Today we are helping some friends move and it takes me back over three years ago when the Tighe crew uprooted and hauled off to Colorado. As much as I wanted to move to CO back then, I felt very mixed emotions and it was a very difficult time for all of us. We had to adjust to a new house which didn't suit our needs, a new culture of people, new school, new job, not being able to sell our house in Nebraska and making new friends. The first year was a transition time, to say the least.
Looking back, however, it molded and shaped us into who we are today. It propelled us to make changes in our lives that are bearing fruit now. It gave us a renewed hope in the living God who dwells in our hearts. It gave us the long awaited opportunity to actually be ourselves and not feel pressured to fit into the culture surrounding us. And although we actually experienced some hardship after moving here that, in my mind, far exceeded the pain of moving, we are blessed by the events. We are blessed by moving here and experiencing them and are thankful. We now have some amazing life friends that we can't imagine living without, we love our community, we love our local church, work for a locally owned business and we have the icing on the cake of a pretty amazing view of God's mountains every day.
Back to the family we are moving. Nate and Heather just launched a photography business and seem to be fulfilling their passions. You can check it out at www.natedisarrophoto.com. Reminds me of a talk Jan and I had in 2007 when I got sacked from Schwab. Jan looked me in the eye and said, "what do you want to do with the rest of your life?" I told her I wanted to fulfill my passion to go into law enforcement or fire service, but always seemed to lack the courage to take the step of faith. She told me to go after it...and I did. If we had not moved to CO, I wouldn't be fulfilling those passions. I would most likely be struggling to find fulfillment in a desk job that maybe pays well, but saps life from within.
Flee the rat race. Find your passion. Do something about it. Live simple. And through it all, search for and love God with your life. The reward is great.