I Moved Across the Country Ya'll

I skidaddled out of the City of Brotherly Love to the City by the Bay (or near it) and I am as homesick as ever.

Lesson #1: Don't move 3000 miles away....and then realize how important your family is.

Lesson #2: God is my refuuge and my strength. This raise/move was everything I prayed for but once I got it....not so much. God has been holding my tight clenched, tear soaked hand through the whole process. I know a few a of you may not be religious but believe me when I tell You, I cannot live without Him.

Lesson #3: God can handle the logistics. He has coordinated everything from my living arrangements to where my cubicle is placed all to my benefit.

Lesson #4: Grow up. Anyone who has ever moved by themselves to a new city knows this first hand. You are forced to grow up very quickly. Well, I'm doing it kicking and screaming.

Lesson #5: A raise is a beautiful thing. Thank You Jesus.

Lesson #6: Thank God I live in the age of modern technology. What did peopole do without GPS systems, craigslist, meetup.com, facebook, cell phones, and all the other gadgets that have been my lifelines since I've been out here?

Lesson #7: California is not that exotic. People get up, go to work, pay their bills, build relationships just like everywhere else.
Lesson #8: I got a boo... yes, already. Why are you surprised?
Lesson #9: Don't miss your blessing because you're homesick. God is taking you somehwere. That is definitely what I've been learning in this second month of setting down new roots. I'm already making plans to go back East permanently but you know God....If you want to make God laugh, make plans. I still can't believe I now live in California.
Lesson #10:  With churches virtually everywhere in America, especially in Black America, why is it so hard to find a good one (good music AND good preaching)? The latter is usually sourly lacking in many churches. I'm tired of church hopping.