Life Changes

The last time I wrote in this blog was a little too long ago. I hope I can keep up a little better from here on out.

Again, I just have to say... God is SO good. I have gone through plenty of ups and downs over these many months. I have grown in my faith thanks to trials and blessings.

I continue to go in circles of wanting to know God's will for my life and then praising Him to no end for not revealing it to me too soon. I can't count the number of times I have looked back and nothing but the word "wow" can emerge from my mouth.

I really wonder what God is thinking sometimes. His ways will always be a mystery to me, His plans always falling into place so perfectly. You would think that after so many times of having the (seemingly) impossible things work out, I would just completely trust that He will take care of me. But, there goes human weakness. Isn't it funny how one of the major "human weaknesses" is to try and be too strong? I know that is an overwhelming weakness of mine.

I recently heard someone say, "Did God ever tell anyone in the Bible or elsewhere in history to go do something that is 100% fool-proof with merely their own abilities?" Absolutely not. God is famous for asking the impossible, which encourages us to trust in HIM and rely on His strength, not our own.

Whenever I look ahead in life and try to figure it out... it's like I'm looking through a pinhole while God has the birds eye view with instant zoom. There's no competing with that.

With only about 11 days until my patron saint, St. Therese of Lisieux's feast day - I am reminded of her little way. She has undoubtedly helped me throughout my life in countless ways. She has taught me so many things about our Lord and how to love. I'm going to do my best to stop trying to figure out God's will all the time and just trust that He DOES know what He's doing.

After a Long Absence

Life has been such an adventure in recent months! I believe that I have adjusted well to my job with SFLA and finally feel more confident in what more I can do in this position. It's hard for me to believe that I have been living in St. Louis for nearly 6 months... wow, time flies! I have been so blessed - making great new friends along the way and learning SO much.

It's amazing how God works. The last couple of weeks were busy, tireless and jam-packed - but, ended with an incredibly successful weekend. All of the hard work paid off and 1,800 students were trained at the SFLA national conference; 6 brilliant pro-life leaders and organizations were given Life Prizes; thousands of students attended the first-ever national pro-life rally; and hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers marched in DC for the right to LIFE.

I can't wait to see what these next few months hold. I know there will be more adventures on the horizon and I can only hope that I will continue to have the faith to tackle whatever challenge comes up.

Life is good, the pro-life movement is making headway and the joy is contagious!