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By Rachel Barrett
10/09/14
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The ringing of my cell phone punctuated the commotion in my mind. Flipping it open, I looked at the screen. Sure enough, the caller was exactly who I had expected.

I looked over at my husband, sitting across from me. “Well, this is it.”

He reached to squeeze my hand encouragingly. “You can do it.”

Butterflies did the can-can in my stomach as I pressed the answer button.

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Two years ago, I was on the fast track to everything the world told me I needed – a college degree, skills that would give me an inroad to any job I wanted, and most importantly, a chance to get out of this crummy little dead-end, one-horse town.

Except I didn't think it was so crummy. Little, sure. I'd never liked the big city life. Most of my classmates couldn't wait to catch the next bus for a three-hour ride to the nearest all-night coffee shop, but I had an affinity for the quiet nights.

“There's nothing to DO here!” was the constant cry around me. As for me, I thought there was just so much to do, I couldn't fit it into four lifetimes. I could drive north a short way, and visit the old, beautifully restored historic fort grounds. Head south, and I'm only an hour from the gateway to the grandest wilderness on the face of the planet. The mountains form a rugged hedge around a wild river, the Rio Bravo del Norte – the Great River. At night, the lack of blaring city lights means a sky so brilliantly jeweled with stars that I feel a little bit like Abraham when God told him to try to count them.

And that's when I became disillusioned with the world's promises of wealth and power. “Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone” (Proverbs 23:5). I had a choice – accept a ten thousand dollar scholarship and leave my wonderful mountain home behind, or blaze a new trail. Money paled against the limitless opportunities available if I would only trust God with my future.

When I got the call from the university to ask if I would accept the scholarship, there was only one way to go.

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With a sense of peace, I held my husband's hand and put the phone to my ear to take the call. “Hello?”

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