The Road Ahead

Isaiah 30:21

"Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 'This is the way, walk in it,' Whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left."

In the past few months, we've been on the hunt- the big JOB hunt. Every since we arrived in July we knew our time here would be short and we wondered what God would have for us next. We've lived in 3 states in 3 years and we're anxious to go somewhere and to settle. This year has been a great experience for us both- fulfilling a dream of Brian's- getting his doctorate, and an amazing opportunity to live in community with the other families here, and a chance to gear up for what's next. It's been strange being in a place for only one year- wondering how much to invest, how much to be involved- it's not the ideal situation. But God has been faithful in so many ways, growing us both and energizing us for what's ahead.

What is that? Well, we're still not sure. A few months ago, we drove to North Carolina to pursue a potential job there. We didn't quite feel a great sense of peace with the situation even though it was truly an incredible opportunity for Brian. So, we prayed and prayed and turned it down. A great sense of relief and peace was felt after we walked through that door and closed it. It's one of those times where you ask God- "just because this door is open, does that mean this is your will for us?" So since then, we've talked around a lot of ideas- a lot of them revolving around church planting. I never thought I'd say those words- because that's pretty much the most scary thing for a pastor- or maybe just a pastor's wife. :) In the midst of many conversations and knocking on a few doors, we didn't really gain much ground. And then we got a call. The call was from a church in the suburbs of Dallas- a church plant that was started 3 years ago, and the pastor is now leaving to plant another church. Long story short- we met with the pastor and felt really good about the idea and Friday we leave for the weekend for our round of interviews. For the past month we've been awaiting this weekend- learning more about the area and the church and praying a lot about knowing if this is God's will or not. We both have felt a lot of excitement and a huge peace about the situation- but ultimately we'll know more when we get there this weekend. We're very excited- and I'm honestly just ready to get it all done- to see where we're going to be. We're really hoping it's a good fit for us and a good fit for them.

The weekend after we go to Texas, Brian flies out to Colorado to investigate some church planting ideas. This development has come about extremely recently- as in days! There's a lot of uncertainty about what this opportunity would look like, but we're praying about it as well, as the Texas situation is not set in stone. So, over much lack of sleep, I continue to pray over this Isaiah verse, begging that God would make it sooooo clear to us what we're supposed to do. June 1 is our deadline on moving out of KY- no home, no paycheck, you get the point. So the planner I am, I am ready to have one! A plan! But I want to be faithful to where God's calling us and for the vision that he has for Brian.

We'd appreciate your prayers as we continue to travel this road and hopefully soon, we'll know where we're headed!