Like Tumbleweeds in the Wind

One day after we had made the decision to move back east I suddenly had this thought..."What in the sam hill am I going to rename my blog?!?"  And, as crazy as this thought may be, I actually contemplated NOT moving because I like the name....ME, not moving back east!!!...I must have been a little sick in the head that day...AND over a blog name!  For pete's sake, girl!  But just as suddenly as the thought came, another one replaced it and I found the irony in the whole thing.  I realized that not only does the name still fit, but it fits us to a "T" (no pun intended...."T"...tumbleweeds begins with a "t"...get it???)  Anyway, all sad jokes aside, I soon began to feel that although I've moved more in one year than I EVER, EVER wanted to move in my entire life, I find that one word makes me feel like my life isn't so crazy any more.

Tumbleweed

Jamie and I have become very much like tumbleweeds in the last year.  We've blown here and there, following the paths we were meant to travel, each path bringing new life lessons and learning experiences with it.  And the moment the thought entered my mind, I began to feel a peace about it.  No, if I could have written my life's book, I wouldn't have ever written this last chapter, but as I am not the author I can only observe and trust that the true Author knows exactly how to write a best-seller.  So I find a true peace about being "like a tumbleweed in the wind" because the Lord knows exactly which direction the wind will take me.

And what a direction it has!!!!  In the week and a half that we've been back in PA we've found ourselves utterly amazed at the way in which God works and find that sometimes you can only shake your head, look above and truly thank the Lord for blessing you with answers to prayers you have never prayed!  Jamie had a job almost literally drop into his hands about a week or so before we moved.  We can't seem to stop talking about the timing of it all...again, the credit can only go to the Author writing the book!  And as he is starting his job in less than a week we found ourselves scrambling to find housing as he needs to be closer than an hour's drive.  So for the last week we've been on the phone and scouring the online ad's trying to find "the perfect place", which let's face it, there is NO perfect place.  (This we already know from the 50 or so move's we've already accomplished in the last year.)  But it just so happened that today towards the end of our frantic searching we stopped at a local grocery store near his job to see if maybe, just maybe, an ad would be placed inside AND lo and behold, we found it!  So after a quick phone call we were off again to take a looksie.  What a find it turned out to be!  This evening had us calling them back saying, 'yes, we'll take it'.

OK, so we have yet to know, will this job work out for Jamie and has the wind settled down on our "tumbleweeding days", but for today I find myself thanking God for providing in ways I could have never imagined!  It's been a humbling few months for us and we've learned many lessons along the way and I have no idea what tomorrow will bring, but for today I will thank God for always providing for my needs.  I don't want to soon forget the struggles we've been through because although I didn't always feel like I saw God's hand at work, He was already laying down the foundation for where we are today.  So I find myself saying, 'Jessica, remember to praise Him through the good AND the bad times'...because the bad times only bring you closer to Him and you NEVER know how he'll decide to finish a chapter.  I don't have pictures to share, just the excitment of possibilities and another new chapter in life.  If you are struggling through life right now, remember you are NEVER alone AND that you may not see the works in motion, but you never know how He may be, right now, changing the direction of the wind.  Be like a tumbleweed and allow God to direct the path you take...trust me, it's quite an adventure!