my word.

I'm not signed on a dotted line yet, but I am verbally committed to a position in Arizona.

I'm jumping to GLORIFY God in all that I do.
My choices & my free will, His Beautiful Plan.
A little farewell midwest to-do list.

- visits with my michigan friends, community, and family :)
- Peanut Butter/Bananna/Chocolate Razzle from Turtle Tom's
- Fort Building & Hoe-down throw down
- A Hudson Mills Jog, Town Loop Jog, and Hill workout at Mill Pond
- A Bird Lake Boat Ride
- Jesus time in Lillie park
- Drowsy Parrot Italian Soda
- Bananagrams on the deck
- Barefoot Backyard Frisbee

And that's all I got for this morning.

little leaps.

Well friends,
My heart goes out to all of your beautiful faces tonight.
God bless those who take leaps of faith.

It was a campaigner weekend, possibly the one that James Granger spoke at, where I first heard this "leap of faith" concept. All I know is that I wrote it in sharpie on my bible cover, and later on my duck taped journal for wilderness.

Right now I struggle with the power of patience and the power of starting. I struggle with knowing what the leap of faith is in this decision.  Is the leap going, or is the leap staying?

There are three things in life you can never get back: time, missed opportunity, and spoken words.

This is an opportunity. I do not know where it will take me, I do not know how long I'll be gone, but mentally I am concluding that this is opportunity will be missed if I choose not to take it. Therefore friends, it is with great excitement for a career and a new journey that I gather my belongings and move to Tucson, AZ.

With nothing but my midwest heart, my pure Michigan spirits, and my windy Chicago roots - I'm venturing cross country to the west.  To a state that cannot be represented by any body part, has very little water or greenery, and is vastly controlled by the power of Air Conditioning.

As much as it hurts to know what I am risking, I can only imagine how much more it will hurt if I never tried.

This is coming from the girl who sprayed her teddy bear with mom's perfume all the way into 6th grade, this is coming from the 17 year old girl who couldn't be on work crew for a month because she felt too far from home.  Don't think I won't miss you, because I will. Don't think I won't bawl, it's going to happen. My heart is set on staying in my comfort zone but there is something bigger then my heart, and that is God's plan.

For some reason, God continuously thinks I can rally through these really BIG things. And I'm here to say, again, "Really?"

Yes, Really.

Scripture and prayers welcomed today, indeed everyday.

Love to you all, and I am still praying for a Michigan Miracle.