HERE WE GO!!!!

I have arrived!!! my home in San Antonio is beautiful! i am excited to get to know my family and to be here. currently the actual family isn't here they are on vacation so i have the house to my self till the end of the week, but the ladies parents have a place connected to their house. they have two cats named ford and mustang, a 11 year old son and a son who is graduated and married. since i didn't bring a whole lot it didn't take long to get unpacked and settled in. i was able to sit down and eat dinner with the grandma and grandpa that live there which was pretty sweet they are the cutest couple. there are some crazy differences here that just blow my mind. ill get to those in a bit. its so crazy to be here.

its so cool to see what God is doing and how he has planned this out. even on the way here i was not very excited and actually was very nerves about what was in store and going to take place. now as i am settling in to the position and into my home i get eager to see what is still in store for me. one of the lessons i am learning from God these days is to be obedient and patient. he continues to tell me that i just need to follow him and do what he desires me to do and then just be patient because he has it under control and his time is perfect. at times this can be frustrating and discouraging but my focus is on him and i continue to seek his will for my life and wait for him do do his thing.

Now let me tell you about Texas! i still cant really believe I'm in Texas. for instance i was doing some painting in the youth room today and was taking the ladder back to where i got it and on my way the was a little lizard running on the sidewalk and puffing out his little throat thing. this isn't the first in counter with lizards since i have been here but its just shocking every time i see them. then on the side of the building right next to the youth building there are cactus growing every time i walk outside i am blown away. I'M IN TEXAS! haha... there is another shocking thing that i am still takin back by and that's the deer in my little neighborhood. so that may not be to big of a deal for some but i promise that if you were here you would have done the same thing that i did and taken a double take and then a triple take. the deer in my neighborhood have been trapped by the new highways and so they don't really have anywhere to go. as i was driving to my new home yesterday evening i look to my right and low and behold there are two deer bedded down under a tree. now i don't know about you all but for me that's just plain weird! but it gets better that is normal they actually just roam the neighborhood when i was sitting at dinner there were about 8 that were walking around and sitting in the back yard!!!! are you kidding me!?!?! so there are a few things that are different down here and that are rocking my world including the heat! its pretty intense right now and everyone says that its not even very bad. i was told last night that it will get up to 110 a lot of times so i guess i have crossed over into hell haha just kidding.

well everyone i cant tell you what God has up his sleeve but i know that he is faithful. my life with him continues to grow and strengthen. i have been diving into the word and i continue to be challenged by amazing friends. the support is awesome and i really thank you all who are praying for me. God bless you and please continue to pray. i am fully expecting God to radical change my life this summer. i know he is doing it now and i cant imagine what is to come. oh and stay in contact i love to hear from others and to be challenged and encouraged so feel free to comment or call me out. Give it to God y'all and be obedient!