It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power. -Alan Cohen

I figure most already know, but to my Internet friends and foes I want to publicly let you in on a little happening in the littlepastor’s life. I’m moving to the plains of West Texas, and I’m taking my family with me! Over the past few months, I’ve been in some discussions to take a job at a really great place in Lubbock, TX. Well last week I made the decision to take the position, and moving my family to a new city. Making this decision has been the hardest thing I’ve done in my entire 31 years of living, and sadly it involves leaving some wonderful, wonderful people behind. I’m really excited about this new opportunity, and I feel like God has made my path clear throughout this entire decision making process.

So, Last week I put my house on the market, and I told my leaders at the church I currently work at of my intentions. By the way, telling these people was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I know that God is calling me to a new place, but telling them that was really, really difficult.

I start May 1st in Lubbock; and that day is rapidly approaching. In the coming weeks, I’ll be detailing the moving of my family, and chronicling as much as time allows during this difficult and exciting transition. Say a prayer for me and mine.