Things Don’t Always Go As We Plan…

As I write this post I have a smile on my face. Had you come to my house a few days ago you would have seen a different me. You see, I was letting the little things get to me. I was forgetting that God’s already got my life all mapped out for me (and my family) and His plan is so much better than any I could ever come up with. I have peace now in knowing that our maker has a plan for me and that he only wants what’s best for us.

And so we are waiting (again)…

Let me explain. Some of you already know this, but for those that don’t I’ll give a little detail. My husband decided to take a new job at another company (after 15 years at his current company). It was a big risk for us, but we really felt like this was the direction God wanted us to go in. With this new job we were going to have to relocate to a neighboring state (but within driving distance of home, not far at all). We were  nervous, but pretty excited.

Within only a few days of accepting the position we had someone that we know come and offer to buy our house. Life was moving fast, but we were excited and ready! I was rushing around the house packing things and taking them to storage so they were out of the way and ready. We had no idea where we were moving, but we were ready!

And then the buyers came to us and told us that due to unforeseen circumstances they were not going to be able to buy the house. While I want to say I was mad, I wasn’t. I felt bad for the buyers and while I felt this was a hiccup in our plan, I knew we were going to move forward. I’d be lying if I told you I wasn’t a little stressed with the thought of putting the house on the market and dealing with all of the unknowns, but I feel at peace now.

You see…I have decided that it doesn’t really matter when my house sells or where I’m living because God has a plan for my family that is far greater than any plan we could ever come up with. He already knows where we are going to be and when we are going there. I must say that I have my excitement back and I can’t wait to see where he’s taking us!

So, right now we are praying for the new buyers of our home (whoever they might be).

More to Come on Raising My 5 Sons…