Love Where You Live

Today I am doing something that I haven't done in a while...

I'm linkin up with other blogs!

My good friend Mackenzie has been telling me

about The Influence Network for such a long time now

and today she linked up with their "Love Where You Live" post.

I loved reading her post (and the posts of many of the ladies who also linked up)

so much that I thought to myself...

"I have some energy today so I might as well have some fun and link up too!"

I hope you enjoy a little look into where I live,

which by the way...

I love.

I am originally from California but moved to NW Montana in 2004

to work with the Missions Organization YWAM.

Growing up, I never imagined that I would move outside of California.

I was a Cali girl at heart and always envisioned myself living in a big city

and somewhere closer to the beach.

But God had other plans.

In the summer of 2003 I undoubtedly felt God calling me to Missions,

and specifically YWAM Montana.

It was such a strong call that from the moment I set off in my car for the long 22 hour drive north, 

I knew that Montana would be my new home.

 

 

 So, I moved from the literal year-round sunny weather of California,

to Montana, where winter rules 7 months out of the year.

But the reward for winter is that we have the most spectacular summer months.

And we live about a mile away from the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi!

After almost 10 years of living in Montana I have grown to love it so much.

I love the small town that we live in (there's not even a stop light in the small little lake town!).

I love how we are considered "locals" when the tourist season comes around...

and the "locals" know who the tourists are. :)

I love that the people working at the grocery store (yep, there is only one),

the restaurants, the post office, and the bank,

all know me by name and chat with me about my pregnancy.

We feel so blessed to live in a comfortable home

with a decent sized backyard where Silas (and our chickens) can run around

and we can grow our summer garden.

And the Winter months are not so bad after all...