Friday, July 1, 2011

Still Standing

It's hard to believe just how different my life is from the last time I actually wrote on this thing. My last post was about starting over and that's exactly what I've done. Allow me to recap the past two years:

*moved to Anderson, SC
*moved to Marion, IN
*spent two wretched weeks working in a factory (NEVER AGAIN!)
*spent a year coaching high school girls basketball
*spent a year substitute teaching
*moved again in Marion, IN
*spent eight months 911 dispatching for the sheriff's department
*spent a year helping out with the IWU women's basketball team
*spent four months working at a local health clinic
*got a new job working in Fort Wayne, IN
*moved to Fort Wayne, IN

But in spite of all these "changes" that have happened over the past two years, the one that means the most to me, and that one that is nearly impossible to explain, is the change that has happened in my heart/mind/spirit.

When I wrote my last post about starting over back in 2009, my heart was broken, my mind was exhausted, and my spirit was weary. And while my heart is still fragile...my mind is refreshed and my spirit renewed. And you know what? I'm stronger because of it all.

I won't go as far to say "I wouldn't change a thing" because truth be told, if I could go back, I'd change a ton of things. I will, however, say that I'm thankful for it all.

God is faithful.
God is gracious.
God is real!