Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Although it is extremely hard to see it, God's timing is always perfect. Last year Julie's school closed down. After it set in, I started praying about homeschooling her. God told me it wasn't time. Homeschooling is something I had really looked into when she was a baby. So this past year Julie went to public school for the first time. She had a really hard time adjusting and just ended up giving up on school. It hurt to see my child struggling when she had always done so well. Scott and I continued to pray for guidance and this year God told me it was time. So I took that step and gave my notice at work. I expected it to be hard, but what happened surprised me even more. My boss had asked me to stay and work from home so that I could still home school my daughter. It was beyond belief. I called Scott and I said I can't believe what God just did!
Scott's passion is sales specifically, insurance. And he's good at it. He makes it easy to understand and he respects his clients. It's hard to find someone who cares about saving you money in the sales industry, but he does. If he can't save you money he is upfront and honest about your options. Scott has tried several times to go back into Insurance sales, but it wasn't God's timing. Needless to say, we didn't listen and it failed. We continued to pray about it and seek answers on where God wanted us. God spoke and he said September. Wow, that's pretty scary. I am (was) quitting my job to home school Julie and now he was saying for Scott to quit his to do Insurance. We didn't question it though, we started going through the steps to make it happen. Then we re-met Danielle and Danny and everything just started falling into place.
We are in awe in how God has been working in our lives this year. So many things led up to where we are today, but it would take me weeks to write it all out. We went through a lot of struggles and hurt hearts to get where we are today. And for the longest time we were lost on what God was asking us to do. This year started off hard, we fought what God was wanting because it hurt to let those things go. Today I am thankful for the friendships that we have made and even more thankful for the many blessings that God continues to give us everyday!
God isn't just working in our lives though, he is working in yours too and even if you can't see it, my prayer for you is that someday you will.
Please pray for us as we begin this new journey of homeschooling, our business, new Church and many new friendships to come!
