THE SOMERVILLE’S STORY | LOOK WHAT GOD HAS DONE!
Hello! My name is Ben. I decided to create this blog primarily to record our story so that we can look back and say:
“Look what God has done!”
He has already done so much in our lives. I met the love of my life 12 years ago, Alex, and we now have two boys and a little girl (Noah 10, Judah 8, Eliza 3).
The first 5 years of our marriage were TOUGH!
I was still trying to find my way in life and struggling to be a strong husband and leader. But around 8 years ago God provided us an amazing opportunity, the chance to start a coffee shop, and a huge adventure began!
Now our coffee shop is thriving in small town, but fast growing, Fuquay Varina, North Carolina. It turned 7 in the summer of 2025 and has been the joy of our lives to operate and be a part of. It is our forth child! Both of us had been in NC our whole lives (40 years for me and a few LESS for my love Alex!) and we discerned that He was calling us to take a journey of faith. e thought we were set for LIFE to spend another 40 years here.
However (and I will eventually add more blog posts that flesh this out a lot more) in the fall of 2024 we realized that God was calling us to something different.
LONG STORY short, we went on a trip to Utah, met some amazing people, fell in love with the state, and we are moving there in January 2026! We are joining a church plant that is about 4 years old in Logan, Utah and we look forward to raising our kids out west and hopefully opening another coffee shop there and becoming a part of the community.
I suppose in some ways, I want to share our story to inspire others.
Not, “look what we have done” but rather “Look what God can do” with a person or family that trusts Him and puts their faith in Him.
Now.. caveat… we have NOT done that perfectly! But that is the wonderful secret but not-so-secret of our Christian faith… we don’t have to be perfect because it’s not about that. It’s not about us earning something to justify ourselves.
We can let go of all that and trust God because HE IS ABLE! And the story of Jesus and what He has done for the world, the GOSPEL, well… it actually WORKS!
Also, something very unusual is happening in our country. People are discouraged and disenfranchised with the world and it’s lure that says the American dream is worth your whole life.
People are more open to talk about spiritual things, and think about what might REALLY matter, than any other time I can recall in my 40 years. Something significant is happening.
So here we are… SOJOURNERS!
Home for us is with God, which we will be someday.. so this life, for now, well… we are just passing through.
We hope you enjoy our journey.. and one of our favorite phrases… look at what God can do!