Thursday, March 22, 2012

TA!!!!!!!!!!!!

We got the call we've been waiting for! Yes, travel approval!!!!!! Sounds like we may be leaving as soon as April 6. Holt will be making all of our appointments over the next few days. We should have our flight & hotel info early next week. Here we come, Mason!

This week we have been reminded of God's timing in everything. We'd been praying about what to do with my (nancy's) job after Mason came home. I thought about cutting back to even less hours or maybe even not working at all. I was having a hard time making that decision. Really, we knew what would be best for our family, but I wasn't quite ready to step down. I wasn't quite ready to say good-bye to my identity outside of the home; wasn't ready to say good-bye to the extra income it provided for us (which sounds crazy because it isn't even very much income!). I guess God could see the struggle I was having and HE made the decision for us! That decision was made for me, one day before getting travel approval. Coincidence? I think not.  Now we can put our entire focus on our family & the changes to come! Thank you, God for hearing & answering our prayers!

Psalm 34:4 I sought the Lord & he answered me & delivered me from all my fears.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Article 5

We received our Article 5 approval this morning. Not exactly sure what that is....but what we do know is this: the next thing we will receive is our travel approval! That should come in the next few weeks, then travel a few weeks after that. Hoping for April, but there's a chance it will be May. 

Until then we continue to wait and trust that God's timing is better than our timing. Daily we are challenged to surrender everything to Him including our travel plans. We are thankful that He has it all under control.

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:14