more than i imagined.

A few people have asked if I'm feeling nervous about our move. And I almost surprise myself each time I say, "No, not really," because two years ago, when we were facing our move from Oregon to Texas, I felt a lot of uncertainty. We were leaving family, friends, familiarity. In this post from April 2011, I wrote...

I will have the opportunity to find a new community of friends and family-away-from-family.

And, most importantly, I will still have the joy and the trials and the opportunities for faith that come with being constantly refined by Christ's presence in my life. And likely in ways I can't even imagine. 

And it's been so, so true. God provided us with the best community--especially in our dear friends at UBCabilene. It's been an honor to serve alongside a such united group of believers who are truly committed to reaching Abilene for Christ. There have been so many small, sweet moments where I thank God for bringing us into a wonderful community. Small moments that have meant so much, like being given a dining table just before Thanksgiving, or seeing smiles on the faces of my FamilyLife girls every Wednesday night. 

And the joys and trials that we've faced in these two years have pushed me to lean wholly on God's plan and provision. We haven't experienced the highest elation or the deepest grief, but we have, in those small, sweet moments, known the joy that comes from serving Christ even through our daily struggles. 

Ephesians 3:20-21 says, Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. 

God has done immeasurably more than all I could have asked or imagined, not in loud or jaw-dropping ways, but in those small, sweet moments which have moved mountains in my heart. And so I trust that He'll give us just what we need in the days ahead.