Shauna Salerno: Packing, Preperation, and Planning!!!

There are many things to do before a move. It was an amazing blessing a couple of weeks ago when my uncle took a huge load of my stuff with him to Chico. He was in town and packed up his explorer with more than half of my belongings. Then just this past weekend, I was able to pack up the rest of my things (except for what I will be using for the rest of this month). I was pleasently surprised that it did not take long to finish. Those of you who really know me, are probably surprised that I am already finished and ready. There are a few reasons why I wanted to get finished with packing last weekend. This month is going to be busy! This weekend I house sit, then the following weekend I will be at winter camp with the Jr Highers at North Coast Church, and the last weekend of the month is DCPI's Global Vision Banquet! I knew that the procrastination side of me could not win this time!!! I also wanted to have as much time available to spend time with others before I leave. Some of you may be wondering about my plans once I get there. Well as you have heard, I am continuing with DCPI! This is a joy to continue my calling while working remotely. I am also looking forward to talking with my uncle and family there about planting a Church together up North. I hope to get another flexible job to work towards paying off school loans. I also applied to get my masters in Social Work at Chico State University. It is a very competitive program, and I will not know if I am accepted until March or April. I trust that God will open or close any doors as He wills. In addition to all this, my sister asked me if I wanted to play softball with her, and I am looking forward to it. We have never had the opportunity to play a sport together. It will be wonderful to spend more time with both of my siblings and my new nephew. I will also be learning about exercise and wellness in hopes to supporting my mom with her health and develop a healthy lifestyle for myself now. It will be good for both of us to have eachother to support and encourage a healthy lifestyle. As I do not yet know which doors will be opened or closed, I do know that God will make all things beautiful in His time. I will be excited to continue to share this journey with you. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers as I am preparing for this transition. May each season of my life be with Jesus!