“Faith is to believe that which you do
not yet see; and the reward of this faith is to see that which you believe.” –
St. Augustine of Hippo
“To believe in the things you can see
and touch is no belief at all; but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a
blessing.” ~Abraham Lincoln
When we moved back to Dallas, Texas in 2006 (after living in Arizona for a year and
a half) we told our kids we were never moving again! We had really missed the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and knew this
is where we wanted to live long-term and finish raising our family. My husband got a great job with a great
company when we moved back to the Dallas area, and we were fairly certain we
would retire with this company.
The kids were doing great in school, they had great friends, we had a
great church group and great neighbors, we were fixing our house up, we loved
our community, my husband was doing well at his job and loved his career… we
were sure that we would be here forever!
Then on February 7, 2011, my husband’s company threw a huge
curve ball at us. They announced
the acquisition of a company in Houston and announced they would be closing the
Dallas office and relocating to Houston.
We were shell-shocked!
Our choices were to find another job in Dallas or move to
Houston. The thought of uprooting
our family and moving to Houston -- when everything was going so well for us --
did not appeal to us. The thought
of looking for another job -- when my husband really loved his job and the
company he worked for, and when we had a lot of unvested stock we would be
leaving behind -- did not appeal to us either!
It really felt like a lose-lose situation to us. Our emotions were all over the place…
to be honest, they were mostly negative.
There was a lot of uncertainty – accompanied by a lot of speculation and
rumors that were flying around my husband’s work place. Because of the acquisition, my husband
was working a lot of extra hours – all while we were looking at an uncertain
future.
At this same time, one of our church leaders gave a very
powerful talk on Faith. I began
studying faith and really seeking ways to increase faith in my life.
As my faith increased, miracles started happening – starting
with the softening of my heart! There were several times that year when it felt like everything was falling into place, and then we would
have the rug pulled from underneath us again. My faith would be tested again. My fight-or-flight would kick in! My head was telling me there was no way this could happen,
but my heart told me it was going to happen!
As I started increasing and practicing faith in my life,
more miracles followed. I wanted
everyone to have the same success I was having, and that is what led me to
write this 30-day course on Faith.
We learn and grow by faith AND experience – so I hope you
will do more than just learn about faith from this course – I hope you will
accept the daily challenges and take the action to experience this increase of
faith in your life!
