Everything New

Isaiah 43:8-9
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See, I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making a way for you Andrea, in the desert and streams in the wasteland.

I'm back.  After two weeks away from my regular everyday life, I am back.  Sort of. 

I came home, but nothing is the same.  My entire life changed while I was away.  Now I have to figure out how I'm going to live it. 

Even in the midst of so much change, I have many praises for answered prayers right now.

Jeff got the job he wanted.  Yay!  Praise God!  He is now programing 5 radio stations in North Carolina.  He left while Emily and I were at CCI.  He came back for Emily's graduation, but basically NC is his home now.  We have never really lived apart and my husband, for all intents and purposes, moved out while I was gone.  It is unsettling.  I'm a little afraid I won't be able to do it all on my own, and in concession to honesty, I'm a little afraid I can.  We have a carefully orchestrated working relationship that enables us to get everything accomplished on a daily basis; I can't imagine being able to bounce in and out of each others lives for an entire year.  On a more personal note, I am going to miss my husband.  I feel good about Hannah finishing high school here, but I really am going to miss him coming home every night.  We are separate, but not separated.  Weird.

Emily has her new service dog.  She is so happy.  It is a pleasure to see her face light up when she sees her dog.  She doesn't have many things in her life that really matter to her.  This does.  That little furry face changes my sweet girls face.  She smiles a huge Emily smile; she is proud of her dog and herself.  She uses her little voice that only says "ya" to encourage her dog Nola.  She is a mama, when in human life she probably never will be.  God blesses us in many ways.  I love how unique His love is. 

Emily meeting Nola

Nola

I spoke for the first time and feel like it went well.  I loved being able to share what God has done in my life.  I feel his hand on me; it makes me anxious and excited to do whatever it is He wants me to do.  I am thankful for the opportunity to do something I really enjoy doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kC74e49Cl8

My girls are healthy all doing well.  We even have a new boyfriend in our lives.  Hannah turned 17 and has a new friend.  We'll see if my heart can take it!

God brought us to this place of change and that means He will bring us through.  I have a year of transitions ahead of me.  He is doing a new thing.  Even though I am a little nervous about the moment to moment and logistics, I am excited about  Jesus making a way in the desert for me.