"There & Back Again; A Hobbits Tale" By Brittany Fernandez

Chapter 1: The Decision
Well, if you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you would know that my family's moving back to VA. Hence the title of this post There and Back Again; A Hobbits Tale By Brittany Fernandez.
Years ago, a friend of mine, (who was well over 6 feet) called me hobbit, and the name stuck. So... this is a Hobbits tale... of our move back to VA... by me! And if you don't know what a hobbit is... first off, you are crazy for not knowing! But, it's really short people on the best movie ev'a (aka my favorite movie), Lord of the Rings. It's a must see!

You may be asking yourself, "Why are the Fernz making that big move again, in just 2 years?" And I would answer your question with this. In the last two years, my family of five, has been through a lot. And when I mean a lot... I mean a lot! Like for instance, my family has been to more churches in the last 2 years, than us 3 kiddos have been in our entire lives... so well over 20 years. Can we say (in a surfer accent.), DUDE? Yep. It's crazy to think about. But not only moving from a church affects our lives, but our friendships as well. It's been a hard road. With other things happening, we all feel beat up, but then refreshed at the same time. I know for me, going through these hard things, I can see God used them for good. And He has taught me lessons through these hard things we have been through. And the amazing thing is, I still need to learn so much more! At the age of 20, I feel like I have been through everything in life... but in reality, my life is just getting started! But I know God has everything under control. Like my favorite verse says in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." I just want to get up, put in my Sons and Daughters, Sovereign Grace cd, and worship!
Another reason for our big move, is because we don't belong here. It doesn't feel like home... like VA does everytime we visit. Then again, we aren't regretting that we moved here. No! We can see that God used this time in Florida to help us. Individually and as a family. I'm gald for it, but I'm also glad to be going home. I know for me... it's time to move on. And this is one of God's steps for getting me there.