It's All About A Choice

So, last post I left you hanging a little bit, but I hoped you enjoyed the read. Now, let's you get caught up to where we are now.

After coming home from, my retreat, I strongly felt (and prayed) that Dana would be having an equally meaningful weekend as I did. I felt like something big was coming, but a little unsure as to what. So after tucking the kids into bed that evening, we sat down and talked about all that had happened on our weekends. He was actually really sick, and said that he hadn't had some big epiphany as I thought he would have. So I felt a little confused. I know that people would say to just wait and God will reveal His plans in perfect time, but I wanted to know now. So I asked Dana where he was at about that whole going to school thing, more for conversation than anything else. And he said, very matter of factly, "I want to go. I have always wanted to go. I have just been waiting for you to be ok with the whole idea of it." What?!?!? That was not at all what I was expecting, but what was even more unexpected was how I felt about it. Excited? Could that be right? About 2 months prior to this, Dana and I went out to visit a local Bible College so that Dana could tour the building, meet with some advisers and sit in on a class. Mostly, I just wanted him to be sure that he wanted to pursue this in the future. In the future and PART TIME was more where I was then. I didn't even think that he would want to go full time and soon. Having said that, I did feel right at home out in Caronport. It is a very small village and the people are lovely. And as we drove away I turned to Dana and told him I could see us living out there. Now speed back to where we are, the living room talking about school and Dana saying he wants to go to school, now.

School now? How do I feel about that? Excited? Nervous? Unsure? Yes, yes, and absolutely not. For the first time in a really long time, I felt like Dana and I were doing exactly what we are suppose to be doing. It all makes sense now. God did have a plan all along. The only ones who were stopping it was us. We didn't listen. Or maybe we were listening, but we chose not to act. To follow. To be obedient to the Call. That's when it dawned on me. It's all about a choice. God has chosen us long ago and has been preparing a path for us, laying out every detail, but if we don't follow. If we are not obedient and listen and act, then we will never know what His plan was. Dana and I felt like we were in this waiting period for like two years (ever since moving back to Regina), and now I see all along God was prompting us, grooming us, for this decision.

After that surprisingly short conversation, Dana decided to go ahead and apply for school. We didn't want to get our hopes up if he wasn't getting in. There were so many little things that happened after that confirming that this is where and what Dana and I were to be doing, that it gave us a sense of confidence that all would work out. And work out it did. Dana hand delivered his application in mid-January. We talked with financial advisers who laid everything out for us. We talked to the registration advisers who painted a clear picture as what the "next steps" are. Then when we were about to leave, Chantelle (registrations adviser) gave us great news. She had asked me earlier in the morning what my biggest worry was about Dana coming to school. I had confided that I was a little nervous about the housing situation and how it would all fall together. We didn't want to move until August and most of the students move out in spring. Also, we wanted one of the mobile homes so we could have space inside and out (they have bigger yards), AND we had a list of other hopes that we expressed to her. And her big news was, that in the twenty minutes we were in with the financial councilor, she had found us a house! Absolutely everything we had asked for, plus they were willing to hold it for us until August. Isn't that just amazing? It blows my mind how God works and I am not sure why I ever worry about anything because this is just one of the bizillion ways God has provided for us. God is faithful, and he consistently shows us He loves us through these little miracles.

So, long story short, we are moving an hour outside Regina to a little village named Caronport so Dana can attend Brieircrest College & Seminary School full time in the fall. He will be working towards a Bachelor of Theology with the goal of becoming a pastor one day. I am so excited about this new chapter in our lives and am so overwhelmed with peace about all the little details. God will provide.

Next post..... the Call. And my thoughts on that. But in the meantime check out this AWESOME song by 33 Miles.