23: Carey - a move to Tennessee and the day that changed everything

I had worked so hard to complete my professional goals before tiny Anna was born.  Being a stay at home mom was all I had hoped it would be.  When Anna was 5 weeks old, Nathan’s company wanted to move us from south Alabama to East Tennessee, 8 hours away.  I resisted the idea at first, but after making the move we learned that the company was preparing to shut down Nathan’s plant in Alabama.  His bosses were working hard to save his job before plans of the shut down became public. The Lord was looking out for us.

Once in Tennessee we spent our first few months with no schedule, no friends and no commitments.  We simply loved on our little family.  We bought too much of a house that put us further into financial strain and we found a church.  Not because it’s what we wanted to do, but because it’s what we knew how to do.

I still had my doubts about the whole church bit and toyed with the idea of walking away from it altogether since I didn’t have any self-made reputation to keep up in this new city.  The Lord sent a friend to push me to attend a women’s conference.  That weekend away changed my life forever.  When I was finally willing to be honest and confess my pride and my hunger, the Lord met me in the most amazing way.  He heard me.  He saw me.  And He poured out freedom and peace on me that I didn’t know existed.

That women’s retreat launched me into a season of insatiable hunger for Jesus.  He revealed Himself to me through worship and studying His Word. He taught me how to hear His voice and build confidence in His steps. 

I would never be the same again. 

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