It is amazing how in retrospect I can see that God truly has
me in the palm of his hand and is very aware of me and our family’s needs. God’s
timing might not always make since in the moment and at times might seem
unfair. Come on y’all….. I think I get that one BUT when we stop and take a
breath and look…. truly look at our lives we can see how much God loves us and
is aware of us.
I have had SOOO many of these moments over the past 10
months.
Hubs interviewed for a job over two years ago and in the process
of the final stages he was informed that after two years our family would be
relocated to anywhere in the country that the company needed him. We talked
about it…. Prayed about it…. Worried ….. Bubba’s medical team was all here and
the care that he received here in So. Cal was top notch. The thought of picking
up and relocating to who knows where and not having the care for Bubba was
terrifying. We weren’t sure if we would be able to do that.
Then Hubs got a call to let him know that the company had
gone on a hiring freeze.
As Bubba’s health continued to decline Hubs and I decided to
put the job search on hold. We knew we couldn’t change insurance companies with
everything that his care was already costing us.
Then the unthinkable happened.
Not only did we lose our son but we also lost my income. I
was getting paid to care for Bubba since we didn’t want to put him in an institution
for his care and because we had no outside nursing come into help.
In November Hubs and I sat down and had a real heart to
heart over the situation…. Either I would have to get a job or he would have to
start looking for a new one. The last thing either of us wanted was for me to
have to go to work full time and be away from Regan when she needed me most.
The very same week that we had this hard talk the company that
Hubs had interviewed with over a year prier called him and asked if he was
still interested in working for them. He went in to interview with them again
and the same stipulation still applied to the job…. In two years you will be
relocated to anywhere in the country that you are needed….
Are you OK with
that???
The conversation about relocating was completely different
this time around.
During this time Nana and Pa Pa decided to go on a mission
trip for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and asked us if we
would be willing to live in their home while they were gone for two years and care
for it.
{Ok y’all are you starting to see the timing of all of these
things come together????}
Hubs started working for his new company a couple of months
ago…. We moved into Nana and Pa Pa’s home this past weekend…. And they will be
leaving in a matter of weeks for their mission in Panama.
When Nana and Pa Pa return it will be right around the time
of Hub’s relocation.
We will have no mortgage or rental commitments to worry
about.
We will be able to pick up and go where ever we are sent.
It is exciting and a little scary when we think about it but
it will be a new and wonderful chapter in our lives.
I have no doubt that we will end up where God wants us to
be. Some people might say that all of
these things are simply a matter of coincidence but I know that it is God’s
timing.
Ecclesiastes 3:1,2,4
1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up
that which is planted;
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
There are things in our lives that we have no control over and things that we can control..... Oh, have I learned that lesson over the past ten months!! I do have control over my faith and I truly believe in God's timing.
I am grateful to know that I have a Heavenly Father that loves me so much that he will time things perfectly for our needs, even if in the moment it doesn’t make since.
Here's to a beautifully scary new season for our family.
