journey.

It’s such a beautiful day here in Tulsa. All my windows are open, my fans are on and I’ve enjoyed having this beautiful day off work. My house is enjoying being aired out I think too. I’m having another open house on Sunday afternoon. Yes, my house is still on the market. Trust me, everyone will know when I sell this pretty thing! I lowered the asking price this week. Not by much, but just down below a big cut off point so hopefully it will show up on more people’s searches when they’re looking for homes under a certain asking point.

Life has been busy, as life tends to be. But life has been really sweet. Work is always an adventure. You never really know what will quite happen at a pediatric office and it makes each day exciting. It’s difficult for me to believe it is already the middle of March. What the heck? How did that happen? Did it sneak up on everyone else too?

Several months ago, last fall actually, my dad wanted to introduce me to one of his friends. Blackie has helped with the Broken Arrow football program for years and this guy is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Broken Arrow sports. His name is Mike, or Wojo as he is so lovingly called by many, and he expressed some serious interest in traveling over to Africa. To make a long story short, Mike is on his way to Arbre de Vie RIGHT NOW to serve over the next week. Over the past few months, I have gotten to know Mike better and he is an exceptional guy with a huge heart and a passion to serve the Lord. I know the next several days will be some of the very best days of his life and I am excited for him.

(wojo in NY. next stop Brussels)

Please pray for him over the next week. He will land in Cotonou on Saturday and meet the kids on Sunday. Jon and Ashley will have a great time with him! The kids will love him but I know even more, he will love Jon and Ashley and their kids. I was thinking earlier this week, as I packed up a big 50-pound bag for him to take over to everyone, that exactly a year ago to the day, I was doing the very same thing. Packing my bags and setting out on a journey to Benin that would end up wrecking life as I previously knew it and changing everything. I am finding more and more that one single act of obedience can do that. Have you found the same to be true? Be bold enough to take that step friends! No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. And the journey always starts with one single step forward.

I am thankful this afternoon that Mike is following his heart and taking this journey. It’s amazing to see how my story with Arbre de Vie has progressed over the last year and all the different stories and people that are intertwined on this journey. Their lives are being changed and they are helping change the lives of people on the other side of the world through their obedience. It all makes me REALLY excited for the journey that lies ahead. I am confident that the best part of this journey is yet to come…