With all the baby excitement over the past 8 weeks, I've had little time to think about the other big life change coming our way. That was until these showed up on our door step Monday afternoon.
I came home from work to find Jody in his gym clothes sporting his new Army boots. A week prior, he'd found a great deal on these boots and we decided, even if it was a bit early, that it was too good to pass up. It wasn't until I saw those boots that I realized "oh my.....we are really doing this."
Funny story about the Army....it scares me. I was shocked--let me reiterate--shocked when Jody told me he wanted to go back into the service, but I was willing to consider it. Jody originally stuck with applying only to the Air Force--a choice I was comfortable with since it was familiar. I'm not sure how he worked the Army into the picture, but I do remember him telling me he was "just going to apply and see what happens."
Now lets talk about prayers. For the past year I've been praying for Jody and his future job. My exact prayer was for God to make it VERY obvious where he wanted Jody by opening the door wide open. Sometimes I think I should be careful what I pray for because God answered my prayer by opening the one door I wanted shut. The Army, God? Seriously? Are you positive? Do you need some time to reconsider?
My reaction to God's direction is very familiar--I had the same response when Jody was accepted to the University of Oregon. What's different this time is that I have complete peace in our decision. I know that God has great plans for us and instead of fighting the plan, I'm embracing it. This doesn't mean that I still don't have my worries, but I know we are in good hands. So Army it is!
FEB 8 &9 - MORE TRUST LESS WORRY
See Above
With Love,
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