Happy August Thanksgiving

Tomorrow I go home for my birthday.

Home to my family.

Home to my dog.

Home to my most favorite city.

Even with all the excitement, a part of me wouldn't mind staying here this weekend. Even with missing home, a part of me already feels comfortable here. Even with all my loves being in Kansas City, I am finding some more favorites down here.

And I am thankful.

Thankful that my King knows my every step, big and small. Thankful that He has provided a campus that I feel safe in. Thankful that He has washed me in a peace and comfort unlike any I have ever felt before.

I am thankful.

Thankful for the new relationships I have gained. Thankful for the new adventures I have embarked on (i.e. going to Walmart three days in a row). Thankful for the new schedule that I am slowly, but surely adapting to.

I am thankful.

There will not be a day that I don't think of Kansas City. There will not be a day that I am not thinking about my parents, my brothers, my dog, my favorite places, my friends, my room. There will not be a day that I am not in need of hearing a familiar voice over the phone.
But God provides.

And I am thankful.

Thankful for my CHURCH FAMILY that has supported me, encouraged me, loved me through all of this. How sweet the body of Christ is! I have been overwhelmed with the support of my church. I get daily texts, emails, or Facebook messages, and I appreciate each one more than I can say. Encouragement is SUCH a huge thing when going through a big transition, and my church family has made all of this 10000000 times easier. 

I am thankful. 

I have had the most hectic, crazy, wonderful, overwhelming, lovely, unexpected, peaceful, life changing week. A week that has seemed to drag on, yet speed before my eyes. I am so anxious to see what God has to reveal to me. I am so excited to see what He wants me to learn. I am so overjoyed to meet the people that He has scattered along my path over the next few days, weeks, months, years. 

I AM THANKFUL.