Let Love Explode

I love this song.  I first heard it when I was in Florida    for my nephew's baby dedication.  More specifically, I love the line, "Let love explode..."  For some reason, that lyric speaks to me.  I suppose it is something I need to be reminded of daily.  I wonder what the world would be like if we all "let love explode."  What do you think?  Leave a comment!  :)

 

When I Get Where I'm Going.

So this is the major thing happening in my life right now...

Andrew and I are moving to Albany, NY this Summer.  WOW!  Neither of us have lived outside of Georgia, so this is going to be a big change and we are super excited.  Why are we moving 947 miles away, you ask?  Well, Andrew is pursuing a Ph.D in Counseling Psychology and will be attending SUNY Albany (UAlbany) in the Fall.  Do I have a job there?  No.  Do we have family there?  No.  Am I worried?  No.

All of this (the logistics of moving such a long distance, packing, purging, reorganizing) has made simplicity a challenge as of late.  But somehow, I have found peace in all of it.  After getting over the initial shock and then the nervousness of breaking the news to our parents, we were really able to see what an awesome road God is leading us down.  The opportunities that come with living in a completely new environment are endless.  New places to see, new people to meet, new experiences to experience.

I'm definitely not saying that this is going to be an easy move for either of us, but we have made the decision to fully live this rather than let this moment pass us by with anxiety filled waiting of the unknown.

Driving from Albany to NYC.

~Angela

The first steps in a journey of a lifetime.

This "journey" of mine began about a year ago.  I read One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp upon recommendation from a friend.  I remember several times in my childhood when my mother would say, "Count your blessings."  I credit this book with challenging me to actually sit down and think about all of the wonderful things in my life.  As I started counting gifts in my life, I started to realize that most of my joy came from ordinary things like the way the air smells in the Fall, my mother's cooking, time spent with my family at the cabin, and the opportunity I have to work with such wonderful children.  I was able to make a list of about 50 things.  Nowhere near the 1000 that I had set out to do...I plan to get back to that soon.  Anyway, the point is, I realized that it was the simple things in life that made me the happiest.  Thus, my journey to simplify began.

I am not going to tell you that this has been the most wonderful year of my life.  It hasn't.  In fact, it has been one of the most challenging for me at work.  Simplicity allowed me to see His purpose in those challenges which in turn helped me insert passion into my life.  

Thank you, Lord, for giving me Your eyes so that I may see.

~Angela

This is me.

Hi!  I'm Angela, the creator of this blog.  The idea to start this blog came from some pretty big upcoming events in my life (I'll share later), but it has quickly evolved into a blog about my journey to live life with purpose, passion, and simplicity.  You see, I am a glutton for complexity.  I have a talent for taking the most simple situations and making them so complex that I no longer have the time or energy to live in that moment with purpose and passion. 

So here is my prayer:

Lord help me to live simply so that I may live in this moment with passion for Your purpose in my life. 

This is me.  This is who I am.  This is my journey.

~Angela