This move has been in discussion and prayer for over half a year and it is now taking shape in my too many boxes and bags. I am moving because a couple of years ago I met this pretty cool guy named TJ. And this guy is a farmer in Montana. After about a year of talking we decided that in order to pursue this as a serious relationship it would be best for me to move out there. I have decided that I would like to see what a Montana life is like before I would make any great decisions.
Therefore, though I've never been a regular blogger, I hope to change my ways and post on a semi-regular basis of the happenings in this adventure. I have many friends and family that I hope to keep in contact with, but will at least be able to provide some sporadic stories and updates through this.
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| The Farmer in Montana Named TJ |
I have had many questions tossed at me so I have caught them and laid them out here with answers which I hope will satisfy. If there are any questions still though, don't hesitate to ask me!
Do you have a job out there?
Nope, not yet. TJ has been keeping his eyes and ears open for me and I will begin looking more actively when I am out there. I have built my resume and submitted it to a few places, but will hope for better returns once I can hand it in in person. God provides. :)
Where will you be staying?
I will be renting a sweet Little Blue House in town, a walk from the tennis courts and about two hours from the nearest Sam's Club.
Do you like it out there?
I have only visited for four days before, what I saw I did like, but that is also why I am going out there. I generally love every place I go to though!
How often will you visit?
I wish I could say. It is difficult having an idea without having a job. I have a friend getting married in New York in the fall and hope to make that an extended visit but that is completely up in the air.
Will you be continuing your education?
At this point, no. The only time I ever truly considered pursuing a Master's was in Israel and I had a dream to study Biblical Archaeology at Hebrew University. I soon realized that following semester that I had an interest, but not a passion strong enough to cause me to go over seas for two years for a Master's degree that could only be used over there. I still do have an interest in Biblical Archaeology though, so we shall see if anything will come of that, maybe nothing, maybe something.
How long are you planning on being out there? What does "an extended period of time" mean?
Good question! It means that I will be out there for a good length of time up to a year.
What things are you taking with you?
I am taking my clothes, pictures, some of my wall decorations, and some books. And you would not believe how much stuff all that is too!
Are you scared? Are you excited? Are you sad?
I am all sorts of things! And everyday is different, but I cling to the solid Rock, who is never changing. So yes, I get scared about some things for sure! I have never lived away from home, barely know how to make a full dinner, and will be living in a different culture! And of course I am excited! I have never lived away from home, learning to make a full dinner, and will be living in a different culture! And I will get to see TJ at least once a week! I like to travel and experience new things and yet I hate to leave home and those I love. Therefore, there are things I am sad about. I love my family very much. I am disappointed that I cannot pack up my nephews into a suitcase and bring my niece in a bag with their stuffed animals to Montana. I wish I could detach my brothers' and my sister's home from the ground and cart them along to explore the wild west along with me. I would love to take my parents in hand and give them mountain front property singing Hakuna Matata all the way. Yet this is an adventure that I am to take on my own, and I will accept that with full confidence in the One who is giving it to me.
Is there anything you need?
Prayers please, and that would be the kindest thing you could do for me.
With that, I shall end this public declaration of my biggest adventure yet! I hope that this has been informational and at least semi-interesting. I say good bye to those I won't have a chance to see before I leave!
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| I stole this from Google. |
Psalm 27
An Exuberant Declaration of Faith
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked came against me
To eat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.
One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.
And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
Do not hide Your face from me;
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not leave me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
When my father and my mother forsake me,
Then the Lord will take care of me.
Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
