History Trippin' 

After 2 months, give or take a few weeks, our journey will be over.  We were hoping to make it a whole year, but money has just gotten too tight.  We need to stop moving and focus on creating a second income stream.  Sometimes the trip has been glorious and sometimes it's been stressful, but every moment worthwhile.  I would do it again in a heartbeat!  Now we're thinking about how to transition back to life in the suburbs (or wherever it is that we land).  We could move.  All of our things are already packed.  Plus, Dan and I will be switching rolls.  I'll be staying home with the kids and he'll be searching for the right job.  So the question is...what will this transition look like?

We've spent much time talking and sent up many prayers about all of these things, particularly the employment issue.  With the economy the way it is, this is a huge concern for us, and I'm sure for many other people who are unemployed right now.  I recently read a book called Driven by Eternity: Making Your Life Count Today & Forever.  In it we were reminded that our focus and energy should be spent on things that are everlasting, not temporal.  We don't want to waste our time here.  It's too short.  With that in mind, we are seeking a place to serve God and his people.  To invest our talents for eternal gain.  Instead of being anxious about finding the right job, we have to trust Him.  We have to be willing to do what He asks.  We have to believe that He sees the whole picture and that we are better off following Him rather than trusting our own limited knowledge.  Even when things look bleak.  Especially when things look bleak.   

As we try to discern the path that we are supposed to be on and begin searching for a job, please pray for us.  If you don't know what to pray, start here - Col. 1: 9-14.