Grateful for changes

Changes are sometimes good, right? Of course I'm referring to a change in my work locations/jobs from the past couple months. Actually it is exactly two months today that was my last day at my "old" company. I was able to have lunch with three of my former co-workers yesterday. Yes, I actually DROVE to a location about 5 miles away to meet with them. I only panicked a couple times while making sure I was going the right direction!

Being directionally challenged is tough! BUT! I also want you to know that this morning I had to go get some labs done. Normally I would drive all the way back to my side of town and take my usual route to work. But I didn't. I chose to be brave.

I asked Siri to take me to work. She took me a totally different direction - then north to pick up another freeway, then 21 miles on this freeway got me to another one, and then I knew where I was and made my way into work. It took only about 50 minutes this way - but I was on the 'other side' of town so it would not be an option unless my usual road what totally shut down. It would take me 30 minutes to get to where it would take 50 - and it was 8AM in the morning! I love Siri.

But, back to changes.... in meeting with my friends yesterday I heard lots of stuff that was going on at the "other place". And it made me glad I was gone. I do miss my friends, but, even with all my stress here in this new position, I am grateful God provided this new job.

Sometimes we just need to pause and say 'Thank you, God' because of the changes in our lives. Some change hurts. Some change is good.

We are going to be changing churches too, with all that is going on. For right now, it is our speaking times from November to March so most people will not even realize that we are gone - gone. We do plan to go back a time or two before making the final end. We have a lot of friends there too, but with the church moving to a new location, and not being able to trust Leadership on what they have done in the past and being left out of all the planning, we feel they are wanting us to leave. They are closing the door - not that 'they' had ever opened it. Relationships is not on their agenda. We've always gone back because we have been there for so long, but God removed his hand from the church and it is floundering. Not sure what the pastors are thinking. They don't share with us.

So that will be more change. We went to a new church a couple weeks ago and we know the pastor and it was a very good service. Enjoyed feeling God's presence again, and love of the pastor and people. Worship was wonderful and the message left you thinking about it, instead of trying to figure out what had been said and what value it had in anything.

But enough of that. Change is good in most cases. And in ours, it is a good thing.

Blessings!