Written on Monday February 2nd, 2009:
Right now I am sitting on the passenger sit of our SUV, we are going towards Austin, Texas.. you’ll soon know why we’re heading that way…
As we travel, I have been thinking about the all things that have happened in my life in the past 3 years (LOTS OF CHANGES!!!).. and honestly I am SO amazed of how different my life is now than back in 2006..
I know we might be pretty close, or you might know me a little bit, just saw me around or have known me for years and still don’t know a lot about me.. When I say that you don’t know who I am, I don’t mean if you have seen me and know my name, but if you know where I come from and where I am at in my inside, my personality and character..
I am a person who is trying to know more & more of God everyday.. understanding His purpose for my life and trying to do the best I can to obey and stay in His will.. I love the life God had given me and trying new things.. I am still trying to figure out those things in my heart and mind that will make me the person God wants me to be.. I don’t know everything about me, but I am willing to discover all the gifts and passion God has placed in me… I love my family!! My mom & sister are one of the most precious treasures I have in my heart.. I like science and Biblical History, what a match.. I love food… I love all weather seasons, but not extreme! I think I enjoy Minnesota Summers and Mexican Winters.. I LOVE to travel, I think would go ANYWHERE without questions.. I like music, and for those that don’t know, I play piano… I learned a few years ago and played with my home church’s worship team.. I like learning new things and languages..
SO, who am I?! To be honest with you, I never fully had a detailed picture of myself in the future.. I did know that I have a passion for God, travel and reaching & teaching the Gospel to people.. but never pictured myself at any specific place or situation…
Well, God has surprised me a lot! I never had a plan for my life, I just told Him: Here I am, use me! Don’t matter where or with who! So right out of High School, I went to a Discipleship Training School where I just confirmed the passion I have to share Life with others and met this awesome boy, and here I am now, married to a really nice Godly man who like me, wants to grow more and more in God’s knowledge and help others.. hahah Bible School, what a better place to meet somebody with your same goals..
Our plan after getting married was to go into the mission field.. but after a few circumstances we decided it was a better decision to wait and learn more about God and ourselves, cultivate a better marriage and gain a right heart and mind for people, than jumping into ministry right away without being prepared...
Since we got married, we had been living at my in-laws’ home in Minnesota.. thousands of miles away from my home town and family.. its really hard, to live far away from the people you love the most.. but God made me stronger and taught me to develop character.. I cried a lot though! Since May of 2007 that I left Mexico, I hadn’t been able to return for a visit due to my green card delay… but THANK GOD we are (right now, actually!) returning from being down there for a month and a half! It was an awesome time, I had a really good time with my mom & sister and they got to know Jon a little bit more! I ate tons of Mexican food, it was amazing!
So what are we doing now?! We are diving to Austin, Texas where our home is waiting for us.. yep, you read right.. we just got an apartment home close to Austin where we plan to live and learn more about life…
Why Austin?! Nice & calm place, good job opportunities, inside of the US and a really exciting thing for me: only 3 HRS away from Mexico!!! Our plans now are to get there and start living.. we are sure of the calling God has put in our lives, but we also know that the first ministry we have is our family and we want to have our lives founded before founding anything else… It’s a big change from the original plan, but we believe its wiser.. We are exicted we are going to finally settle down and seriously ask God what He has already planned for us so we can start heading that direction!
So yeah, our lives are an adventure.. please pray for us to stay on the right path God has designed for us… that we find jobs quick and thay He reveals Himself to us, that is our biggest desire…
