A few years ago we found ourselves as a family in a difficult spot. Dash was out of work. He was "downsized" a week after 9/11. He was out of work for 10 months. During this time he applied and had many interviews all over the United States. I was torn. We lived in Indiana around my family. I liked it, but I didn't. I liked being close to my parents, but I knew that the environment wasn't one that dash thrived in. He was out of his element. He never complained. He even enjoyed a lot of things about it. But I knew for his career to be what he wanted it to be Indiana was not where we would stay.
We prayed a lot during that time. Not that we don't pray now! But we were desperately seeking. We wanted to know God's will and we wanted to be sure we were in it with the decisions we were faced with. During this time, Sara Groves had just put out a CD "Conversations." We use to put that on the player or in our car and blast it all 3 of us singing to it (N, Dash and I.) The 2 songs that we played over and over were: Painting Pictures of Egypt and Hello Lord.
God was faithful to guide us through that time. We both grew spiritually and as a couple. We grew as parents. I know that N (who was in 1st grade) has not forgotten the conversations that we had. The "what ifs." The possible career changes. Dash had decided to go back to school to become a teacher, he had spoken to ISU and then we had another heart to heart.
He'd applied all over. I was so desperately wanting to move to some place new. Because the only thing that makes moving worth it is the fun of exploring and discovering new places. Trying something else out. Seattle, how cool would it be to live there?! But we both new that for us after moving from OP we missed our church. We had so many reasons that had kept us out of attending churches regularly until OP. It's not that it's a perfect church, but it was our church home. We had never felt that way anywhere else. So after 8 almost 9 months of what ifs we decided to take a step of faith. He applied to different positions and got a job here. It wasn't what he was looking for, but we knew that if it was truly like we felt and God was leading us, then God would provide.
And so he did.
6 comments:
You have a better outlook on moving than I do. I don't like exploring new places. If you guys ever moved away, I would be devastated. It is nice to know you're loved, right?
I like Sara Groves' Conversations CD. I actually listened to it over the weekend.
Definately it's nice to know you're loved! :) ty Golden!
I was listening to it when I wrote this blog! That almost was my blog then it became something else on its own!
I'll need to blog about "Hello Lord" sometime. It was very real to me on more than one level.
And we are glad you decided to come back. :)
We are fans of the Franklin's and Sarah Groves.
Glad you guys came back.
Thank you all for your kind words. It's awesome to have great friends :)!
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