From Greenville, NC to Nashville, TN

So I know I haven’t written in forever… but have some news: I moved to Nashville, TN!!!

Let me give a little back story: for a few years I have felt the Lord stirring something in my heart as far as a transition goes. I have been doing campus ministry at ECU, my alma mater for years and loved it! But knew the Lord had something else for me up His sleeve too. So I tried doing a few other things at our local church to see if those were the transitions but they never were really fruitful or amounted to anything substantial.

On the pedestrian bridge overlooking downtown Nashville!

I have always thought about moving, but the timing has never been right, until now! J Last fall I started the conversations with my campus director and kept him in the loop the whole time during the “figure out what my transition is” period! Lots of prayer, fasting, and conversations took place for me to reach my decision to move out to Nashville, even a trip out here over spring break! 

I am so excited about this new chapter of my life! I will be working in campus ministry at Belmont and Lipscomb! I went on campus this week! Eeek I felt a freshman because I didn't know where anything was! I decided to give myself a 6 month window to just learn the ropes and build relationally!

Another cool part of this move is who I moved with! Kendall, a friend for the past 5 years was also wanting to move to a bigger city. She flew out here to interview and found us a super cute apartment all in the same weekend! Praise God it was her and not me! I would have been so nervous! She found the apartment in just a few hours!

Decorating has been so much fun!

So life in Nashville is good so far, definitely an adjustment though! The packing up and moving part was hard emotionally and physically! I have never had so many bruises all over my body! Ha!! I am also a packrat so it was hard to decided what to take/get rid of/ throw away etc! I still would like to get new bedding and a secretary style desk, but other than that I am mostly settled in!

Kendall Anne had this awesome living room furniture! Pay no attention to my coffee table and end table! ;)

I know the next few months will an adjustment too; meeting new friends, find my niche on campus, and learning my way around the city! I have only had a real meltdown once since the move, which is great for me! I keep reminding myself that it will get easier. And it has! Today I found a great local grocery store and went in the ever familiar Fresh Market. I grew up in the town where Fresh Market had their first store! So it was very nice to go somewhere familiar!! Doing more and more "normal" every day life things really helps this feel real and not just vacation! It is slowly sinking in that this is my new home!