My apologies - yet again - for taking so long to update this blog. It has been an interesting few weeks, with much going on, and new things taking shape. But, first, let me wish everyone a belated Happy New Year! My prayer is that 2011 will be our most productive year yet for God's Kingdom. Recent current events just bring home the fact that we are living in the end times. We MUST be about our Father's business. It is so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day busy work of our earthly lives, and so lose sight of what will matter in eternity. I am preaching to myself here, too. I can honestly say that I desire that in my life this year, and every year. I want to be a good soldier for the Lord!
Our holidays were good. Times spent with family were precious. They were quite spread out this year, with different sections of the family being so far apart. It was a different sort of Christmas, but when you look at what is important, it was all good!
During the last weeks of 2010, I was presented with a new opportunity, which I have prayed diligently about. I have felt God's leading and peace in accepting this opportunity. However, the minor roadblocks that I saw in doing so, at the beginning of the quest, have become more complicated. It's a long story, but in a nutshell, it's this: We were waiting on the last court date to see what the outcome of the situation with Isaiah would be. The judge wisely, and wonderfully gave full custody of Isaiah to his father. We were rejoicing in this long-awaited edict! But, the day before this ruling, I was offered a position that I had long desired - at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX......a place near and dear to my heart, for so many reasons. And, miraculously, the position places me in the Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation Dept. where I have spent so much of my time! I am very excited, but really scared at the same time. What looked at first to be a way to start a fresh chapter of my life came now with the roadblock that JB has to stay in TN in order to allow twice-monthly visitations between Isaiah and his mother. We had not anticipated that being the case. So, much heartache and many prayers later, I have decided to go ahead to Houston, and see what happens next. What I thought was clear direction is now very confusing for me. BUT, I am trusting that God has a plan, and I am waiting to see what it is. I still feel confused, and lack a bit of confidence, but I know that this is something I have to step out on faith about. I also realize that this could be only for a season; I do hope to figure that out soon. It breaks my heart to leave loved ones behind, but I am hoping that will be a very temporary situation.
Meanwhile, I will be trying to get the house in TN ready to sell, etc. from a long distance. I am slightly stressed out at the moment! I leave next Friday to visit a couple of days in AR on my way to TX. I have some testing to do there on 2/9 and start my job on 2/14. I am spending the rest of this weekend trying to help Chelsea pack up some things, as well, as she is set to close on her first home on 2/8, if all goes well (please keep that in your prayers). I really need to be 3 or 4 people right now!!!
I appreciate every prayer you can spare for me and my family right now. I really don't try to make my life complicated. I learned a long time ago, though, that God rarely works in conventional ways in my life. Most plans I make come with a surprising "Plan B" that comes into play. It is for that reason mainly that I am going ahead with this course of action. I really felt peace about this decision, before all of the complications came in. Therefore, I am going with my first instinct. I know it doesn't make sense in a lot of ways, but there was an interesting thing that happened while I was looking in a drawer for something 2 days ago. I ran across an old church bulletin I had kept because I wrote something on it the pastor said in a sermon. It was timely, for me, anyway. It said, "Any god you can figure out; Any god you can understand - Is a god who is not big enough to serve." So, think about that one for a while, as I am, while also loving the fact that I am safely
In His Grip!
Debbie
