One of my closest friends put it this way, “It’s like when the cart gets to the top of a rollercoaster isn’t it? You know what is coming is scary and exciting but you have no idea what’s coming. Just that it’s about to start.”
That sums up our life right now just perfectly! I am so thankful that God is in control!
Our family has some huge changes coming up soon. Huge changes. My husband is currently in the process of re-enlisting in the Army, after being out for 13 years. I will, for the first time in my life, be an Army wife. We will be moving away from our current home. Hubby has done that before since he served in the Army for 7 years, but I have never in my entire life lived more than 30 miles away from my family. For the last 30 years, I’ve lived inside the same 30 mile radius. I’ve always wanted to travel, to live somewhere else, but I haven’t yet.
We don’t know exactly when, or where yet. Hopefully we will be finding out the *when* soon, ideally this week. The *where* may not come for a while.
We feel 100% sure that this is a calling for us. We’ve been praying about this for months and months now, and God has affirmed it for us over and over again. We’ve been preparing for this for a long time, and the time has arrived. This is a new adventure for our family. A chance for us to let God use us for His glory. A chance to serve our country. To make friends with people we would otherwise never meet. To see places we have never seen. To serve others in ways we don’t even know about yet.
We are excited! A little nervous about some things, sure, but excited! We are walking in faith, trusting Him to lead us and show us where to go, where He wants us.
A long time ago, Hubby and I learned that the only way we can get through anything together is by having God as the 3rd strand in our marriage. The 3rd strand of a rope is what holds it together. The same is true in our marriage. We’ve been through a lot together in our 8 years of marriage, and we’ve come out of each situation stronger together, by the grace of God. We know that this next adventure will be no different!
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. ~ Ecc 4:12
I will be updating here as I know more. For now, I ask for your prayers as we embark on this new journey together as a family.