To make a long story short, God is amazing and always has a larger and better plan than we do.
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
I could have stayed like that indefinitely, but looking ahead I saw I would have a quieter contemplative period starting in September and a couple volunteer projects would end in January. God had cleared my schedule before I entered the practice, so I knew a change was coming. I knew it would be large and related to Christian Science. I asked God about it and the answers that came were that I should live life to the fullest and trust that everything would be a natural continuation of that.
In October, I went to my association meeting in England. Having just started learning Spanish, I thought it would be fun to go to Spain to practice a little before going home. Five days into the vacation, God revealed the change. I was supposed to move to Spain, where I knew only two people: a married couple I had only just gotten to know.
Whoah!!! What a shock!! So many times I thought, "I can't do it!" But I was incessantly reminded of David and Goliath. God had saved David from the lion and bear when he was a shepherd defending his sheep, so David knew God would save him from Goliath in a war to save Israel too. God had already shown me how He could overcome smaller logistic, economic, social, language, skill, health and fear barriers, so was assured I could trust Him to remove the ones that loomed much larger in the move. It became all about God and "What cannot God do?"
The move also was a natural continuation of my desire to understand the world better, and to do more than just 'taste" parts of it while on vacation. The move would exercise every possible talent and resource I had, including my independence and strong network of friends accessible by internet, my organizational and language skills, and my joyful ability to meet, blend in with and learn from others through various music, sports and other leisure and professional pursuits.
I arrived in Spain in February 2005. By May of 2006, every barrier had been broken. Again, my life, practice, church, language, learning, friends, sports, volunteering, etc. were all well established. Not only had I kept much of what I had in the US and developed more in the region of Malaga where I lived, but my activities and friendships extended to Madrid and other parts of Europe. My parents had even visited, they'd said I looked great and we had a fantastic time together.
All I could say was, I think I'm hearing an echo: "I love my life! - wow, God - you're so great for unfolding this!!"