Daisies on the curb

I’ve tried writing the past week or so, but every time I open up my blog, my well of ideas dries up.

Im not sure what it is, but living life away from everyone you know and love is draining.

Turning and see my grandmother’s face in the kitchen as we cook.

Looking up at a coffeeshop and staring at Avery as she types.

Walking into the bar with Dawson while we discuss everything in life

Spilling tea with Sarah wherever we might find ourselves.

Hiking the cascades with Hannah.

Watching Harry Potter with Melanie, Meghan, Margaret, and Haley.

I miss the faces I once saw daily.

I really enjoy Philadelphia and I’m coming to love the community I live in and the people I interact with. But being alone is hard and exhausting.

I knew moving to Philadelphia, selling my car, and living a simple lifestyle would be difficult, and I can live with that.

But, I miss my people.

I’ll see everyone soon. I’m not alone, I have my faith and God. But, it really feels tested right now.

I’m reminded by my twin Ashley’s favorite bible verse; Romans 8: 18 “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”

God is at work in the good, especially the bad, in happiness, and in loneliness.

God works despite what happens, always there and persistent.

I just have a hard time believing and seeing that. Yet I’ve realized that each and every time I saw a loved one, I saw God in them, therefore all my memories are filled with God.

I have to take off my self inflicted blinders, step out of my shoes, feel the earth between my toes, and step forward.

It is time to step into uncertainty, nervousness, love, and bold action.

As always,

He Climbs Mountains