Grasp A Little Joy

Hello friends. I'm back and ready to grasp some joy! I really missed writing regularly and am itching to get back into it, especially during this big transition in my life. Let me explain.

Let's start off with a little context. If you don't know me, I am a military wife. My husband and I have been stationed in Japan for three years, but just three weeks ago, we moved. That's right, I have just stepped into a brand new season of my life in a brand new place. Exciting right? Well, not at first.

I cannot lie to you, when I first learned about where we would be stationed, the north-western United States, I wasn't exactly thrilled. I've never lived up north and there are very little believers here. I hate to admit it, but I was pretty down in the dumps about it. That's when I heard God say, "Ashley," (I know it's serious when He calls me by name instead of 'child' or 'daughter') "Ashley, I have so much good for you there. You have no idea!" Honestly, where does my faith escape to sometimes?!

Now that I am here, I do dream about that good He mentioned. I dream about all the doors that God will open for me in this new chapter of my life and I look forward to seeing all the amazing things He has stored up for me here. Yet, sometimes I feel misplaced without a sense of community and homesick without a place to call 'home' since we are currently living in a hotel until our housing becomes available.

But I know that I am exactly where I am meant to be. Sure, my life feels as though it's been tilted on it's axis, but in my experience, every time it all seems to be going upside-down, God is actually making it all go right-side up. I can't see it now, but I can't wait to look back and see just how it was all coming together. Hindsight is always 2020, but foresight, in my mind, can only be faith. I have to keep my eyes heaven-bound.

So that's where I am right now. Right smack in-between wonderful growth in a foreign country and amazing promises to come here in my home country. I hope you will join me as I unravel this big ball of goodness. I know of course that it won't be all sunshine and roses. I know that there will be trials too, and man have there have trails, but I'm not going to let them cause me to miss out on seeing the good.

Just like how I have said since the very beginning of my blogging journey: 'I believe that life is beautiful and I want to grasp some of that beauty in my day to day and share it with you.' I plan on doing just that by sharing with you the things God reveals to me. So, let's reach out our hands to grasp that good, that beauty, and maybe a little joy along the way.