I'm Back

We've had so much going on, so much happening at once. And I'll admit, I've been struggling with it all and in sort of a funk. Just navigating my way through changes and trying to figure out where my head and my heart is in it all. I just haven't been able to blog, just haven't been able to find the words or figure out where to begin.

The great news is that Jonathan got a new job in July. This has been a huge answer to prayer after being laid off for almost a year. The job is out of town though so he is there working during the week and home on the weekends. This has been a huge adjustment. All in all, I think the children are doing okay. They do miss him and I have noticed big changes in their behavior. I'm just trying to keep things as normal as possible for them and press on with life. Curly began ballet and tap again and starts preschool in two weeks. And Little Man is taking a tumbling class. More to come on all of that.

Big Sister moved to Tennessee at the beginning of August to live with her Dad. We really miss her! It is so different around here and such an adjustment for all of us. I feel a little lost and unsure of what to do with myself at various times of the day. It is so different and emotional for me. I know it will take time to sort it all out and figure out where I go from here.

During my women's Bible study in the Spring, this verse kept jumping out at me. I knew we were on the brink of something new and even though I wanted some changes to happen, I also was very nervous about what may lie ahead for us.

Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up, do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. 

Isaiah 43:18

Change and the unknown is HARD for me! I like to know the plan, the when, where, and how. Being in limbo is never easy for me and then I tend to look back and focus on what was. I've really been comforted by all of Isaiah 43 and especially this verse. Knowing God is making a way. He has a plan and is preparing the way for us. He is doing something new and I am excited to see just what that is.

So...I'm back to blogging. I don't want to pause too long and miss documenting all the wonderful things God is doing in our lives.....even on the hard days.