A New Chapter

God's plan is better than I could have ever imagine. I could speak for hours about his awesomeness, and not just because he is being faithful to us now, but because he is always faithful. God is good. All the time. I always turn to him when I am sad or going through a hard time, but I recognize right now that I need to rely on him and trust in him all the time. Whether things are going good or whether they are not. But I see clearly now this path that God has taken us on and why. I also know that he has great plans for us in the future.

Josh began his internship at Bethel Manor, a nursing home in Evansville, IN in January of 2008. His internship lasted for a semester, and then the administrator allowed Josh to do his training to get his administrator license at Bethel. This is something that she had never done before. Josh absolutely loved Bethel Manor. When he finished his training there to get his license, he worked for a short time as the Director of Admissions at another nursing home in Evansville. After that, he got the job at Shield's House in Seymour as the administrator in March. Of course we got married in June, and then in August, I began a long term kindergarten subbing position in Jennings County. Josh would mention from time to time that if the current administrator of Bethel Manor left that he would have a hard time passing up the opportunity to at least interview for the position. I always just kind of brushed off these comments, because 1. I did not expect the current administrator to leave and 2. I was comfortable where we were. Josh kept it in the back of his mind, and in a sense I think these comments were God's way of preparing us.

One night, probably about a month ago I was sitting on the couch eating stir-fry when Josh got home later in the evening from work. He looked so drained from his current job. The pressures of his current job were sucking the life out of him. He asked me again if we would leave Seymour, if Bethel Manor came open. I gave him the same response as normal, not really expecting that this would happen.

Two days later, Josh sent me a message to tell me that the current administrator of Bethel Manor would be leaving and she would be recommending Josh to the board. I was not excited, because like I said I was comfortable. This is the moment when I really began speaking to God about it. Finally, after waiting for a few weeks, lots of prayer, and too much worry on my part, Josh turned in his resume and received a call to interview at Bethel Manor.

He was offered the job on the spot of the interview. With prayer, we knew that this was what God wanted for us. Josh accepted the position.

For the past few days, I had been looking for houses to rent. I was becoming worried and discouraged, even when in my mind, I could tell that God was telling me to sit back and leave it to him. Yesterday, I was shopping in Evansville with my friend, Bridgett. We walked into a store, and I said, "Bridgett, I just want a place to live!" (This was me, not trusting God again.) When we walked out of the store, right across from where we were was an  EMGE TUCKER REALTY CENTER. I began talking to the saleswoman there about renting a house, and she told me about a Rural Housing Program where Josh and I could buy a house with no down payment, and with less pay for the month than it would cost to rent. We viewed the house, and will sign the papers to buy on Monday. It is a brand new house that will be finished being built in mid-February. Josh's last day at his current job will be February 22nd.

With everything that God is doing, I am just going to continue to trust in him. I know that he will continue working in our lives, and we will continue serving Him. I want to give Hm all the glory and continue to serve Him with my life in Evansville. The house below is what our house will look like, but the garage will be on the right side, instead of the left.

So here's to a new chapter.
Thanks for being along for the ride.