Within the past month so much has changed around me that I am still trying to get settled and readjusted. Lately I have been more active than I ever have been in my life. About a year ago I made a decision to move from my current living arrangement into a one bedroom apartment. For the first time in my life I would live by myself. With that decision, I would plan to only stay for a year. I wouldn't allow myself to settle-in, nor did I want to get comfortable. My long-term goal was to move into something I owned within the following year.

When I got my renewal letter back in May of this year I knew I had failed to meet some of my set expectations, however my goal was not out of reach. Unsure of whether to go ahead with my plans to get a realtor or just resign my lease there was only one direction I could truly turn toward for an answer. I decided to pray that I would be guided into the appropriate direction. By the last week of June I was lead to resign my lease for six more months. This decision would prove to be wise, later on.

I have been involved in a major project at work that has a hard deadline by October to meet. In my free time I decided to strengthen my development skills and started a project of my own to help my progress. Within a months worth time I have become a better developer and have more than doubled my toolkit. The next day after resigning my lease, it came to my attention that two of my mentors, good friends, and coworker and boss would be leaving the company for an opportunity in Florida. By the time they left within two weeks I was still trying to comprehend everything that happening. I was grateful to have worked with the both of them and happy for them both of what seemed to be a great opportunity. In their departure, it allowed me to receive a promotion after already being awarded with a raise within the past month.

By this time it was the first week of July, and I was originally scheduled to travel with my family to Florida for a reunion. Weeks prior though, our plans fell apart and it seemed from the beginning that our trip would never take off. However, once my two coworkers departed my job and we were still attempting to fill a third position that had been vacant for months I was left as the only standing member on the contract at work. When my new boss was appointed, he already had plans for a conference in Washington, D.C. Little did I know before that week that I would never be able to go to Florida in the first place.

While I worked on my own the first week of July, my company filled the open position which only left my former position vacant. I finished a project I had been working on within that time and prepared myself to work with people who I felt would gel together. Today we are doing just that.

With the flurry of events that occurred I must be thankful to God for all that has happened. The only thing I had asked for was to be lead in the right direction concerning making a decision about my current living situation, and in the end I got a promotion with better pay to help me meet my goals. This didn't come without doing some work though. I look to my future and I know it's right. The same is true for the people at work that were affected by the change along with my coworkers that left. I do believe that certain things happen for a reason and not by chance. That reason is the Lord's Will but many times we don't realize what he has in store for us. It has taken me to reacquaint myself with the Lord to realize this. However, I thank my parents for raising me to know what is right. By December, I look forward to posting about the new place I will move to so I can begin a new opportunity.