Wow

Where did the time go?

As I was reading some of my blogging friends

post about their experiences of this past

year,, it hit me..

Wow

What changes I have been through in 2011

In Feb we moved to Palm Coast Fl

for my husbands employment.

Which meant moving 3 hrs away from everything

I know and love.

From our older children, and 3 precious

grandchildren , my siblings,

life long friends,

 our home church of 15 yrs,

all the way down to my favorite waitresses

at my Cracker Barrel..

That is huge for me...I don't like change  :(

But I have been astonished and amazed at the

Peace God has given me through all this...

Ive met many new friend,

yet been able to stay in touch with my old friend

 I have gotten

involved in a couple of women's bible studies.

The area we live in is just gorgeous

I'm able to go for long walk or bike rides

I'm close enough to the beach that I can go out

and do my yoga in the mornings when I want.

My husbands job is going great.

And God has even allowed me to re~open

my own business here.

So Mom's Helper (school transportation)

just celebrated its 11th year.

Our youngest son is doing great in school

and is involved in a couple of youth groups..

Now the only thing with this move that has not

fallen right into place is a new home church.

We have visited many churches, and liked

parts of all of them, and I have met wonderful

new friend in them..

But no where has felt like HOME yet.

And I have to admit,,,that disturbs me a bit..

It has always been important to me that my

Family be in church !!!

And I don't like being all wishy washy in front

of my child about what church to go to,,

but I just have not felt that....

This is the ONE... feeling yet...

And here is what I think God is trying to teach me..

One day I was in one of the Churches and I felt the

Holy Spirit say to me..

Your making it about the PLACE.. not about GOD !!!

and he is right!

But how do I change that? The one church I did

like, doesn't encourage or hold woman's bible studies.

And that is what I have done for years on years..

The last 2 yrs being a co~leader of a study.

So ..... 2012

Is gonna be an interesting year..

I am so grateful for what God has done for me

and I thank him every day.

It is different than what I am used to

but its a good different.

And I know that  God doesn't want to keep

me and my family out of church,

so I know he will either show me  THE ONE,

or he will give me peace and comfort in the

one he wants me to be in..

And one last thing..

I have to thank him for not taking me to far

away from my kids, grand kids and siblings..

I can get in my car and be there in time for lunch.

and I love that part..

Happy New Year to you All.

And may you be Happy and Joyful with the plans

that God has in store for you too.

God Bless You..