Starting with a big update -- I'M MOVING TO IOWA!!! After over a 3½ year long-distance relationship, Joe and I will finally be in the same place! What?!?! Yes, it's actually happening, and I can't believe that it's actually here! But, come this Thursday, I will be a resident of Des Moines, IA! I have a new dream job as the Assistant Director of Development for the College of Engineering with the Iowa State University Foundation (Go Cyclones), and there's no denying that a lot of excitement is ahead!!
Part of that excitement has been moving my stuff! I made my last trip ever back to my favorite little apartment in Fayetteville from seeing Joe after taking a big load of stuff up to Iowa this past weekend, and thanks to SiruisXM radio in the big dodge ram truck I rented (sorry if I scared anyone I passed on the road J) to pass the 12-hour round trip, I heard Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" and had such a moment of reflection that it brought me to tears.
They were good tears, they were tired tears, they were scared tears, they were thankful tears...and I realized so many things in that moment that have filled my cup over the last 3½ years that are all reasons I'm where I am today -- it's the climb.
The climb of my journey to be in the same place as Joe has been nothing short of an amazingly hard adventure! While that adventure might not have always been one that I realized filled my cup, at the end of the day, it was always Joe and me, even from afar...and that always made the amazingly hard challenges worth it. I didn't always remember that in the moment, but reflecting back on this climb has helped me see that. What challenges are you facing in your climb? It's normal to feel defeated, helpless, and lost...but don't let that cloud your vision of seeing the positives...because I promise you, there are so many! Find them and let them fill your cup!
You might also be feeling like your climb is taking a long time...and I know exactly how that feels! You're working hard at whatever you're doing and trying wholeheartedly everyday to get a little closer to the top...but sometimes, we're forced to be patient. Whether it's because of unforeseen circumstances, a physical inability at the time, or that maybe it's just not the right time, tell yourself that God has this! I know it's easier said than done, but as long as you have faith bigger than your fear, you're going to keep going and you're going to get there! It wasn't always easy for me...waiting...for something that I felt got further and further away every day. But, Joe and I never forced our moment to finally be in the same place, and we know that God's timing is perfect in this situation...as it is and will be for you!
We're all climbing our own mountains for different reasons. It will bring challenges, it will take time, it will possibly bring you to tears, and it will make you push yourself harder than you ever have before. It's not always easy...but remember this is your climb for a reason. While I feel my current climb will be the end of an era come Thursday, I know there will be many more mountains ahead, and I'm so excited to face them stronger, braver, and more confidently than ever before because of all the things I've learned about life, about love, and about myself through this journey!
The great Ralph Waldo Emmerson said it best himself -- "Life is a journey, not a destination." May we all remember the great journey and climb we're on to one day meet our Heavenly Father face to face...and how we've climbed our mountains here on Earth will determine where our final destination is.
Here's to your climb and it filling your cup full of the many moments in your journey that make it worth it!
Here's to your climb and it filling your cup full of the many moments in your journey that make it worth it!
May your cup always be filled with joy, love, and happiness!
XOXO,
Anna
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