Waiting in Hope.

"We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you." - Psalm 33:20-22

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This verse has been posted on our refrigerator since the 2008-2009 school year when a friend of mine, Scheryl Wood passed it along from our good friend Kerri Grigor. She said that she thought it really spoke to our life and what we were going through as we anticipated our whole married life ahead of us -- but specifically, Adam's job situation. Little did we know what this truly meant to our lives in every aspect.

It has been 3 long years of interviews, part time positions, a job in banking, and a chance at experience this semester to get Adam to where he is now. Recently this fall, we thought our waiting was over. He got a job at a middle school program when I was pregnant with Mackenzie. We thought that we had arrived and that things would be easier for a few years with him in a secure job situation...

Every teacher is hired on a temporary contract - it doesn't matter who you are. In fact, when I got hired, my personnel superintendent said that I could be the President of the United States applying for a job and I would still be on a temporary contract with the district. So, Adam left his two jobs (banking and a part-time band position) to pursue this full time director job. With our baby girl on the way, he needed to take this leap for our family.

Then May came and Adam had to reinterview for his job. Unfortunately, his district decided to go in a different direction and Adam did not get rehired. We cried. We held our baby girl close. But- for some reason we were at peace. We knew that what we were waiting for would come soon. We knew that the Lord did not give us our sweet one at the time he did if we could not provide for her.

and then...the waiting paid off.

Adam got a new job within two weeks. A job that he wouldn't have been able to get without the other interviews, the experience, and every other bump in the road. He will be working with people he has worked with before, students he has worked with before, and he couldn't be happier. Sure, he will miss where he was-but, he looks forward to where he is going.

Since 2008 we have been waiting for so many things...

our wedding day

a home

a baby

financial peace

a job

And the Lord provided. And we wait in hope to see what he is preparing us to receive next.

What are you waiting for??

The Lord will provide.