Unexpected Blessings
Years ago there was a shift in my family's life. An unplanned, unexpected transition. A move from one side of the globe, having been there for years, back to the UK. I went from feeling like a round peg in a round hole, to feeling like I was in the wrong place and not knowing what we were supposed to do - what was God playing at? What was he thinking? We had just got to a good place with our language and ministry and then due to health we had to shift everything back the the UK. The loss felt huge - health, friends, pets, home, language, role all changed. I was reeling for a long time, and when I stopped reeling, I started questioning. I questioned - was this God that I've trusted more than I trusted any human actually trust worthy? Does he actually care at all? And why do I feel like he is sidelining us. We relocated back to the UK and I felt sidelined, and then he moved us to the far South West corner of the UK and I felt even more sidelined (interestingly this is a