When God moves, He MOVES: Live Ready!

I have felt for months, I am unsure where exactly I am going. Several years ago, I heard two words. "Move west." So I explored Arizona. That's west. I love it there. But somehow, it seemed it was most likely west for my job in Ann Arbor. About an hour away, not 1 day and 3 hours away. Perhaps God has in mind 60 miles, not 1893 miles.

I was a bit disappointed those closest to me were not for the great adventure in Arizona. But it also was grounding. I can tend to go to extremes at times. So I tempered my grandiose ideas, and realized God had another adventure for me here. So I moved for my job I so loved, as an admission nurse in hospice and absolutely love living out here. Then I lost my job.

It felt like a rug got ripped out from underneath me. It was the entire reason I moved to this area, I told myself. And one of those beautiful friends, who lives west, kindly reminded me, "No you moved west, because you heard " Go West!" She was absolutely right. I moved because the good Lord told me to go west. There was no job guarantee in the message. "Go West and I will make sure you always have a job." It was just " Go West!"

Ultimately the stress of the job, and subsequent loss took it's toll on my health, which significantly inhibited my activities. I knew God had my back. I did not know exactly how, but I knew he did. This was a blessing which gave me even more time to spend with God. I joined a women's bible study. This brought me closer and closer to the Lord, and my trust and faith has grown 1000 fold. I ask daily for the Lord to open my eyes, my mind, and my heart, and to not let me miss Him.

And I've waited expectantly, but not in any rush. It's been five months. I've been ready. All along I knew He was working on something. I wrote about that in my last blog. It truly is a win win when you just let God handle the big stuff. Then that freed me up to study God, make sure I was not missing anything, and pay attention to His voice.

Well He not only had my back, but our hearts, souls, minds and dreams. God showed up far surpassing not only my, but Beau's mind and heart.

For 30 or more years I have envisioned a piece of property, in the woods with a white house in a clearing, and a barn further back. I honestly thought, in all my knowing, I would have to move to the northwestern part of the lower peninsula to have that kind of land. And that was not going to happen.

Then God dropped this piece of property into our life, 8 days before Beau was having major surgery. But that is not all. The next afternoon we had an appointment to see this property. On that morning, a neighbor of Beau's walked down the street to Beau's home. Beau was getting it ready to put on the market in June and this fella had heard word of mouth that it was going on the market. He had asked if he could come down and see it and Beau was happy to oblige, with the caveat that it was not ready. The painter was there, the hallways were impassable, the rooms disheveled with drop clothes, furniture shoved to the middle of the rooms, and the air thick with the fumes of paint. He didn't mind. He was moving from Alabama, and they had already sold their home. This young family was living with his parents down the street. This would be perfect for them and their young family.

Within 48 hours of this we had signed deals on the sale of Beau's home, and the purchase of this property I have seen in my mind for 30 plus years. Now Beau's surgery was 5 days and counting. When God moves, He MOVES. It was a flurry of inspections, amendments, addendums, on both sides for him, and only on one side for me. It was beautifully orchestrated chaos, that resulted in way more than just the physical properties involved.

We had no plans whatsoever to purchase a home prior to Beau's surgery. This was not on our radar. Who would pack him up while he's recovering? He can't lift anything. All the questions went flying, and friends showed up to help both of us with our moves.

It was not our timing, but it was on God's. He moved the mountains to make sure it happened. We are beyond words at what God and all of our friends, old and new have done for us.

We are so humbled by God's blessing and we gratefully give Him back the property to be used as a way to bless others.