God is moving mountains in my life!

So apparently my lack of blogging isn't all grad school's fault. Maybe work & life get in the way a little bit, too? Either way, I miss it! And I should do it more. Even if it's not read far & wide, I'm okay with that. This is for me, but if it touches you along the way, awesome!

I just wanted to share a bit in all of the wonderful things God is doing in my life. For the past 6 months I have been praying for a place to move closer to work. Right now my commute is around 90 miles and a little over an hour and a half one way. So, I spend a good three to three & a half hours on the road on days I work. This wasn't so bad when I was only working part-time, three days per week. But now I'm working full time, five days per week and gas is incredibly expensive! In May alone, I spent over $600 for gas in my vehicle. I drive an Alero, not a gas-guzzling SUV people! ha.

Anyway, last week I decided to get on Craigslist to see if I could find anything in the area. Don't ask why, I never get on Craigslist. But, I did. And I found a complex about 35 miles away from work, in Louisville, that was perfect. Or seemed that way anyway. So I contacted the poster for more information and got it, then forwarded the email on to dad (who helps make important decisions like this). We went to look at the complex yesterday and I fell in love. It's an older building, but it's been well-maintained. The apartment that I will be getting is 2 bedrooms/1.5 baths (yay company!). The complex has a security guard and these funky little electronic keys that are re-programmed for every new resident (awesome); there is a 24/7 fitness center; swimming pool; free tanning; and the property sits on a lake where there are hiking trails, fishing, canoeing, and paddle boating. All that for within my price range! It's about a 45 minute drive from work. But I'm cutting my commute into a third compared to what I'm driving now. And I'll be in the Louisville area, where I have more friends & acquaintances and my parents are much more likely to come visit (it's the little things). I'm very excited about that amazing and upcoming journey. The apartment will be available in about three weeks...so I have lots of packing, organizing, donating, and trashing to do!

God has been moving in others ways in my life as well. He's teaching me a lot about accepting myself where I'm at and that I can't be all things to all people. I will let others down. I am going to hurt someone along my journey. It may never be intentional (and I hope I'm never spiteful enough to let Satan get to me like that!), but it's bound to happen. Why? Because I'm a fallible human being who is going to make mistakes. It's that simple. These realizations about life have really started to liberate me. I must admit it's a much less stressful way to live life!

I'm very much so looking forward to the road that's ahead of me. And the path that I will travel to get there. I feel lots of transformations coming in my life and God to continue moving in amazing, powerful ways!