ROOTED

I've been praying for months about this very night.

The night that I knew would be the first night of a journey through which I will change more so than I ever have.

Tonight I started my Rooted group at Mariners. It was completely what I had expected in the most unexpected way. I assumed I would be placed in an all girls group of 20 somethings. I was wrong. Although I am in a group of all women, they range from 22 (me) to a woman who is coming up on her 58th wedding anniversary. What I had expected was there - a group of people who showed up to grow. To learn. To discover. To soul search. To cling to community. What I didn't expect was the group of women I found myself sitting with. These women whom I connected with on so many levels after just one hour of getting to talk.

It was scary. It was nerve-racking. It was raw. Most importantly, it was real, and the women were real.

Just one hour. That's all it took.

I know these next 10 weeks are going to bring a change about in me because I can already feel it. Rooted has already begun to stir my soul.

I know I signed up for this 10 week journey expecting it to be a catalyst for life change. While I will get what I expect, I know I will get it in the most unexpected way. . . God's way.