Chasing Daylight

About 2 months ago Stacy and I decided to do something that is very out of the ordinary for us, but it is something that we feel God was calling us to do. We chose to leave Oklahoma...and everyone we know to move to Maryland where we don't know a single person. All because we feel that God has called us to this church, and it's youth ministry.

So we have been planning, packing, more packing, changing or transfering stuff, even more packing...all to live on the East Coast. I must admit that I was very excited about this change of scenery. I was ready for something new, and to be honest my wife who has lived in Oklahoma her entire life was even excited as well. I will say that planning for this move is completely different than actually doing the move. Before we left I was shocked at how easy
everything was moving, and at how I really didn't feel any different.

I know that I am going to miss the simplicity of Oklahoma City, I am going to miss my friends, and my youth at Wesley who I have spent the last two years with. But to be honest...things were really easy in Oklahoma. Now don't get me wrong I love easy, I am probably the laziest guys on the planet, but I don't think that I was trying hard enough or needing to for everyday life. Sometimes real growth and real experience can only come from a willingness to risk everything, to sacrifice all that is easy, for something that could be better. That is why Stacy and I have taken this risk. That is why I am writing from Maryland right now in an apartment, instead of a house in Oklahoma.

Zac

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