be uprooted right now.  I'm doing fine right where I am.  Why now, God?  Why now?  Then I answered the phone and as we conversed I knew that this was not an invitation from Tracey, but rather God calling me to come away with Him.  Unknowns everywhere and only 3 months to prepare for my life to change completely.

But now, nearly 2 years since my arrival and I don't regret saying yes.  I took a walk today and marveled at the natural beauty all around me.  I took out my camera and joyfully documented my home.  WV is a part of me.  I didn't know this chapter would exist, but God is into surprises I've discovered and He isn't required to share every bit of our itinerary with me ahead of time.  I look around me and I don't see strangers, but I see my family.  I walk into the grocery store and I'm waved at and people say, "Hi, Katie."  Thank you God for inviting me on this journey.  I've discovered many treasures here and I feel rich!