Fall

I LOVE this time of year... The nights get cooler and the air smells sweeter. Fall is on the way and that means family, friends, family get-togethers... I'm already on the lookout for the first fall tree to break through with the bright, vivid colors of fall. The first apple pie has been made at our house.

Life has been interesting this past year to say the least. I finished my vocational certificate and decided to pursue my four-year degree at KU. This is exciting and nerve-wrecking at the same time. I'm looking forward to finishing and being able to start a "real" career, but three more years seems so far away... Kasey, my husband, resigned his position at the church in an odd turn-of-events. We were so set on our next position being in another church that when God opened another door we almost missed it. A commercial construction company pursued Kasey and asked him to come aboard to develop a marketing team/strategy for their company. Kasey was reluctant at first. (It should be noted that a few weeks prior to this I had asked him if he would ever work a secular job. His response was a definite NO, saying he was called to ministry and didn't know why God would have him work a secular job--- Lesson learned: NEVER say NEVER) Anyway after a few weeks of them pursuing him, Kasey decided we should pray and fast over this decision. So we did, and lo and behold God was really moving us... So in a matter of days, Kasey had changed careers and embarked on a career path that neither of us could have seen coming.

I was reading Ecclesiastes 7:14 today and it says, "When times are good, you should be cheerful; when times are bad, think what it means. God makes them both to keep us from knowing what will happen next." Interesting, neither of us could have predicted this. We still can't wait to get back into ministry and are currently serving as volunteers at Westside Family Church-- and love it!

If nothing else comes of this time in our lives, it has taught me that God has a definite plan for our lives and who are we to try and figure it out on our own. Just because we thought our lives were going to travel a certain path doesn't mean that we will never have "God Detours". The best way to get to where you're going may not be a straight line. There may be bumps, curves, loops, detours... but you'll always end up at your destination.