Lent season has started and I found it very fitting that the Sunday before we departed from home on our journey that Pastor Brad spoke about preparing ourselves during this season of Lent. Our journey for us has just begun and we have been away from the comforts of our Silicon Valley home for a full week now. It has been hard to slow down, be in the present, be at peace, and to really soak it all in when you’ve been running at such a fast pace for so long. A lot has happened for our family to be at this point in this season of our lives. God has truly led us to where we are today.
As fun as it is for me to post pictures, blog and write little snippets about our experiences and adventures we have had so far, this journey is so much more than an experience. So, if you have a few minutes or so, I’ll be sharing with you about how our little family got here and why we are on this journey in this season of our life.
Over the past few years, Dave and I have experienced the following as a family and as individuals: loss of loved ones due to cancer or health issues, personal struggles that we individually battle with, and the stress/busyness of living in Silicon Valley. Through all of this, we have been asking ourselves why is that God has placed us in these experiences of loss/grief, personal struggles, and the busyness/stress of living in the Bay. Thus, it has been a journey for both of us in listening for God’s voice in our lives and to listen with discernment through the prayers and words of our community of family and friends. So as we are in the season of Lent, we are leaning into slowing down in order to hear God’s voice more clearly in our lives; searching for His voice for healing, restoration, and what He is leading us into. Therefore, God has led us into this journey of leaving our “day-to-day” life to be in the midst of His creation so that we may be able to center ourselves, be filled, and be more deeply rooted in our faith in God. And so, it is very fitting that during this Lent season, we are giving up our comforts of our Silicon Valley home to take up living simply as a family together in the midst of God’s creation so that we may be able to hear His voice and let Him lead us into the next season of life, whatever that may be. We are living and traveling with open hearts and open hands. Thus, we are embracing our life journey that God is leading us on.
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