Leaning in.

When I created this blog I thought that I was oh-so clever and witty to have come up with such a fun name. Now I laugh because it was such a fitting name and continues to be the story of my life. Jumping in with both feet and not looking back. I currently find myself surrounded by new things and new people. Many of these new people have been asking me about my story, where I've come from, what I've been doing, etc. Most everyone has responded with jaws dropped or simply a 'wow' when I describe the rapid turn around from one life to the next. I literally packed my stuff up from my home in Heyworth, drove to Columbus, and started my first class that same day. Then I came home to unpack and settle in. As I sat in my first class, on my first day my mind hit overload and I struggled to comprehend the transition I had just made. There was also a panic moment where I wondered if I had made the wrong decision, if I was going to be able to hack it, if it was too late to make another decision. These are the leaning moments in my life. Leaning moments? Yes, these are the moments when I have the option to either lean away and try to hold back out of uncertainty or to drop my shoulder and lean into it. Of course, I chose to lean in. I have no reason to think for a moment that this is not exactly where I need to be. Hard times are going to crop up, that's inevitable, but Lord may I remember your faithfulness that has brought me this far. And that I have no reason to believe that you won't continue to be faithful to the one who seeks you.