What Brings Us Here?

This week has brought numerous changes to my life. My husband and I packed up our cars, our dog, and our dreams and headed for our new home on Long Island, New York. The life and surroundings I knew last week seem distant. Surrounded by change and transition my heart has reveled in nostalgia and awakened to new possibilities.

No one knows me here. To my neighbors I am the mysterious new girl with a Georgia license plate and the goofy yellow lab, Zeke. I can be anyone. If ever there was a moment to re-create myself, now would be the opportune time. Who do I want to be? Am I still following this “Divine Call” that has been placed on my life? If so, how?

These thoughts have flooded my mind throughout the course of each day. In the quiet moments with just me and Zeke, God beckons me to a place I once knew. I am reminded of the journey that physically brought us here. And even more, I am reminded of my faith journey and the people and places that have shaped me into this young woman searching to fulfill a call.

This week we have pondered road blocks and frustrations. Maybe we need to take a moment and reminisce about our first urgings that bring us to this sacred moment. Who was it that first inspired you to make a difference? Was there a special experience that ignited your heart’s desire? Perhaps it was a quiet moment with just you and God. Let us share together in our experiences, and remember that we have the power to be the change agent in someone else’s life today. Travelers on a journey…what brought you here?

L