A New Chapter

So the good news of this update is that Jamey has a job!!!  Jamey had an interview in March for a Chaplain Residency in Morgantown, WV and it went very well.  They offered him the position a couple weeks ago, and we have accepted! Yay! This means that we will be moving to Morgantown sometime this summer.  We also heard back from the Air Force just before the deadline, that he was not going to get into the Candidate program.  This was a bit of a bummer at first, but we know that God is in control and is guiding us where we need to go.  At this point, he doesn't have enough time to get trained in anything else before he reaches his one year point, which means in July, he will get an administrative discharge from the Air Force.  This really isn't a bad thing, and it happens often with the guard.  So after our year in Morgantown, he will still be able to enlist again with the intention of becoming a chaplain, if we still feel that we should go that direction. I say if, because it seems like when we decide our plan, God has other plans! =)  This entire journey has been such an inner self journey for me.  I feel like God is teaching me so many things and is continually asking me to hand things over to the point that I really am willing to say I will do whatever He asks.  Even the things I have sworn that I would never do, he has been leading me towards.  And so for the last few months I have been wrestling with the idea of Homeschooling.  I have always said that I would NEVER do it and I'm not capable. But God has really been working on me and I believe wholeheartedly that this is the direction we need to go.  So starting this next year, I will be homeschooling the older 3, and I couldn't be more excited!  I can see now how, while we thought we knew where we were headed, God was leading us to take that step of faith and perhaps even see if we were willing to let go of what we knew and head into the unknown.  All I can say is that the peace I have is indescribable.  I certainly get anxious at times, but knowing that He is taking care of it, means that I don't have to stress.  All the pieces seem to be falling into place, and I'm so excited to see what this next year holds! So we would appreciate your prayers as we continue on this journey of faith!