Where are you going?

Great question, huh?  I believe this is a question my in-laws are thinking all the time when they think about me.  Thanks to some great opportunities for personal and professional growth (and my impulsiveness/being stubborn), my wife, Julie, and I have been pseudo-nomads the past few years!  We will have lived in 4 states (counting South Carolina twice) in the past 3 years.  I think it is all part of the great adventure of life.  

Moving has allowed us to meet some great people along the way and guide us in decision making for where we may want to settle down (at least for a while).  We have been blessed to have a great network of friends and colleagues in Greenville, SC.  In addition to great friends, we are connected to an awesome church (www.gracechurchsc.org) that challenges us to engage and faithfully serve our community.  

Julie and I have been talking a lot about what that looks like for us.  I don't know where that will lead us long-term, but again, just part of the adventure.  In the short-term, God is helping us to recognize some needs in our local and regional communities.  I think we both recognize how serving those around us can help prepare our hearts and vision for serving internationally one day, Lord willing.  One of the good things about moving across country is that it has allowed Julie and I to sit down together more often to have meaningful conversation about how we envision ourselves serving together and what all that may entail.

We are fortunate to have friends that share the same passion to serve those in need as we do.  This is one of the reasons we know Greenville is where we will be going once my fellowship in Surprise, AZ comes to an end.  I think God has placed us along side a great group that shares or same passions and desires for God, community, and endurance racing (this last one may apply more to me than Julie).  Like I expressed in my original blog post, my goal for this blog is to share what I am learning about in my journey with Jesus as well as my race training.  

So where are you going?  

For now, I know we are going to live it up while in AZ, go to Greenville, and then hopefully conquer another 70.3 (checking another state off my list!).  Beyond that, who knows.  I hope that my story continues to be as exciting as it is now.  

I hope that going doesn't sound like I think everyone has to actually go somewhere.  It may mean just doing something.  I think "going" can mean finding opportunities to mix things up locally.  Whether that means finding service opportunities locally or doing something that you always wanted to but have been too scared or busy to start, I challenge you to take a step out of your comfort zone and live this life to its fullest.  

I hope to have some exciting posts in the future to document how God has been faithful and used us to bless those around us beyond what we could ever imagine.  

~ God bless!