Since I’ve moved here, I still haven’t found myself to regularly attend church. It’s hard when the church you attended since you were young is no longer close. I’ve been finding it hard to find community here - this is a good reminder that your church is always a good place to start. I also appreciate your wife’s journey as well- it mirrors my own. She swore she’d never subscribe to any of the beliefs and ways of the church/faith I was apart of - eventually she was helping me run the media department at the church lol
On a side note, I really enjoyed your piece on moving from NY to AL. It seems to have disappeared, having opened the email late. I hope you all settle in nicely, and I loved the analogy to the Israelites going to the Desert.
I have come to firmly believe that if you do what you believe to be right, trusting it to be correct, and giving it your all, it will work to your benefit... Even if it does not (sadly, or gladly) take shape how you imagined it would.
I appreciate that. I made the error of posting that letter on FB for everyone, including my wife’s family who we are now in close proximity to, to see. Let’s just say, the village showed up with torches. I wish they took away the fact that I’m simply relying on God versus man- but alas here we are. I’ve deleted it. I wish I could write it over. I understand things differently now, but the damage is done. But at least I know they are reading now.
Oh yeah, that could be rough. For what it is worth, I took it as a move forward in faith letter. But! I can totally see how it did not go down well. I have tried to not let my family, or my wife's, read this, to allow me to write freely
Either way, I hope the support system and stability comes quickly. I suspect it will. In my experience, when you are sacrificing for an end goal, and doing what you can, the cavalry shows up.
Also, Alabama is just a wonderful, welcoming place in my experience. My in-laws moved there when my oldest turned one, and I found everyone to be wonderful and supportive when we visited. Thankfully, they came back to a drivable distance, but our trips were always quite nice.
Funny how that happens, isn't it? I don't know if your life just worked out that way, but in my case, I ran as far the other was as I could... Only to find out I was running a lap, back to where I started.
I am honestly curious where this ends up. I just do not know what the future holds, or my mind at this point. I am pleased that it seems open, as opposed to feelin stuck on a path as a teen, or wandering in my twenties.
I typed out a long response to that, but it was too long for a comment, and felt too cynical. I hope to address this in future posts in this thread, in a less shallow way than I can here..
Since I’ve moved here, I still haven’t found myself to regularly attend church. It’s hard when the church you attended since you were young is no longer close. I’ve been finding it hard to find community here - this is a good reminder that your church is always a good place to start. I also appreciate your wife’s journey as well- it mirrors my own. She swore she’d never subscribe to any of the beliefs and ways of the church/faith I was apart of - eventually she was helping me run the media department at the church lol
On a side note, I really enjoyed your piece on moving from NY to AL. It seems to have disappeared, having opened the email late. I hope you all settle in nicely, and I loved the analogy to the Israelites going to the Desert.
I have come to firmly believe that if you do what you believe to be right, trusting it to be correct, and giving it your all, it will work to your benefit... Even if it does not (sadly, or gladly) take shape how you imagined it would.
I appreciate that. I made the error of posting that letter on FB for everyone, including my wife’s family who we are now in close proximity to, to see. Let’s just say, the village showed up with torches. I wish they took away the fact that I’m simply relying on God versus man- but alas here we are. I’ve deleted it. I wish I could write it over. I understand things differently now, but the damage is done. But at least I know they are reading now.
Oh yeah, that could be rough. For what it is worth, I took it as a move forward in faith letter. But! I can totally see how it did not go down well. I have tried to not let my family, or my wife's, read this, to allow me to write freely
Either way, I hope the support system and stability comes quickly. I suspect it will. In my experience, when you are sacrificing for an end goal, and doing what you can, the cavalry shows up.
Also, Alabama is just a wonderful, welcoming place in my experience. My in-laws moved there when my oldest turned one, and I found everyone to be wonderful and supportive when we visited. Thankfully, they came back to a drivable distance, but our trips were always quite nice.
Funny how that happens, isn't it? I don't know if your life just worked out that way, but in my case, I ran as far the other was as I could... Only to find out I was running a lap, back to where I started.
I am honestly curious where this ends up. I just do not know what the future holds, or my mind at this point. I am pleased that it seems open, as opposed to feelin stuck on a path as a teen, or wandering in my twenties.
I want to write about how God found me again. The more I tried running away, the more present He became for me.
I typed out a long response to that, but it was too long for a comment, and felt too cynical. I hope to address this in future posts in this thread, in a less shallow way than I can here..