My Feet Will Wonder Towards Adventure

Right now, I am able to look at my life and the things God is doing... and actually appreciate it! You know how some times we can miss what God is really doing in our lives? And the only way we really see the hand of God working in and through our lives is when we look back to past experiences and say, "Wow, I couldn't even see what God was doing." I know that I can't see all of His greatness working in my life, but I can see and even feel a lot of what He is doing. It is truly inspiring. To have a personal relationship with my Savior.

I was recently blessed with the chance to get out of town for a long weekend trip to Utah. I was mainly visiting my sister and my brother-in-law but had the chance to visit the church they are helping start. I have lots of amazing friends out in Salt Lake City who are serving Jesus, so it was incredible to spend time with them as well! I knew the trip would be a nice chance for me to get away, I just didn't realize how much it would impact me. But I was in for a wonderful surprise!

Since my sister was working a few nights when I was there, I had a chance to go to coffee shops and relax. I actually took that free time I had to read this book called, "The Next Generation Leader" (Which I sincerely love!) and I also spent that time, dreaming, praying, editing photos, updating my new phone, and driving around a new town. I am a sucker for adventure. I enjoyed my time in Utah so much. I love driving places and not completely knowing where I am going. I love the new views, smells, people, and atmospheres I got to experience. This trip did wonders. While I was spending time just talking with God, I could feel Him start to pour dreams and goals in my life that I have kind of left on the wayside. I have found this new appreciation for traveling. Like this undeniable, gonna die if I don't do it, kind of traveling. I feel like I have finally come full circle with some of the tough situations I have gone through these past 6  months. And I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it is a beautiful site to see! I would not be where I am if it wasn't for the unconditional love of my family and close friends and my ever growing relationship with Jesus. It is humbling.

So as I start to learn how God will have these crazy dreams pan-out, I will be prayerfully expectant for the new and exciting, while remembering the importance of my "now." Remembering that my current life is just as crucial to the big picture as anything else that will happen in my future!

Oh goodness. I am so excited to be alive and living out my dreams.

I give everything over to You Lord

Standing Still & Waiting

At one point I stood still in the crowd at the Hillsong concert, I just attended. I could literally feel the excitement run through my blood stream. My dreams and visions flashed before me. The art, design, music, and lights on the stage set fueled even more thoughts and ideas within me. My passion was met with a flood of inspiration. I am trying to find a beautiful balance between staying consistent with what is in front of me while also looking ahead to what doors are opening in the future. I often feel antsy with where I am in life. There is this undeniable urge for adventure. To experience something new and to see the world around me. This whole post may sound cliché, but I have been feeling like I want to start and build and pursue my dreams. I have an itch to encounter something unfamiliar, something new and uncertain. I feel like there is something awaiting me that is just around the corner, but I am blind to what it is. I have no idea what the next season of life looks like, but I have tons of things stirring inside me.

While I am ready to embark on the next journey that is ahead of me, I have noticed that some of my thoughts have been making me feel a little "tied down." I want to start an Urban Art Center, I want to reach the lost and broken people, I want to dance again, I want to travel to different states or different countries, but I can't help but feel a little less excited knowing I will be doing it on my own. I so desperately want my best friend to do all of these things with me. & When I say "best friend" I really mean husband. I just want to collide ideas with someone who is just as passionate and thrilled about living this life intentionally and having fun along the way. I am not the kind of girl to "wait around" for a guy (as I mentioned in my previous post), but I can't help but feel a desire to work hand in hand with my best friend and to do each life adventure together.

Nevertheless, I know that there is a flood gate of opportunities that lay before me that always remind me to refer back to my life motto. "Faithful in the small, expectant for the big." I value consistency in others as I also try to remain a person of consistency. I am attempting to do this by being consistent in everything that is currently in front of me. The ministry opportunities I have, the friends I have, the family I have, the job I have, the dance community I know, the personal growth I am encountering, and the Biblical and speaking training I am receiving, to name a few! I have been prayerfully trying to figure out the "next step" in my future. If I think to long about it I get all confused and anxious, so I am always learning how to let go and let God take the lead.

I give everything to You Lord