I sit here on my front porch writing this book watching the cars go by. I am living in Ohio with my wonderful husband, surrounded by family, and finally happy with my job and life situation. As I reflect I can’t help but wonder to myself, “How did I get here?” Oh yeah…I gave up on my own plans and found God. It dawns on me that everything I have including my happiness I didn’t achieve on my own. In fact I didn’t get here on my own. I didn’t fall in love completely on my own, drive the car I have on my own, and get my job on my own. It is all the result of two people coming together to create my best life. God and I. Don’t get me wrong my husband fits in there quite nicely. It is amazing for me to think about all that

God has done for me in recent years. It brings me to a place of total gratitude and confidence in my future. A place I wouldn’t have made it to without God. A place where I now need to sit, rest, and just enjoy all that he has given me. I don’t need to keep wanting, pursuing, or reaching for the unattainable. I have already achieved it with his control. I have learned things I never knew, I have developed friendships I wouldn’t have had, and all for just listening, trusting and following the Lord no matter what the cost.