You heard right! The state besides Oregon that's burning to the ground? Yes I live there now.

I left the concrete jungle after two years of city living and crossed over a heap 'o mountains to a new home.

I'm beyond thankful for my time in Seattle and the amount of growth it afforded me.

There is a part of me that's going to stay there for good...

BUT, life carries on and my heart belongs a bit nearer to mountains, lakes, and oodles of trees!

The few weeks I've lived here have felt more like home than anywhere I've been in a long, long time. The peace I feel in the quiet is magical.

And the traffic? Hah! My "commute" to work takes 5 minutes by car if one of the 3 traffic lights is red. A far cry from the madness that has become Seattle commuter traffic. There was a reason I took the bus everywhere!

My job is at a unique coffee shop run by intentional people and a staff I'm proud to be a part of. In the short time I've been there, each person has taken time to invest in me and help me be a successful barista and team member. The change in pace is wonderful.

All I can say is I'm full of happy and excitement and calm...and that is a good place to be.

I do want to ask for your prayers for my new state. The fires have been devastating here and have gotten no coverage nationally. We've just passed 1 million acres of burned land and there is no end in sight right now. We've been living indoors for weeks as the smoke is so thick it's truly hard to breathe. As someone who's been out on the line fighting those fires I know that when it's horribly smoky in town, it's 1,000x worse for the men and women working tirelessly to contain the fires and protect the land and homes. If you feel led to contribute financially here are a few resources for you

D onate for the fires closest to Whitefish

D onate for the families of Western Montana

D onate to aid firefighter's and their families

So This is Montana Fall

I Live in Montana Now