Lucky Number Seven

Yes, folks. I am moving. Again. Which makes seven times in 2 years. I've been reading through old journals of mine on and off for awhile now and the other day, I read a prayer I wrote awhile ago that said,
"God, rock my world."
HA!
Naive, silly girl.
Don't you know the Lord hears and answers prayers?

Anyway, I am grateful that things continue to change around me, since I thrive in and am energized by it. Here are the most recent changes in the Lord's continual shake up of my life's snowglobe:

- Less than a week after my last post, my roommate Margaret received a dream job offer working as an Assistant Regional Director for an educational development organization called the Flippen Group (yes. you read that correctly. Flippen. founder of the organization? Flip Flippen. no joke.). She has been following this group as an avid admirer for the last eight years and through crazy and unconventional connections, ended up in the path of her now soon-to-be boss, who deemed her invaluable. She and David will be moving out to Texas in three weeks to begin her training as soon as possible. She and David are both astounded by this amazing opportunity and are so excited to begin this new adventure.

- Since my roommates are moving, that means I'm moving! May 16th to be exact. Which I am very excited about. Moving in my life has been such a literal picture of what is happening in the spirit. God is bringing about something new and this next move is a physical representation of that. I am moving in with my friend in the desert, Amber, and her grandmother, Lynda. The Lord has so prepared my heart to live with them and I am excited to do life with these two wonderful women. I will be helping around the house and taking over food responsibilities for the household. The level of enthusiasm I have for this is astronomical. I say this without an ounce of sarcasm: NOTHING excites me quite like organizing and accomplishing kitchen tasks. I am so serious. I'm over the moon.

- C3 continues to thrive. We had over three hundred people come to our Community Easter Egg Hunt, which was about triple what we had last year. OVERWHELMING to say the LEAST! But through that event, we've had the privilege of fellowshipping with a few new families on Sundays, which makes the exhaustion all worth it.

- My job continues to try me to my very core. It is clear that the enemy is coming up against me at work. However, as usual, the Lord is using it for His glorious purposes. He is showing me exactly who I am in Him and how I must stand, unwavering, despite the flames. My kids are incredibly difficult and my coworkers are led by the world. And the Lord is sovereign. Praise His name.

- Since my last post, which was just three months ago, my delicious cousin, Katie Mei, was diagnosed with, treated for, and is now in remission from Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Katie was diagnosed the day before Valentine's Day with stage 2 of this form of lymph node cancer. Her journey through this valley has been nothing short of glorious, praise Him. Katie faced this trial with strength, courage, and joy, graciously because of her relationship with the Father. She has constantly testified that God is bigger than cancer and is living proof of the power of God in how He has healed her! She is ecstatic to be done with chemotherapy so she can eat chocolate again :-) and return to school. I'm planning on seeing her the second weekend in June and CAN NOT WAIT to get my arms around her.

- Through these past few hard months, with work being so difficult and the news of Katie weighing on my heart, the Lord has made two things abundantly clear: He is in control always. And I am to worship Him always. The second I got the call from my mom regarding Katie, I knew that I needed to stand in an attitude of worship before the Lord. Not question. Not panic. Not fear of what is of this world. But worship of the King. By His grace, He is teaching me to be a perpetual worshipper. It is not easy. And not an overnight transformation, much to my impatient heart's dismay. But it is a rich lesson, full of His goodness. This lesson has been involving a lot of music, which is so gracious of the Lord, seeing as it's something He and I both love. But worship is more than a song, more than one choice, more than one moment of spirit overcoming flesh. Worship is a continual stance before the King. Lord, teach us and guide us in this.

It certainly has been a busy few months since we last talked and the next few are going to be equally busy, I am sure. Yet, as the proverbial jagged pieces of white swirl around me and my world continues to spin, I will rest in the hands that hold me. Bless His name.