As I sat between my three children watching the Stanley Cup Finals this spring packing our bags from an incredible 7-day vacation in Florida, my wife and I found ourselves at a crossroads in our lives.

The first half of our trip was spent at Universal Studios for 4 days. It was our first vacation with our three children where we had to take a plane. Our kids had a lot of anxiety leading up to the trip. Rightfully so since they had never flown before and didn’t know what to expect. The fear of the unknown is always difficult.

Most of us have all been there before. We fear what we do not know.

The second half of the trip involved taking a drive 2 hours North to St. Augustine where we rented a condo on the beach for a slower paced end to the week.

What an amazing place. St. Augustine is known for being the Oldest City in the United States. It’s like a moment frozen in time. The pace is much slower yet purposeful. No one is in a rush to get anywhere. Probably because there is no better place to be, then right where they are.

Over the past couple of years, my wife has been battling an autoimmune issue and the warm weather and sun had such and immediate impact on her health while on this trip. Living up North, the winters are long, cold, wet and grey. This year was even longer. To give you an idea, driving back from upstate New York on Mother’s Day it actually snowed. Yes, in the middle of May.

Although we were only there for seven days, my wife’s symptoms seemed to improve. The winters took their toll on her over the last three years. I thought I was pretty strong but after watching what my wife has endured, she is a true super hero!!

She could’ve complained about how she was feeling or made excuses to give up or lay in bed all day, but that’s not in her DNA.

My wife and I have quickly come to realize that life is too short. I never thought we would ever consider uprooting our lives including our three children, who are 12, 10, and 8.

But sometimes God has bigger plans.

After being in St Augustine, we knew, it was time to make a change. Obviously fear, anxiety, worry and doubt set in. How will our kids do with the transition, what about jobs, friends, etc?

Yet, sometimes you need to take a leap of faith and just JUMP!! … and that is exactly what we did.

We reached out to a local realtor in Saint Augustine (Matt) and let him know our situation. After that, God started to put the right people (including Matt) in our path to make this transition possible. As we were looking into homes in a particular neighborhood, Matt ran into someone he sold a house to, along with a group of women with their younger children, whom he introduced us to. They explained how moving to St. Augustine was the best decision they ever made and went into all the details we needed to hear.

Every night, my wife and I ,as well as our children, prayed together for clarity to make the right decision. We believed if this was the plan for us that God would make a way. And He did!

Of course it did not come without it’s challenges. Although all the right things began to fall in place, we ran into some major obstacles when it came to actually closing on the house. So issues were so major that we actually walked away from the closing despite our possessions being in their way, including our cars that were in transit to our new home. Panic and fear set in. We stopped the Pods as well as our cars and were ready to send them back to CT. Thankfully both the moving Pods and the 18 wheeler carrying our vehicles had to complete the trip down before turning back which allowed us time to try and sort everything out.

Thanks in large part to both realtors, the previous owner, and the additional time we were able to resolve the issues and still close a few days later.

We are grateful to say that we just closed on the house in St. Augustine and thanks to Stacey and her small group from Good News Church, we are all moved in. We are so fortunate to have already connected with a church and some incredible people in our community. A special shout out to Carter, Tim, Chad and Conner for help with the heavy lifting. 💪🏻

Often it is when we are so close to the finish line that fear, doubt, anxiety and worry make us question our path or journey. We stop and turn back or worse, we give up on that dream or vision when all we had to do was get up one more time and drive the ball into the end zone, where victory awaits.

Sometimes God has something better in store for us, we just need to trust, listen, feel and believe it will happen and then take massive action.

Don’t let fear hold you back from pursuing your goals or dreams!

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