Well I have learned some very stressful news....Andrew may be transferred to Houston. Sad, but true. His company has been laying people off by the handful every month. It all started earlier this year when projects weren't coming in due to the economy. By the grace of God Andrew has made it through several rounds of layoffs. Now they are to the point where if he wants to keep his job his only option may be moving to the Houston office. Which means starting all over again for us. The good thing is we have an opportunity to get closer to family with this. Andrew decided to put out new job applications in Oklahoma and in Longview,TX (where his parents live). So I really hope that something comes from one of those places to avoid the move to Houston. I want to get closer to family, not further away!
In the past year we have bought our first home, joined a wonderful church, and made some great friends. We have lived in the area for about two years and it took us that long to get where we are now. I don't look forward to going through that process again. Now we have to worry about selling our house too! That does not sound like a fun process. I have a hard time keeping my house nice and tidy on a day to day basis. I don't even want to think about getting an unexpected call from the realtor saying hey I want to show your house in an hour! Yikes!
Another added stress is the fact that we are having a baby! I have no idea when the move would take place or where I will be in my pregnancy. Hopefully everything will work out and I won't have to worry about have a home birth or anything like that! :) I need my epidural! I think the thing I am most sad about is I won't be able to decorate the baby's nursery exactly the way I want. If our house is going to be on the market we need to keep the walls as neutral as possible. I have the cutest idea for a little girls room that I guess I won't get to do anytime soon. :(
I absolutely HATE not knowing what is going to happen. I like to plan and have details worked out. It is impossible to do when we have no idea where we will end up and when. I know that God is in control. He knows our needs and will provide for us. He loves us and doesn't want us to worry about these details He already has worked out. I just have to put my trust in Him and let Him lead us where HE wants us!
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2 years ago
I totally get how you feel. We are in limbo right now as well. Jonathan gets placed for residency in March and we don't know whether we will be moving then or staying here in Houston. I feel like my life is on hold. Especially since we sold our house. We sold it in three days!! I was worried about keeping it clean as well, but I only ever had to clean it good once. Well, if you move to Houston we can always meet up. I know how hard it is to be away from family. We've been here for four years now and I still hate that.
ReplyDeleteWe put our house on the market 2 months before Capri was born. That was stressful. Having 2 little kids, plus being very pregnant, and keeping my house "show ready", but I survived and you will too. It's not fun, but as I tell my girls all the time, life is not always fun, or fair. But you are right God to have a plan for your family, and it will be better than what you expect.
ReplyDeleteCapri is now 20 months old and we are living with 3 kids and a 95lb black lab in a 1100 sq ft home. We are spending Christmas here, which isn't that fun. But I know that when our house is built and we move it will all be worth it. Sometimes you have to wait for God's plan to unfold. It's not our timing but his!
Best wished and God bless your family.
Oh no!! I really hope you guys don't have to move. ): I'll be praying for ya'll and that if you do, then it will be closer to family.
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