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March 2017

The conditions were right.  In between jobs, we had time.  Having saved, there was even a little extra money.  Seeing as my mom's birthday is March 5th and Naysia's March 11th, it was only fitting that we traveled to Tucson to celebrate. 

I must admit I was nervous about the trip.  What was there to worry about?  My fear was the feeling of regret.  I knew us moving to SA was a God thing, but I was afraid that we'd get back to Tucson and wish we had never left.  

We were there for a week and it was jam packed!

Sunday: Drove all day long.  Surprised family with our arrival
Monday: Breakfast with Patty, surprised Grandma and Papa with a visit and that night took them cruising
Tuesday: Slept most of the day, Sanita blessed me with a pedicure, visited with Godmother Yvette
Wednesday: Lunched with Patty, surprised Grace Revolution and dinner afterwards with them
Thursday: Brunch with Adina, shopping with Sanita and Imaunii, cruising and dinner with Michael
Friday: Partied with my Oasis Family, Uber driving with Winona
Saturday: Breakfast with Montgomery family, lunch with Jacob, visited Jim and Mary, dinner with Sharon and Omari
Sunday: Attended church service at Grace to the Nations, celebrated Mom and Naysia's birthday
Monday: Early morning shopping with Mom and hit the road by 11am.  
Tuesday: Made it back to SA by noon

A couple things came to light....

  1.  All the time that we attended Grace to the Nations, I never paid attention to street names.  When meeting Adina on Thursday, as I turned onto the side street, I read the name and was brought to tears.  The very place where I lifted up prayers, shed tears and made my requests known was located on a street named after a prominent location in our new city.  Coincidence?  I think not.

2.  I'm thankful we were able to go.  I came back, thankful for the trip and happy to be back home.  While I certainly miss all the people in Tucson (wish they were all here with us), we have grown in tremendous ways here.  Finally moving away from home has caused me to trust God's plans for me in a way I've never known, and to trust strangers sooner than I may have otherwise. 

Hopefully, we'll be able to go to Tucson for the holidays.  Until then, come see us, yall!!

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths" Walt Disney