He is the Rock, His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He. -Deuteronomy 32:4
i do serve a faithful God. a God who knows exactly what He is doing. a God who's plans are perfect and just for me. a God who loves me despite my selfishness. a God who wants so much more than just mediocrity for my life, and a God who continues to stay faithful even when i am unwilling to notice or acknowledge it.
God has brought me to a place in my life where my world is being rocked all around. now...coming from a girl who is so very blessed and thankful that she has not had to deal with many hard and difficult times in her life...this is a toughie for me. i've found myself, once again, coming to my computer, starting to type, and having no clue what to say or where to start. my thoughts are all jumbled up inside! i guess this is the good thing about a blog...getting all of those thoughts out of my mind for just a little bit! :) but...here goes. a condensed "try not to cry" interpretation of my thoughts! :)
as you already know, God is moving my parent's to austin, tx. in one week. it is extremely weird to say(type) that! actually, i asked mom and dad if this will ever be un-weird one day, and i am agreeing with their answer of "no!" as much as it saddens my heart and brings tears to my eyes when i think about it, i honestly couldn't be more excited for them. my parents are the two Godliest people i know (and i'm not just saying that!). the fact that they are following His want and desire without question is just a glimpse of the examples they have set for us our entire lives. i'm so grateful to them and God for that! i look up to them so much...and find myself doing so more and more every day. i've never realized just how much i love them or just how much they mean to me until now. i will never take for granted the closeness of our family...and i know that this move is only going to grow us even closer, i can't wait for that! this is something that is definitely happening, so really, rather than pout and feel sorry for myself, all i can do about it is pray! i pray that God will comfort us here, comfort them there and use them in that church and the entire austin area! that church isn't quite sure yet of the blessing that's coming their way! :) God is the God of the cities, He's the King of all the people, and He's the Lord of this entire nation. no matter where we are or how our lives are changing, one thing is for sure, our God has not/will not change! He has great things planned...so my trust is in Him...even though i will miss my mom and dad so much, everyday, all day! mom and dad-i love y'all, i love y'all, i love y'all, i love y'all!!!!
ok, on a little different note now....i'm a KINDERGARTEN TEACHER! that's right, after many prayerful months of subbing, seeking, and searching...God has blessed me, once again!! i will start my first year as a teacher in august with a classroom full of 5 and 6 year olds. it will officially be "miss hurt's" class! i'll go ahead and throw in the fact that i'm smiling right now just thinking about it! i am excited to start decorating my first classroom, preparing for my first lessons, and gathering materials and books and everything else my kids (yep, my kids!) will need to learn! it's a dream come true!! just another way God proves himself faithful to me...and i love Him so much for it! :)
a few more life updates and then i'm calling it a night!! :) i've settled nicely into my apartment, which i've been in a little over a month now. i have two of the best roommates, who are fun, crazy, love God, and are willing to lend me a shoulder to cry on here lately! :) i've taken up swing dancing as a hobby!! thank you, craig for teaching us all your sweet moves...i'm hooked! :) i've met some awesome new friends and love hanging out with them. i'm spending my summer weeks with 3 of the sweetest, cutest, and most fun boys around...i have the best employer! :) i'm getting prayed up and ready for mission madisonville! i can't wait to invest in some sweet little lives and show them the love of Jesus! i love quick road trips with my brother. he's the best! one of my very best friends is getting married next weekend, and i couldn't be happier for her! i can't wait to be apart of their special day!! i'm excited about trips to austin to hang out with my mom and dad!!! i've heard a lot of good things about that place and am ready to check it out!! oh, and have i mentioned i got a job?! :) ...i think that's about it. it's getting late and my brain works slow enough as it is!! :)
it's time for me to sleep now! i hope you all have a great week! until next time...goodnight!! :) (i'm never good at ending these things!!!!) :)
Great post, Katie. I know you are going to miss your mom and dad so much! I sure will too! And while I'm sad with you about them moving away, I'm thrilled with you about your new job! You are going to be such a great teacher. Those kids are in for a huge blessing and they don't even know it. I would love it if Maddie could have you next year - that would be a dream! Oh and you are quite the little swing dancer - I was very impressed by your video! :)
ReplyDeleteYou're such a sweetie Katie Hurt! Love ya! and Swing dancing sounds like so much fun! I wanted Jared and I to take some lessons when we first got married but we never got around to it!
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