Friday, May 29, 2009

Believe...and You'll See

I'm a firm believer that all things happen for a reason. Even the bad things.

I sometimes regret that I didn't meet Calvin sooner and that we didn't start our lives together at an earlier age. But we wouldn't have been in the same places at the same time if things hadn't happened the way they did.

I feel that way about Utah.

I knew the Lord brought us here for a reason. Calvin has been challenged at work for a reason. And that reason is so that he could gain the experience to continue in this field. To make more contacts and be prepared to move on....somewhere else.

My chance meeting with Monica in a hallway at the Comfort Inn was not by chance. God planned it so that we would become friends and support one another during this trying time.

And Brother Horton....yes, he has a purpose too. To teach me to say NO!

I know that living away from family has brought Calvin and I closer together and that we are a better family for it. We have to depend on each other more than we would have if we were still living in Denver.

I wanted to live in a new place and I did. That's not to say that there aren't other places I wouldn't love to live and experience but I'm ready to go home.

My Aunt Faith was here on her way to Montana on Wednesday and we talked about our plans for the future (she also wants to move to Colorado). Before she left, she prayed with me that the Lord would provide an opportunity in Colorado so that we could go home.

Of course, everything hinges on a job. Either trying to keep the one he has and staying here with frequent visits to Colorado or finding one there. The situation with Calvin's job shows no signs of improvement so I picked up the pace on my plan to get us home and I was becoming frustrated. I could feel the panic beginning to take hold of my heart and it didn't feel good.

Then yesterday, I saw a tweet from @MillionMommyND that immediately changed my attitude and calmed me:

Seeing is believeing...NOT. Believe and then you'll see!

You may also know that I believe in signs and fate and kismet! I didn't want to get out of bed this morning for my walk but I wanted to talk to Jesus and that is my best time to clear my head of things that are bothering me.

I was just telling him that I was putting this all in hands because I needed help when a song came on my iPod that was a sign from God! I was so inspired that I ran for 75 feet! Believe! and you'll See the SIGN!






Gotta make a move to a
Town that's right for me
Town to keep me movin'
Keep me groovin' with some energy

Well, I talk about it
Talk about it
Talk about it
Talk about it
Talk about, Talk about
Talk about movin

Gotta move on
Gotta move on
Gotta move on

Won't you take me to
Funkytown
Won't you take me to
Funkytown
Won't you take me to
Funkytown
Won't you take me to
Funkytown


On a side note....Sego Lily Spa did not pick me to be a finalist in their blogging contest. I'm disappointed but I know that this also happened for a reason....and it's the reason why I can't live here anymore.

13 comments:

  1. I hope everything works out for you. And I pray that you will find contentment no matter where you live. :)

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  2. aww your blog is great you should have been picked, but oh well!!

    I really hope that you will get to move in the near future..

    Praying that things work out for you :)
    take care

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  3. We all have our own way of making sense of life and the disappointments and trails that come along with it. Some find strength in prayer or meditation - others through action. But it's all the same in the end. I don't usually see things as happening for a reason, but I do believe that everything tends to work out in the end and that you can find meaning and learning in anything (even the bad stuff). I also believe that this is more or less the same thing as everything happening for a reason - just a different way of looking at it.

    Why all this rambling...? Anyway - you will always have a happy life Connie - because you know that is important to you and you make the most of what you have. Good things will come your way (whether they're the ones you pray for or not) simply because you are looking for them.

    And hey - whatever gets you up in the morning, right?

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  4. I have to remind myself oto believe and then I'll see when I get stuck too.

    I love that Funkytown made you run! I wanna go to Funkytown too!

    I'll pray for you too.

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  5. I'm so torn b/w happens for a reason and it's all just random. I used to believe fully in the former but after the last four years I have lost a lot of faith in that.

    I hope Calvin gets the perfect job in Colorado. It would certainly go a long way in making me believe that perhaps my having to live where I do and where I don't want to be really is for a reason

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  6. I felt the same way about a year ago- so sick of where we were.
    Things will work out.
    Just be patient- and a total bitch if you have to in order to get your family where it needs to be.
    I definately had to "bully" us here to get thru roadblocks.

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  7. Well if Funkytown isn't a sign, I don't know what is! Lol!

    Believe and then you'll see - words to live by. Thinking about you :-)

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  8. Oh Connie -
    I am praying for you that things will work out. Good for you for getting up this morning.

    I like your motto. And so true!

    XOXO
    Jen

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  9. I'm so thankful to have found you! Utah would not be the same if you weren't in my life :)

    That's fantastic that you got up after such a rough night! And while I think you definitely would have been the best pick for the Segolily blog you may be leaving Utah in the next couple of months and would have had to resign anyway ;)

    Must get together again soon!

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  10. Great that you ended this post with Funkytown! Everything will work out exactly how it's supposed to.

    I'm proud of you for running 75'! That's great!

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  11. I'm glad you are finding peace with some big decisions and changes. I love how you think it all through with your faith in place.

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  12. Nothing in Utah is Funky, ergo, you won't be living in Utah!

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  13. I'm praying for you too. You will find your way home again...I just know it :)

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