Our Story

     Last summer, I started feeling...the only word that I can think of to describe it is...restless.  We have been at BridgeWay Community Church for 5 years, and know that God placed us there for a reason.  I have always loved worshipping and serving there!  So that's why it was strange that I was feeling restless.  My first thought was, "go to a different church".  And I immediately told myself, "NO!  Everything is fine here!  Nothing has happened!  God is moving in this church!"
     Then in the fall, Matt Robinson, our pastor of equipping, announced that he and his wife, Brooke, and their little boy, Warrick, were moving to Fishers, IN to plant a church.  I was so excited for them, and sad to see them go!  Of course, at first, I thought, "We could go too!"  But I wasn't serious, and I mentioned it to Tim, and he didn't say a thing! 
     The Hood's were just going about the business of home schooling, and serving at Bridgeway, but I was looking at houses in Fishers...just kind of dreaming!  Little did I know, that Tim was online looking at job opportunities around Indianapolis!
     So, now it's Dec. 19th...the Sunday before Christmas.  We are in the middle of an awesome sermon series called The Guerrilla Lover's Guide to Christmas.  We were challenged during the series to find ways to show God's love to others!  So, there we are in worship service...the worship band has just sung an awesome song, though I don't remember what it was now!  Steve Hazlett, our good friend with a fantastic voice, read John 20:21..."Again Jesus said, 'Peace be with you!  As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.' "  Tim and I both started crying...Joely and Roger were sitting between us probably wondering what was going on!  After church, we started talking and realized that we were both looking toward Fishers...for a house and a job...I said, "Well, what do we do?"  and Tim said, "I guess we are going to Fishers!"  You have probably noticed that I haven't mentioned prayer about the issue...That's because I didn't pray specifically about moving to Fishers, that I remember.(I'm not sure about Tim)  But what I was praying was that God would use me...put me in the right places...make me aware of needs around me.  So, God took our willingness to be used, and said, "GO!"  Immediately, that restless feeling I had lifted!  It's gone!  God really was saying, "Change churches!"
     We are so blessed to be a part of a church that welcomes everyone "where they are"!  We will miss BridgeWay and all our friends, but there are 5 families headed to Indiana, so I guess we are taking a little bit of BridgeWay with us!!  This blog is going to be a place where we can share what God is doing in our lives as we get ready to go on the adventure of a lifetime!!