Learning to put down roots. Or, Happy Anniversary apartment!

it's been exactly 1 year since i moved into my fantastic apartment on rue de l'opera. i realized that this is the longest i've lived in any one home since i moved out of my parents' house at 17. yes, the last 8 years have been divided between aix en provence, santa barbara, and thousand oaks, but i've been moving around within or between the three the entire time. i hadn't realized that my life was so transient.

it feels good to think that i'm finally starting to put down roots and settle down somewhere. but where i'm really settling down isn't necessarily aix en provence. i'm learning to settle down into God's will, learning to move with Him and plant my roots deeper into Him. it's a good place to be. it means that one year from now, i could be celebrating anniversary #2 in this apartment, or i could be anywhere else in the world. sure, i have plans and dreams about what i'll do, and where and when. but i love knowing that ultimately, my only plan is to serve my Lord, and i'll let Him determine exactly what that looks like. i'm part of a story that is so much bigger than myself. right now, at least, that means that the near and distant futures are more or less unknown, and i could end up, well, anywhere. right now, i really like it that way.