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If God was going to send us to Alaska, I didn’t want to caravan with two vehicles. It would be double the fuel to get there and I really didn’t want to drive that much by myself; in winter, on over a thousand miles of icy roads that I was so unfamiliar with. I askedContinue reading “Just because it’s not logical, doesn’t mean it’s not Jesus.”

“It Keeps You Runnin” -The Doobie Brothers I should reference, now, that Sean had been running to and from ministry for about 5 years, and I was running right along with him. That was what, the whole, ‘Florida thing,’ was about. When things get hard, Sean wants to run to Florida, his home state. AndContinue reading “False Start, Off sides.”

We sat at the kitchen table, the three of us, asking each other what we thought God was trying to tell us. We came up with different answers and a few of the same ones. After prayer and meditation, I felt like we just needed to be patience and trust His process. We would spinContinue reading ““If the stars were made to worship, so will I. If the wind goes where you send it, so will I.” -Hillsong”

So, our friends had gone. We were in a place we didn’t like. We were isolated, resentful and hurt. And there was nobody but Jesus to talk to. Sean was working on the oil rigs of North Dakota, a job he absolutely hated. Lily and I tried to make some connections to no avail. WeContinue reading ““There’s no way out of here. When you come in, you’re in for good.” -David Gilmore”

 In Florida, I learned submission in small ways and then in vast ones. I learned to submit to circumstances and supervisors. And I learned how to stop running and submit to God’s authority. I told my friend, who lived in Montana, after we had been in Florida a few months, that I was like aContinue reading “The Sidney Season”

Florida, finally, felt like it held a future for us and it looked good. So, so good. Sean was fulfilled and doing what he loved and what he was created to do. Lily and I had been blessed with Treasures, an amazing homeschool group that we plugged into, we had prayed for months to findContinue reading “Regarding Lily”

After over a year of struggling, in Florida, to find our niche, we had finally landed where it felt like there was real purpose and opportunity for a future. We had been through a cross country move to a job that, by the time we arrived, was no longer available because of hurricane Irma. SeanContinue reading “The struggle was real”

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What following God looks like is unique to every person. No story or walk is the same. I think everyone has a book, if not a series of books, inside of them, and I believe we get hope and strength from sharing our experiences.