A Year Ago TODAY…

A year ago today, Micah and I were doing something HUGE. CRAZY. EXCITING. UNKNOWN.

We were moving.

To Arizona.

As newlyweds of 13 days, we finished packing up our big Budget truck with our whole lives stuffed inside (along with lots of wedding gifts), and we left our hometown near Seattle for a new life together as Mr. and Mrs. Russum.

(Except we stopped about an hour into our journey to take a nap because we were so tired from packing and attending a wedding the night before we left. But that’s beside the point…)

After our power nap, we continued our journey and we arrived in Arizona two days later. We didn’t know where we were going to live. We knew NO one except for my relatives who live about 40 minutes outside of Phoenix. But we were excited for an adventure.

Today, we are also traveling from Seattle to Arizona. This time by plane.

And this time, we are going HOME. Seattle is now where we visit. But Scottsdale is home.

It’s funny how HOME can change. A year ago we didn’t know where we were going to live. Now we love our neighborhood and are hoping to buy a house there soon. A year ago we had no friends in Scottsdale. Today there are so many people I miss in Arizona and can’t wait to see this week! A year ago we were about to begin church hopping. Today we are blessed by our church – the very first one we visited last summer! A year ago, we didn’t know what to expect at our new jobs. Today Micah has already been promoted and I am loving every second of grad school and teaching at the college level.

A year ago, God was saying “trust me.”

Today, I am saying “thank you” to Him.

Us at the Grand Canyon last month