Always with you!

Have you ever had that feeling that things connect and things happen just the way they should. Or, maybe coincidences lead up to something that give you just what you need when you need it? I haven't gotten spiritual in this blog, but today I need to add this. Mostly because it is the spiritual connection that led me to creating this blog.

Back in January I signed up for a Living Your Strengths workshop at my church. Later that month I went to a Mom's group meeting at my church. In that meeting I heard a woman speak (Kathy). In her presentation, she talked about God always being with us. Always there in the good and the bad. I know I have heard this before, but didn't always feel it.

After taking the Living your Strengths workshop I learned that 2 of my strengths are Connectedness and Communication. During that workshop I saw how important it was for me to get my feelings and thoughts out there. It was something that I just needed to do! Part of the workshop included a coaching session. My coaching session was with Kathy, the woman that did that talk at the Moms group back in January. She also had similar strengths that I had; making it easy for her to relate to me and my strengths. At one point Kathy suggested I start a blog. She wasn't the only one who had suggested this. It seemed that several people thought I should do it. What was holding me back?

When I found out I was moving to Singapore I was very emotional. My parents had just come for a month stay in a retirement community with the thought of moving here. Knowing I would be leaving, I was so overwhelmed with guilt and sadness that most of my family would be here where I am now, yet I may be moving to the other side of the world. I couldn't seem to find a good place in my heart. In that meeting with Kathy she reminded me that God is always with us. She asked me, do you feel him with you? I said "No". How do I feel God's presence? Then she reminded me of other times in my life when I had great adversity. I have had a lot of that in my life and as I look back I remember getting through those tough times. So, yes, maybe I did know and feel that God was with me. Didn't these things make me the person I am today? Didn't I make it through with grace and perseverance? Maybe all of these things gave me the tools and skills to do what God wants me to do in my life. Get me to where I am, go the places I go, experience the things I do!

So yesterday, my Mom called me to ask me if I had read my devotional yet. She said that it was something just for me. I thought it must have to do with moving or traveling or something like that. I didn't get a chance to read it yesterday, but I read it today. How profound! How things seem to come full circle. The theme was God is always with you! The devotional reads "God's spirit will be above you and below you and next to you. He will be there in good times and in bad. He will embrace you always. You can count on it".

So, here I am today sitting here writing on my blog (The one that I was afraid to start,) feeling the fullness of my life and knowing that everything seems to connect and direct our lives to where they are supposed to go!