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“Attitude really is everything”

June 21, 2016 By Bailey Leave a Comment

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A while back, I read Candace Cameron Bure’s book “Dancing through Life”, and there’s a quote in the book that stuck with me. So much so, that I still think of that quote months later.

“Attitude really is everything.”
 
When I read the book, I was at Fort Knox, taking care of my (then) fiance after his eye surgery. As I was reading the book, I felt like God was speaking to me through it. Bailey, your attitude about the upcoming changes in your life is everything. I can either be sad at the things I am losing or I can appreciate the adventure.
I decided then that I would have a good attitude about leaving my job, the move, and the adjustment to military life. And honestly, it hasn’t been as hard as I had expected. Sure, it’s not picture-perfect, but I can feel God with me every step of the way. Throughout all of it, He has answered so many prayers I didn’t know to pray for.

Andy and I found our church home sooner than we had anticipated, in fact, prior to us even getting married. A friend of a friend is a pastor of a church geared specifically toward military families and we felt at home immediately. The pastor and a few key leaders in the church reached out to Andy and me the first week we visited, and we’ve been in touch ever since. They’re helping us settle into life here, and the ladies are taking me under their wing.

A girl I worked at summer camp with a few years ago lives on post with her aviator husband and offered to show me around and help me settle into military life. She even let me housesit for them while Andy was having surgery and they were out of town.

Andy’s cousin offered us literally every piece of furniture we needed to fill up our house… for free! We just had to pay for a U-Haul rental to bring them back to Knox.

For reasons I didn’t understand, I somehow befriended numerous military girlfriends/wives in my past few years of blogging. I never desired to be one of them, so imagine my surprise when suddenly I became one. God wasn’t surprised though, because He planned for me to have a support group long before I even knew Andy.

As hard as it was leaving my life behind in Owensboro, I’m excited for the new life that I am starting with my husband. And thanks to the positive attitude God has given me, I’m ready for this adventure.

 

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Hi y’all!
I’m Bailey and that handsome man beside me is my husband, Andy. I’m a Kentucky native and city girl currently living in rural northern Iowa due to my husband’s military assignment. Becoming Bailey is a lifestyle blog about newlywed life, our travel adventures, and everything in between!
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