Hammersmith & City

Today marks the ONE MONTH anniversary. Thirty days ago, I boarded a British Airways flight to the biggest adventure of my life (so far). As I keep mentioning in all of my posts, it always seems like I've been here longer. I was so lucky to adjust easily and find mates so quickly (notice me sneaking in some brit lingo). This month has been the biggest growth spurt in the shortest amount of time I've ever experienced both personally and spiritually. I'm learning so much about the city, my life and god. Life lessons keep popping up all over the place, and although some are tough lessons to learn, I can actually say I'm intrigued. I was about to type grateful, but I think that comes later ;)


I'm interested in why god brought me to this place in this time of my life. Slowly, I've been catching glimpses behind the curtain of my life. I can feel that if I surrender to this whirlwind, the next couple of months are going to be even better. I can finally say that I'm ready for god to reveal himself to me full force. Even just typing that last sentence tugs at my instinct of apprehension (only because I'm starting to realize just how big our god is). massive.


I did something last week. I went to dance class for the first time in 6 years. For some unknown reason, I couldn't find the studio and was 15 minutes late to the class I originally wanted to take (intermediate jazz, 1 hour). Surprising myself,  I landed in the 2 1/2 hour long intermediate/advanced class. I've always been nervous in dance class, stupid comparisons. Lucky for me, my love of dance has always outweighed my insecurities and I've managed to trek on. This class was no different. Even though I was, once again, the least experienced in the studio, my heart pounded with that long lost feeling of elation. I've missed it so much. I plan to attend class weekly. 


I did something else last week. I saw the London you see in books and movies:

Westminster Abbey

Big Ben

House of Parliament

London Eye on the Thames River

Buckingham Palace



"Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her."
Hosea 2:14

This verse showed up in my bible study this week. It explains a bit of how I've been feeling spiritually. More importantly, it describes how loved and supported I've felt from God in the midst of figuring out life lately. I'm constantly reminded of how patient he is.