How my world quietly let go—and made room for more

A year before we left Germany, I couldn’t have imagined leaving. But by the time we packed the boxes, part of me already had.

The year before we moved, everything shifted.

A relationship ended - and dragged on emotionally for months.

Friendships that used to feel like home started to feel strained and ready to change.

I was still physically in Germany, but emotionally? I was already somewhere else.

I used to think I'd be devastated to leave. But by the end of that year, the timing felt right. Not perfect. Not painless. But right.

I was grieving something - but not the move. I was grieving what had already started fading. In many ways the drawn out timeline of our move helped immensely. The decision to move was made in 2004, the first official granting of our paperwork happened in 2006, but the actual final move didn't happen until 2008.

At the time I was grieving something—but not the move. I was grieving what had already started fading.

It seemed like God was meeting me every step of the way. I had a calendar with spiritual quotes the year before we moved. Shortly before we moved, there was a poem that went something along the lines of " Wherever you go, God is already there and will continue to go with you". It felt like even though this seemed like such a monumental change in our life, it was going to be okay.

Moving to Canada wasn’t a cliff—it was a bridge.

A new country. A new school. A fresh start that met me right where I was emotionally: at peace with what had been, and open to what could be.

I learned that sometimes God starts letting things go before we do.

That what feels like unraveling might actually be preparation.

That freedom doesn’t always come in fireworks—sometimes it comes in a quiet, faithful release.

If you’ve ever walked through a season where things quietly stopped fitting—where relationships shifted, or dreams dissolved, or you found yourself loosening your grip on what once felt certain—I hope this reminds you: it’s okay to let go. Sometimes God is already making room for what’s next. Even when you can’t see it yet. Even when it doesn’t feel clear. He goes before us—and He stays with us.