Living an answered prayer

I am sitting here at the gate ready to board my flight home

My heart is overflowing with joy 

As much as I found a home in Arizona, my heart longs to be home for the holidays

And as I sit here in Arizona, I realize this very experience is an answered prayer

The past couple years I felt a change in my heart

A small sense of longing to "go home" for the holidays

And not just an hour drive from Seattle 

Something deep inside me wanted to have that moment of "going home" 

I see now that God has been preparing me for THIS very holiday season

Finally, the season of "going home"

I sit here watching the sunrise over Phoenix at 7:30am

In just 3 hours I will be in the cold Seattle rain 

I will be home

My sister is picking me up with nephew Jace

My dad already has planned for us to tag our Christmas tree 

But not without stopping at Starbucks on our way

I will be home for a month

Come january I will be heading toward Arizona again

Down to my new home

Another transition for me

I already know that next holiday season will not be like this one

I will probably have to chose between coming home for Thanksgiving or Christmas

Christmas will always win

It is apparent The Lord is in the business of change
Not for the better or for the worse

Just changing my life for His adventure  

Someday I will have my own house to decorate

My own tree to tag and cut down 

My own traditions to start 

Things I so desire

 My heart is longing for the unordinary, the radical, the uncomfortable life

My sense of adventure is high

I don't want a normal life compared to the society

I also desire to get married one day
I want to encourage and support my husband in his radical, 

unordinary, uncomfortable and adventurous life & big dreams 

I know the risks for these dreams are being away from family, even during the holidays

But living the unordinary journey of faith and having an adventurous Godly marriage is a risk I am willing to take

But right now my heart will fully enjoy being home for the holidays and all its nostalgic and joyful memories

All roads lead home for the holidays

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