Changes

It has been 15 months now since David started looking for a new job and on Monday he accepted an offer. The weird thing is the interviews, offer, etc from start to finish only took about 2 weeks. There are other positions that it has taken weeks, even months for it all to come together only for us to turn it down in the end but when we started praying consistently and fervently about this one name kept coming to my mind repeatedly. I told David of my thought and sure enough here we are.

David is giving his two weeks this coming Monday and from there he has 4-6 months of training before we will make the move to the Pittsburgh, PA area. I am excited, anxious, and sad all at the same time. It is going to be really tough leaving our family and friends but I have peace of mind that this is where God wants us to be for now.

I have pleaded and prayed that God would show us the way and help us choose the right place and in the end this just felt right.

So much seriousness that I have to tell you there were some humorous moments. My favorite was...

"I talked to Don and he had two places in mind". David

"Uhmmm".(distracted) Amy

"PA or Cairo." David

"Cairo???". (extremely confused) Amy

"Yeah." (excitedly)David

"...as in Egypt???". Amy

Insert lots of silence and then me saying something about needing that idea to sink in for a while as I ran out the door.

And yes for those who read this and wondered we did seriously research it and entertain the idea. In the end we thought moving out of the state first might be a good trial run before ever committing to living that far away. And it in all honesty buys me lots of time to help David convince Don that he could work 4 week on 2 weeks off or something of that nature because lets face it folks I would love to keep my feet on American soil.

Lord I pray tonight that you give David and me peace within ourselves that you are leading us and will be with us wherever we go. Please watch over us C, S, and J and help us help them make this an easy transition. Please help our families as they struggle to find peace also. In your name, Amen.

Please pray for us. Specifically that...

Our house sells quickly and easily.
That I help the girls transition as smoothly as possible.
That David travels safely.
That God will continue to guide us.