Just Got In

Dear friends, family, random people reading my blog,

I have arrived in LOS ANGELES!

Today has been intensely crazy. Beyond anything I have ever cared to experience. It was almost like an acting lesson. I now know the feeling of leaving the people closest to my heart. So I will be getting any part involving that….

I am not sure what you all would like to be updated on so I will write and you can just skim for the information you want.

Has anyone ever heard of packing at any time other than the night before you leave? I have not. However if you are going to be gone from your home for more than 2 weeks I suggest getting a couple days head start. Other wise you end up doing some ridiculous things.

Although I don’t think I will ever not do some ridiculous things while packing.

I was up till 5 am and then I had to get up for a wonderful family breakfast (no sarcasm there, it was great and something I truly appreciated). Then at 12:30 I walked out the door with my love and he drove me all the way to Dayton airport because he is the sweetest.

This past month people have been asking me if I was ready to move. Let me tell you now that you will NEVER be ready for this. Nothing will ever prepare you enough for moving across country and leaving your home, in every sense of the word, behind.

There were tears and there were violent stabs of pain telling me that I was doing the wrong thing. That something that causes this much heart ache can not be good thing. Then there was the steady presence of God that hasn’t left my heart since that day in 8^th grade when I let him in. Through the agony of telling everyone good bye (And let’s be honest it isn’t good bye. I could get on a plane home tomorrow if I wanted. I can skype I can do all kinds of things to talk to stay connected.) I felt that presence winding through me, pushing me forward, assuring me that this pain will pass.

I have not the faintest idea what is in store for me in L.A.. I just know that I need to be there. God has something he needs me to do. Something he needs me to learn.

I can think of no better way to get closer to God than to lose every safety net I have ever known. I can think of no better witness than to live boldly knowing that my trust in God is the only thing I will need to prevail. And I WILL prevail.

I am not sure what form my success will come in, I just know that I will succeed. And when I do I will be able to point to God and say ‘I did nothing.’

So keep reading if you want to see some amazing things happen.

EMG