Heading East!

This post is so over due it's ridiculous! I've traveled from Alaska to Spokane to Nor Cal to LA to London to LA and back and forth to Nor Cal a few more times. The past two months have been full, rich and wonderful. I loved being in Spokane and visiting friends who have become family. Time in Nor Cal is always fabulous and too short. London was amazing in so many ways. Finally, I am really glad I decided to stay in LA for November and December. It was a great time for me to reconnect with friends from high school, play music, enjoy sunshine, be with family for the holidays and work at Whole Foods. There were definitely moments of loneliness and I greatly miss being in community, but all in all it was a fantastic season. I am really thankful that Katie and Scott were "near" by and that I got to see them several times. They are wonderful and I will miss them a lot.

I took up a hobby while here in LA. Running. This is as much of a surprise to me as it might be to any of you, but it has be great! My mom has a group of running buddies that took me in and step by step I became a runner. WEIRD! In fact, I became enough of a runner that I am entered in a 1/2 Marathon. Weirder STILL! The race is this Sunday, and I am really excited! I am feeling relatively strong, ran 12 miles last week, and am ready to give it a go! The first time out, I am just going to be stoked to finish, so let's just hope I cross that finish line!

So yes! I am running the Phoenix 1/2 marathon...On my way to St Louis! Yup, you read right. My car is currently packed, loaded and ready to drive east to good ole St Louis. I have been admitted to Covenant Seminary and am starting this semester on a Masters and Religion and Culture. All the stories around this move are phenomenal. I originally applied in November, just to test the waters and see what was possible. From there, God swung the doors wide open. There were obstacles, and they were all surmounted. There was doubt, and God firmly calmed it. There was (and is) financial need, and God continues to provide every penny. I have never walked into a life change with this much confidence and assurance of His leading. Sometimes I laugh out loud when I think about how quickly this all happened. So much has changed over the last year, and God has brought me SO far. I am excited for this next step and can't wait to see what it all looks like!

Pray for safe running and driving. I'm driving from Phoenix to St Louis alone, and am hoping for good driving conditions.

If any of your journeys bring you to St Louis, please drop me a line! I'd love to see you!