Waiting

As most of you know, Joe and I have been talking about moving back to California for, oh I don't know...5 YEARS!

At last. I can see the end in sight. We are, indeed, coming home.

We started this journey 5 years ago, moving our family to Las Vegas. What we thought was a good "investment" quickly turned bad, leaving us in lots of debt and no way out. We had an opportunity to move to WA, hoping we would be able to save money, pay off our debt and get the heck out!

Our one year plan, quickly turned into two, three, four, five... Talk about learning patience. At first, I was angry. How did we get ourselves into this mess? Why did I have to be so far from my family? I felt like time was slipping away, that I was missing out and that my hands were completely tied. We had no way out. So we waited.

It was in this waiting period that I learned to listen. It took me a while, but I finally took the focus off me and my situation, and learned to obey. It is not about my timing and what I want. God has a plan for my life. A plan that is perfect. I just have to have faith.

I wouldn't change these past five years for anything. It was in this silence and prayer that I have changed into a different person. I'm by no means perfect, but I have changed. I have learned discipline, to trust in God's plan, and to pray.

And I have learned that He does listen. He comforts. He is faithful.