Heavenly Redirection

These blog entries are to keep everyone informed of the goings on at Body & Soul. If you would like to stay informed, this is the place for you!

Let's start at the beginning. Some of you may be wondering, "what are they doing with the Buttonhole?" "Do THEY even know what the plan is?"

Well, it might not appear so, but hey, isn't that how it is so many times on this journey of life? We make our plans, head the direction we think we are to go, and God "redirects" us.

Body & Soul moved out of its "original" bookstore and over to the Buttonhole building in May. The plan, at the time, was to remodel Body & Soul, then move back over in September. Several meetings and plans for the bookstore/coffee shop had been discussed. But after moving over to the Buttonhole building, God began redirecting our plans.

Many things were discussed. Many options were considered. What is the best location? There was much prayer, deliberation, prayer, discussion, prayer, deliberation, and numerous angles taken into account. And did we mention prayer?

As we pondered our options, it became increasingly clear that Body & Soul's "temporary" home was what we had been looking for. The quality of the building, the lighting, and the space "just felt right," according to Jerry.

So, just like the suprises God always seems to delight himself in, he suprised us with this plan to end up in the Buttonhole building when all construction is finished. Completion of the move to our permanent location is estimated to be done in September at the earliest.