another suitcase, another hall

ah, yes, dearest friends...it is definitely time for a little update.

Two months in Birmingham have come and gone and in the life of Anna Joy Blackmon, that means it's time to move across the country and change my life. I do in fact leave here on Friday to spend the next couple months with my dear sister in Washington D.C. I'll be helping her with my precious niece and nephew while she finishes her Masters work and her husband works in Italy preparing for their move there this summer. Yes, Rachie and Pepper are moving to Naples, Italy for three years! I'm very excited for them and I just try not to even think of the terms "miss" and "distance". The Lord's hand is all over this move, so we will deal with the hard effects as we go along.

I am incredibly grateful for how the Lord organized the time I got to spend here at home. I have worked almost every day as a substitute for Briarwood Christian, mainly on the elementary campus but also for the junior high and high school. I have enjoyed this position very much and look forward to coming back to it when I am home...maybe...some day in the future...I guess you never really know if you'll return to a place. I've also been employed choreographing for 2 high school productions and another high school group that I work with in the summers. I thought after Holidazzle that I was creatively done for the time being with choreographing and just needed to go and be inspired by performing someone else's work besides my own, but the Lord gave me the creativity I needed and I had a ton of fun, especially working on "West Side Story" for my alma mater!


The theme of my heart during this time home has been pretty consistent with the general theme of my life the past year....trust. Trust, trust, trust that the Lord is the Keeper of tomorrow and that His plans are good, perfect, and always revealed in the moment we need to know them. I am constantly revisiting the spiritual altars I've built along my journey where Christ has manifested Himself to me in powerful ways and proven His faithfulness to grant me everything that I need. I've been spending much of my Bible time reading again of the early nation of Israel and how forgetful she was of God's sovereign and GOOD hand on her. Oh, may I not be as stiff-necked as she in remembering daily who holds my very breath and appoints its comings and goings.

So whatever these next two months, this year, this future holds for me...I'm excited for the adventure knowing that He who has always been my Helper will continue to strengthen, guide, and love me until the Day of His Return. Maranatha!