Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Isn’t it amazing how when one journey ends, a new one always begins? After being a Memphian for 37 years, the idea of leaving there and moving the family to Virginia in 2014 never entered my mind.

My position with a small community bank had come to an end after just one short year due to a corporate restructure. God, however, was working behind the scenes, as He often does, to bless us in ways we could not imagine. After several months of doing what I could to market myself, a small community bank in Gloucester County, needing someone with my particular banking skills, gave me a call.

Within weeks, a potential offer was waiting for me. Should I take it, or continue looking for a position in Memphis? Even though I felt God had something better in store for us, little did I know it would be in Virginia. It was difficult for us to move in faith and “get out of the boat” in order to discover what He had in mind for our family. So I decided to a...