Leaving Home

I love Thomasville. We have been here for almost 8 years which is the longest that we have ever lived in one place as a family. :) Thomasville is our home. This morning as I was taking the kids to school I was thinking about how much we have enjoyed this community and the amazing friendships we have built here. I know most of the kids that my children go to school with. Tim and I have relationships with the teachers that influence their lives. All around us are friends that are dear to us. Thomasville feels very safe to me. It is going to be very hard to leave.
One of my favorite Donald Miller quotes…..
"We get one story, you and I, and one story alone. God has established the elements, the setting, and the climax and the resolution. It would be a crime not to venture out, wouldn't it? It might be time for you to go. It might be time to change, to shine out.
I want to repeat one word for you: Leave.
Roll the word around on your tongue for a bit. It is a beautiful word, isn't it?
So strong and forceful, the way you have always wanted to be. And you will not be alone. You have never been alone. Don't worry. Everything will still be here when you get back. It is you who will have changed."