Oh, my!  Has it really been this long since I have posted anything?  I am so very sorry.  But, I must say that I have been crazy busy.  I know, I know....I've probably said this to you all before.  I feel like I have been on this wonderful adventure lately.  I wanted to let you all know that I officially started my TESOL Certificate Program in September.  And let me just tell you that it has really been a challenge.  I haven't been in a classroom in probably like 10 years!  Having to juggle work and school at the same time is quite a task.  It's funny because now, at this moment, I finally feel like I am getting closer to something.  Do you know what I'm talking about?  Have you ever had that feeling like you know that something is about to happen?  It feels like I have been walking down a long road for quite some time.  My feet are tired and my legs feel like they will just give out at any moment.  Yet, there is something inside of me that tells me to keep going because I am almost to my destination.  I hear God's voice just simply saying to me, "Natasha, just a few more steps!  C'mon, you are almost there!" 

Now, sometimes it seems as if things around you tend to get harder the closer you get to your destination.  I have definitely had days where I questioned everything.  The pressure of just all of the stuff that we encounter everyday is overwhelming.  Many times I truly wanted to just stop and quit.  It's so easy to give up.  But, what good would that do me?  I've come way too far to walk away from it all. 

I read something very powerful in my devotional last week.  It was about the mountains that are before us.  The author gave the perfect visual of us holding onto the Lord's hand while continuing to climb up the mountain.  If we let go of that steady hand, we get off balance.  We start to find different ways to get to where we need to go.  And, we get off track.  This delays our journey.  I know that there have been days when I have gone in a different direction.  Yet, God has always brought me back to the place that I am supposed to be.  So, I have to keep going and so do you!
We are almost there!