Update on Life
It is crazy to think that I came up with the idea of this blog back in 2016. I was single, a college freshman, and had no idea what life looked like ahead of me.
Fast forward to now. I am married. I am a mom. I have one of the best jobs I could ever ask for. Life really threw some things at me since then but one thing rings true. God walked with me through it every step. That is not to sound all “ churchy” or “ holy than thou”. Believe me sometimes I am totally forgetful of the fact everything that I have been through or accomplished is not because I did it.
I first want to say that I don’t think my life story is fabulous or reality tv worthy but I do think it is relatable. I hope by me sharing it can help someone who may be currently going through what I have been through in the past.
So here is a little update on where I am and why I felt the need to get this blog really going and potentially a podcast.
Before I became pregnant I had found myself at the best point in my life mentally, spiritually, and physically. I had finally overcame my PCOS symptoms and became a long distance runner. I was thriving at my job and felt like I had an amazing community. Why oh why did everything start to crumble when I became pregnant?
A lot of things happened in that 9 months that led me to have
Immense anxiety for the first time in my life
Reverse all my progress I had made on my PCOS
Feel insecure about my community and my relationships
We can unpack all of that at another time. Though the whole time I kept praying to God that if He wanted us to stay where I was to make it so evident and if He wanted me to leave make it so evident. I even was bold enough to ask for clear signs. He delivered with the clear signs the month leading up to Asher’s birth and the month after. God really said “ This is my timing not yours, Francesca.” Again I am totally going to unpack that for sure.
The current state of the union is that we listened to God and decided to move back to Georgia. We have been living in Georgia for the past 6 months and are finally loving it. What I had prayed for God to deliver to us I feel like I can see the answered prayers.
i prayed for a new community and God delivered us to a amazing church community
I prayed for my husband to find favor with a new job and Praise God he started this past month
I prayed for a place to live that was going to allow us to raise Asher well. We have a roof over our head and thats what we need!
Again, I am not trying to be the “ amazing Christian”. A lot of these prayers I was on my knees crying, super pregnant, with no light at the end of the tunnel.
Hopefully you continue to join this journey with me of unpacking the layers!
