Following the path....

Submit resignation at work - check.

Offload as much stress in my life as possible - check.

Line up new job and have things arranged for when present employment ends............................(crickets).

While I have several options available to me, nothing has been set in stone just yet. I am confident in His timing and am so grateful for being able to choose from several things that just sort of made their way to me rather than having to search for months for something I'm interested in!

and even still..........

I feel good and evil, light and darkness, right and wrong - pushing in on me at the same time. I feel a tug here, a push there.... little inklings that spark a thought that fuels an idea.... and each time this happens; again and again throughout the day, I find myself scrutinizing every possible angle for the good and the right and the true. I don't want paychecks or hours or location or personnel to drive me... I want GOD to drive me. I want to keep my eyes and my heart open to his guidance, my eyes fixed on Him and I want to trust what He lays before me. I'm at a point in my life when this is easy for me to do. Hasn't always been, but this time it is.

The challenge now comes in standing firm in what I know is right. Not defiantly or stubbornly, but boldly and confidently proclaiming where I am being led. Closely and obediently following the path that the Lord has paved for me - even when it is scary and risky. Explaining this to those I love in a way that puts their hearts and minds at ease.

Therein lies my challenge: following the path that has been paved for me when the details aren't all worked out, things are a bit scary and the easy path exists and is..... easy.

As promised....

Remember last week when I mentioned that big changes were coming for our family?? Well, they've begun.


I recently put in my two weeks notice at my job. I have been there for seven years, have been moving up within the organization, but have realized that this is not the direction I want for my life. I can not continue to do something I despise, that keeps me away from my family and makes me struggle as a Mom, simply because it comes with a nice paycheck.

Gut check time.

Time to get our priorities in check, our family on the front burner again and time for me to get back into "SuperMom" mode! For the last year and half I have been spread so thin that I wasn't a great Mom, I wasn't a great wife and I certainly wasn't a great person. I was great at my job and nothing else. Everything else was pushed aside to allow me to go all out for my company. Ick. That time is done and now we step out into the unknown. I am committed to having faith, trusting in my God and working hard to follow through with the journey he unfolds in front of me.

Here's to new beginnings....... (gulp)

Latest Article.... and Change is a Comin'

When you get a minute, hop on over to my latest article on Examiner. This was pretty eye opening for me.

There are big changes on the horizon for our family...... more coming very soon.... check back often!!

I hope you are having a simply sublime summer!!