Our Frausted Life

As many of you who are reading know, it took us a while to get to this place. We left Kentucky in 2021 with the thought that we would only be in Texas a year, if that. Nik was only given bits of information regarding the chaplaincy program, so we were under the impression this process wouldn’t take long. I remember living in my parents’ house, neither of us hardly working as we thought this was a very short-lived season. Had we known this would have taken 3 years, we probably would have done things much differently.

Lots of tears – by me – as we kept getting news of the delays and more things Nik had to complete. There was even a moment where it seemed this dream would not come to pass. Nik took it all in stride. I think it was at that moment where he truly was not sure what was going to happen. However, we both knew deep down that the Lord did not bring him, us, this far to leave us. As we see today, God didn’t. We triumphed through that moment, and it was a huge testament to God’s love for us, and how this calling in Nik’s life was the plan from the beginning.

Fast forward to today, and it seems so surreal. I remember shopping back in B/CS (Bryan/College Station (Texas), for those of you not from the Brazos Valley) and thinking what it would be like to finally be at the point in our lives where I was truly shopping for our home in a new season – where certain struggles didn’t loom over us daily. Anytime we’d get to visit a commissary (thanks to Nik and his reserve ID because I didn’t have mine yet), I would imagine what it would feel like to walk those aisles when Nik was finally active; WE were FINALLY active.

I’ve been here on the island for three weeks (it seems like so much longer), and I still am not used to it. I have those “pinch me, please!” moments. It’s so wonderful to finally be TOGETHER, trying to navigate this life: both military and island. I can’t say I’ve adjusted just yet, and maybe I never will (fully), but we are tackling any and everything that comes our way, head on and together.

I am just so thankful to God for His mercy and grace and abundant LOVE for us. I never thought I’d survive a 13-hour straight flight (I had so much anxiety over it, I nearly hyperventilated), but I did. I never thought I’d survive leaving my best friends, alllll my family, and one of my closest buddies (my Ezra boy – if you know anything about us, we have a bond like no other), but I have. (I’ll talk more about that in another post… stay tuned.). I’m doing big things (big to me), and it’s all because of God. I give Him the glory. WE are doing big things because of Him. I have no idea what He needs us to do together while here in Guam, but I have faith it’ll be revealed in due time.

As this is my first post on our blog, and I have so much more to say, I’ll save it all for another day. Just know that we are safe, joyful to be together, and loving our home. These views are something I only dreamed of (or briefly saw in port while on a Carnival Cruise – ha!).

We cannot wait to share so much more of our journey, day-to-day, our home, and all the adventures along the way! God is about to do some big stuff, and we are so excited for it all! Lord bless you all and thank you for your prayers! Please reach out if you need any prayers as well. We want to hear from you!