NO TURNING BACK!

This is the first time I am ever blogging, so forgive me if I don't do it properly lol.  I was telling my neighbor about everything we are getting ready to do, and she seemed so interested in knowing what was going to happen with us that she asked me to keep her informed through emails.  I figured if someone who just met me thought our upcoming journey would be so interesting, that many of you out there may think the same.  So here I am, drinking my caramel frappe from McDonalds, (which is absolutely amazing by the way) ready to share with you what our new journey is.  If I gave all the details today, this would be a pretty long blog, so i will keep it short, and in future blogs fill you in on the details of the past yr and a half.  There is No turning back now, this morning I woke up, brushed my teeth and got ready for church, but I knew today was different, today was The day.  "I've done this before, Saturday, and Wednesday" but today was the day that i knew everyone would know.  Once everyone knows, there is No turning back.  As the song says " No turning back, I've made up my mind, I'm giving all of my life this time. Your love makes it worth it, Your love makes it worth it all." (Kim Walker-Smith)  Some people think we are crazy, (well a lot of people do) haha, but when you know its God, you do it!  So here it is, after 6 yrs. of being the Youth Pastors of Life Church in Katy Tx., we are moving to Ventura, Ca.  Exciting huh?  So the next question people have been asking us has been "so you got a Youth Pastor position there?", and here's the even more exciting part, NO! We are going in Faith trusting God every step of the way.  No job, no house, but we know there is a reason we are supposed to go.  We are leaving our house, family, job, and if you look at it through the eyes of the world, than yes some may call us crazy, but when you know its God, YOU DO IT!  Yes, I must admit, it's a little scary, but just as my husband preached this morning, You keep your eyes focused on Jesus and you can't be shaken, and thats exactly what we plan on doing.  Lord, Your Love makes it worth it all.  I know the Lord called us for a purpose, and I know that though the next year may seem hard and not always make sense, that in 2 yrs we will look back and say " Oh thats what You were doing God" and I am so excited to see what He has in store for us.  So there it is, we are moving to Ventura, California.  Many of you know how we got here, but I know some of you out there don't, so keep checking my upcoming blogs and I will share the story of how we found out we were supposed to go.  By the way, we still need someone to buy or lease our house, so if you are interested just let me know : ) I am going to try to put up a new post at least once a week, maybe more, we will see, but I am pretty sure this is gonna be an interesting blog to follow, full of adventure : ) So did i do ok for my first blog entry?

Courtney Rivera