10/17/2026
Almost six years ago, I bought this building with absolutely NO CLUE what to do with the basement. ๐
I kept praying, โLord, this is Your building. Lead me in the direction You want me to go.โ
And I prayed that especially hard about the mysterious basement.
A couple of years passedโฆ and it was still a mystery. But during that time, the Lord kept giving me little nudges.
Start saving this much every month.
Move this here.
Put that there.
Take this next step.
Small things, spread out over years. I couldnโt see how they would all fit together. I was just trying to listen and follow through.
And let me tell you, that has been HARD.
There were months I wanted to stop setting money aside. Months when I wanted that money as a little extra cushion in checkingโor, heck, just to help pay the bills. There were tears, doubts, detours, and plenty of moments when I wondered what in the world the Lord was doing.
But I kept coming back to the same direction: โStick to the plan.โ
Now, after almost six years of learning patience and working dang hard to be obedient, Iโm finally getting to see some of what He had planned. ๐ฅน
The basement is finding its purpose!
Look at this before and after of our Pilates space!!! And this is only ONE section!
Next, the cardio machines will be moving downstairs, and weโll be able to offer a discounted cardio-only membership. That move will also make room upstairs for TWO new machinesโa leg press/hack squat combo and a belt squat! ๐ Iโm so excited to give our members more options and create another way for people in our community to use this building and take care of themselves.
Iโve always told the Lord this place is His. This is His baby. Iโm just doing my best to follow His lead and carry out the work He puts in front of me.
Thereโs still work to do, but today Iโm taking a minute to look around with a grateful heart and say, โThank You, Lord! For every nudge, for helping me keep going when it was hard, and for everything Youโre doing here.โ ๐