Like A Butterfly

Change. It never comes easy and always comes at a price. It can grow you or it can break you.
Change. It can bring transformation like a butterfly if I open my heart to God. 

This is the week- the week that Ben comes home from his training. This week we get to spend time with friends and family, who Ben has not seen in months. This week will bring a different kind of change. We get to get to know each other all over again in some ways, and get back to normal in other ways. Will this change be good? I think so. I think this transformation will be like a butterfly taking flight for the first time. 

For now, I think we are both very excited to say the least. Can you tell?

Only four more days...

Praise be to God for getting us through these last several months and for transforming us into who we are now. To HIM be all the glory and honor. 

"My soul shall make its boast in the LORD;

The humble shall hear of it and be glad."

~Psalm 34:2

Change. There is a whole lot more to come in this next year. There is no doubt in my mind that God will open many doors of opportunity to praise Him, serve Him, love Him, and grow in Him in all that we do and wherever we go.

Change. Are you ready for it?

HOOAH

To all our friends and family, this blog will have updates and stories of our lives. For those who do not know, in January of this year, Ben and I started a new journey together. He left Maryland to complete his Army Basic Training at Ft. Jackson. The weeks of training were long and hard, but God has brought both of us through it stronger. I'm not going to lie, this has by far been the hardest and most trying time of my life. I know God has a plan for us, but it is still hard. One thing I have truly treasured more than ever is old-fashioned letter-writing. :) Those are memories I will never forget. 

Ben is currently finishing up his last week of AIT, and will graduate next Thursday, the 22!! It's almost here. 

Now comes the hard part...moving. Moving far away from anyone and anything we know. We'll be headed out west to Ft. Huachuca, Arizona. Yup, that's right...desert land and lots of sand. We are still waiting for a date to report, but will hopefully find that out sometime this week. This is going to be a lot...a big change... I don't know if I'm quite ready yet. As I've been reading in Exodus about how God guided His people of Israel to the Promised Land, I am confident that He is the One guiding us in our lives. I think this reminder is how God is preparing me for the move. 

"You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation." ~Exodus 15:13

Friends, if there is anything I can ask of you, it is that you pray for us. Pray that God will give us strength and peace throughout all these changes, as they will be many.