Find me grateful.

So.. time is slipping through my fingers. As we speak, I have 8 teaching days left and less than 2 weeks more in Bury. People often ask me how I'm feeling and how real it seems. And, honestly, my spirit is very settled about everything in spite of my emotions - as God continues to show me His face and provide for me in crazy wonderful ways on a daily basis. I am now at the point where, even though it all sounds crazy and scary, I can't deny that this is the adventure He's planned for me (His fingerprints are all over it!), and I trust Him entirely with all the unknowns. Does it feel real? No, most days not at all. I can happily talk about it as if I'm talking about someone else and not feel anything at all. I keep wondering when it will hit! Or if it will until I'm on the plane?!

Here are just a few examples of God's fingerprints all around me - and as I see Him doing things, my awareness of Him and expectation of what He will do continues to increase:

- Somebody sent from Heaven to rent my house who exactly matches all of the criteria I was looking for, is paying more than the original rental price, who wanted to move in asap, complete with furniture, and who only wants to be there until August (which is when I will be back in the UK). Could not have imagined or asked for better than this!

- Kind, wonderful people who rock up from another city and deep-clean my kitchen for me at 10pm on a Sunday night when I'm really in need of help. Who does that?!!!

- The couple who are letting me lodge with them, who are feeding me, being so kind and generous and yet are also freeing me to live in the *somewhat* chaotic extroverted way that I do (!!) yes - you all know me well!

- A friend who came over with a pick-up truck to help me move house.

- Colleagues who really care and who bake AMAZING cakes!

- Getting to be part of and do the run up to Christmas with the most awesome, joyful, exciting choir! I cannot even begin to describe how amazing they are.

- Having people in all different areas of my life and in various parts of the world who really care and who write me beautiful messages and who just generally are very good at loving me and praying with/for me.

- God's financial provision for me through your generosity continues to humble me and blow my mind!

- And many many more things - ask me!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for doing this journey with me, in whatever way. I deeply value you.

My plan over Christmas is a little fluid - I will be in Bury until the end of term, Norwich until Christmas and Reading thereafter (roughly). I fly on 4th January. Chase me down if you want to hang out!!

This is one of my go-to songs at the moment. Have a listen. Find me grateful. Find me thankful. Find me on my knees. Find me dreaming. Find me singing. Find me lost in Your grace.