When God rolls His eyes at me

You know when you were in high school/college and you were late to class but you had to go anyway? And you dreaded to walk in because you knew the ENTIRE class would all *whip* around and judge you and call you terrible names in their heads and think about how sloppy you looked??

...no? Just me? Haha. Anyway, that's sort of how I feel writing this today. It's like, "oh hey, blogger, nice seeing you around here again." 

But I have REASONS people! I really do. Want to know? Too bad, I can't tell you yet. HAHA! Just kidding. I'll tell you. We are in the process & have applied for a new CrossFit affiliate here in Lubbock. YAY! We are in the throws of opening another small business & dealing with everything that comes with that. Surprisingly enough, this was not our plan. David & I both thought he would get a job with a regular schedule & benefits & all the stability that comes with somebody else being the boss. BUT God continued to shut those doors. Everytime we thought we had landed something awesome it would go radio silent. We began to pray that God would speak loudly about what we were supposed to be doing. *silence* 

Que my toddler-tantrum here "BUT GOD!! WE LISTENED. WE CAME TO LUBBOCK LIKE YOU SAAAAID! And now we're here and You just...FORGET ABOUT US!" Hahahahaha. I know. I'm a tad dramatic. 

Without going into too much detail and risking giving details about people that don't want their lives read by people they don't know on the internet (lol). One day, David & I were sitting in the living room thinking over what our next step was. Do we move back to midland? Move somewhere else? Sell everything & move to India? (Yes, it was considered, ha) David said, "why don't we just open another box." 

UGHHHH. You see, I grew up in a 'self-employed' family. Our insurance always sucked, I heard my sweet daddy pray for things like higher sales & lower wholesale prices. I overheard conversations about the IRS & taxes & money that to my soul screamed 'instability'. When I married my dream-man, we talked about how we would not go down that path. ANDTHENWEDID. And I was angry, scared, and doubtful. David, being the amazing man he is, reassured me that as long as we kept God the center, paid our taxes, and did our best to serve people, the stability would appear. Just like my parents did (and do). And guess what? He was right. We started our tiny little business in Midland & it grew & grew & grew & God's hands were ALL over it. And it was good. But then we sold it! WHEW. I thought. Dodged that 'self-employed' business stuff & now we will be all safe & warm & in no debt & David can work his little job & we will have all sort of predictability & budget-friendly paychecks, and YAY! 

But alas, God calls me out of my stinking little comfort zone & says "I HAVE BIGGER THINGS." 

So, back to earlier, we are sitting on the couch, and David just starts thinking out loud. "Well, Alison is a commercial real estate agent." (our life transformation group leader at E-life.) "Steven is in a transitional spot with CrossFit, maybe he would want to partner." "Let's just start looking into it & see if God opens these doors." 

Ughh...they were like, opened & full of shining light & angels singing. "Oh, hiiii God!" Sometimes I feel like He's just sitting there, all beautiful & wonderful, and He just rolls His magnificent eyes at me. When I'm all "OH! THIS IS WHERE HE WANTS US!" Hahaha. 

But, regardless, the second place we looked at, was perfect & awesome. Steven & his wife Alyssa (who are basically the sweetest, most Godly people, ever) were excited to come on board with us. Money came out of the sky when we needed it. (Well, okay, maybe not literally, but it was provided graciously & interest free) and it just seemed like doors were flying open at every turn. 

Then, one night this week, I realized. Of course, this is where David needs to be. I thought, "Self, look at the lives that David has changed. Look at the GIFT he has for motivation & fun & training people to do things they have never even dreamed of doing before." 

Then I accepted it. And I am so excited. And so proud. And so incredibly grateful to a God that is patient & loving & patient. Haha. He has His sweet, pierced, beaten Hands ALL OVER THIS PLACE. And we are thankful, and grateful, and floored to have this opportunity again. It's bigger and better, and I am so excited to see what we can do to serve this community we are loving so much. 

So, friends! HERE WE GO! If you're in lubbock, I pray you'll join us in this journey, and if you're not, I'll keep you as updated as I can via this blog, and I will do my very best to not go weeks without updating again. Heh. 

And, here's the recent pictures of Harper & what she's been up to. Since I know she's the best part of everybody else's life, too. 

WE FINALLY GOT SOME TEETH PEOPLE! 14.5 months, and 3 teeth at one time. It's how we roll. 

We had a haboob. I forgot how much I hate your wind, Lubbock. 

This is why we take about 15 baths a day. Haha. 

Yaaaaallllllllllll- she is so sweet. This picture shows pretty much what she looks like all day, everyday. Smiling, blurry & walking towards me. 

Isn't she magical? 

Well, with that, I'm gonna sign off. May God be with you this week! Anything big going on in your life? Message me! Id love to pray with you, or for you, or about you, or whatever. Mainly, I'm just a lonely stay at home mom that has time to maintain slightly awkward online relationships. So, indulge me. Hahaha. I'm kidding. Sorta. 

Till next time, 

Hallye Jaye