In 30 days, I'll be moving to Atlanta, GA... to start my new job as a High School Bible Teacher and Campus Minister. It's so bitter sweet to think about. I am so torn...
I don't want to leave the people I love. Sugar Land has been my home for almost a year. I've fallen in love with my kids... and with First Colony in general. How is it ever easy to leave people that you love? I hate it more than anything. I feel like I'm torn into pieces when I have to do this. Especially leaving Katie and Trisha. I don't know what my life is going to be like without them. I know they will just be a text message away... but I know things are going to change. Change is so weird... because I know there will be great things that will come of my move... but I also know that it's going to hurt really badly to be ripped away from these people that I've grown so close to.
On the other side, I know that being in Atlanta is going to be an incredible time to get to grow in ministry and in new friendships. I'm looking forward to living with my childhood best friend... and working as a Bible Teacher EVERYDAY! I'm also looking forward to having a more stable schedule. I mean... lets be real... my schedule right now, as a youth minister, is pretty all over the place. I don't have weekends.... and I barely have time to have friends by own age. I'm also looking forward to being closer to the fam. 4 hours away is gonna be such a piece of cake.
God's timing is so evident in the way all of this went down.
This is the deal...
My last day at First Colony is July 22nd... and I'm planning on driving to ATL on the 25th with Derek (thank God he will be riding with me!).
My first "work day" at GAC is on July 30th.
I'll work on teacher prep stuff and moving in and stuff... and then
I'm flying to Little Rock to meet up with my best friends for the weekend. (We havent been all together in over a year.)
Then... on Monday...
SCHOOL STARTS!
The kids start school on August 3rd!!!
I'm going to be "Ms.Terry" on August 3rd. Is that not INSANE?!!!
Ya... thats fast.
I'm pretty freaked out about it.
I'm pretty excited too.
I know this is what I'm meant to do. I have complete peace about it.... and I'm so grateful. God has been so good to me... I can't even put into words... how Faithful he has been.
Summer is crazy.
I need to sleep.
Camp of the Hills is next week.
Big deal mission trip.
I'm taking my 8th & 9th graders.
Pray for us ok?
Thanks.
Peace and Love
1 comment:
I'm sure everything will turn out for the best! Being closer to family is important too, while still being able to work in your own ministry.
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