Living States Away

From a Distance seems like ann appropriate name for this blog. It's been years, about 9 since I last blogged. My daughter who is now 10 was just a baby and I would blog my heart out. You see I love to write and I love my family, so it only seems right to share little tidbits that my kids have done or said for our extended families who don't live close by. Also, I will take some time on other days and share my real struggles through illness etc., simply because blogging is very theraputic for me, on those days you can skip around to find something that suits you, my reader.

The last few days I'm noticed such a huge deficit in our life having family living over 1000 miles away. If you would have told me 12 years ago, Jeff and I wouldn't live in Michigan close to family, I would have laughed in your face. See in the early years of our marriage, Jeff and I had been married 2 months and 2 weeks into our marriage I would have a Cat scan that indicated a "calcified mass" on my brain. This would lead to countless tests, neurosurgeons and neurologists, brain surgery and therapy following the surgery. I was constantly worried that our marriage may not "make" it,but almost 12 years later and still going strong, I realize now that I'm married to such an amazing man. Wow God knows what He's doing for sure.

There are days where I wonder...does God really know what needs to happen next? I never imagined that we would live so far away from family, from grandmas and grandpas, great grandmas, and cousins, aunts and uncles. It seems like we are living From a Distance from all our loved ones and there are days when it hurts my heart, but I realize that every step Jeff and I have taken since our wedding vows has been an ordained moment by our Heavenly Father, who loves and cares for us. So when I'm sad that everyone lives in Michigan, I know that I have a big God with an even bigger heart and His desire is that we lean on him and Him alone.

So for my first blog, these are my ramblings....I can't reassure you they will get any better or worse (I hope not) but what I know for sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt is that the King of Kings and your Creator loves you and wants to be in a personal relationship with you!!  how cool is that!?!?