Being Brave

"It's not enough to have feathers. You must dare to fly."

~Cass van Krah

Reading, Lets All Be Brave by Annie Downs, is literally changing my life.  The book has come at such a perfect time. I didn't realize that moving down here to Chattanooga took so much courage (I process later lol). But God has been providing for us and blessing us so much. 

Last year was definitely a year of change and of letting go (especially of the things that made me feel comfortable).  It was very difficult at times and quite painful. Suddenly I was very in touch with my "nothingness." But what I've realized is, saying yes to certain things has led me to where I am right now. Last year I said yes to marriage, moving away from home, pursuing my passion for photography. Although it was especially painful at first and took some getting used to, I finally feel like those yeses are bearing good fruit (I'll go into details when we have our googlechat). 

While Paul was mowing the lawn Monday evening, he stopped mid mow to bring me this beautiful feather. It kind of made me think about how God brings us feathers in those moments of bravery. It's as if they are feathers of courage.  Each time we gain more feathers (courage) its like we have more momentum and impetus to pursue those bigger things we've always dreamed of. We can either hold on to those feathers, or we can take those feathers and fly!! It's ultimately up to us. I don't know about you, but I've always wanted to fly;)