The View From Up Here

Well I'm finally settled in my new home on Deerfield Ave in the lovely Redding, California...  God is just so good!  It feels like this year has already been one upgrade after another.  It just keeps getting better and better.

Well to start it all off, we (My sister Gracie, my bestie Stephany, and myself) made the 22 hour track across the desert heading back to school.  Other than the rock hitting my windshield, my check engine light coming on half way there, and nearly running out of gas and getting stranded in the middle of no where, it was basically an uneventful drive.  None of that to say as a complaint, it actually helped make the drive a little bit more interesting.  Honestly though, the trip out was such a blessing from the Lord as I was able to spend so much time with my Stephany, who I haven't seen in 8 months and won't see again for another 4.  She was able to help us settle in and hang out for a week and then flew back to Denver for $2.50.  Praise Jesus!

And then comes our little yellow house.  So unassuming from the outside, but as we stepped through the front door, I could sense God's favor on us.  Even without furniture or anything in it, it instantly was home.  Everything about it feels like upgrade, even in the little things.  We have a kitchen big enough to dance in, windows in every room, a pool in the backyard...  And did I mention our landlords?  They are both elders at Bethel and are the sweetest people you will ever meet.  They did so much work on the house as well as spent much time praying over each of the rooms.  They also want to pour into us girls and we have already had dinner with them and have plans for a kayaking trip!

School - 2nd year BSSM... where do I even start?  I could spend a lot of time describing all the classes that have been absolutely phenomenal and life changing, but that would take an afternoon with a cup of tea.  So let me just say that again, I have been upgraded.  I feel like I have stepped into an entirely new dimension.  Last year was a lot of digging, tearing, refining, dying... you get the point.  It was all so good and totally worth it as I got so much breakthrough in my identity, but I honestly questioned coming back because I didn't want to be in that dimension any longer.  But everything is different.  I feel so much more like me.  It's weird to think back a year ago and see how not like me I was.  I don't really know how to explain it, but I just feel so alive.  I am able to be real with people, and not try to be somebody else.  I have started dreaming crazy big dreams again, dreams that are far bigger than me.  My heart seems to be growing.  I am seeing more opportunities than I am seeing boundaries.  

All this to say that I know that God is doing good things in me.  He far exceeds my expectations.  He is teaching me to simply trust Him, trust His goodness, trust that He delights to give me all that my heart desires.  I feel like I'm starting to see my world from His perspective.  He has such an incredible aerial view. It's great up here.  You should try it sometime!