1. I am jobless as of yesterday*
2. We are homeless in exactly one week from today**
3. Brad still has a good job
Besides those three things, everything else is unknown. So to answer all the questions these knowns might bring up- the response is the same to all of them: I DON'T KNOW.
No, I don't know where we are going to live next. No, I don't know where I will be teaching come fall. No, I don't know what we want to do with our lives. We have ideas but right now, we seem to be stuck in this unknown stage.
This all goes back to December when I realized it was time for me to move on. I was looking internationally, but it didn't pan out. Still, Brad and I came to the realization God had a plan for us and it might not be here in Arizona. Six months later, we still aren't sure what that plan is.
Some call it crazy and insane, but I call it a leap of faith. Yes, I am leaving a good job but after 3 years, I feel like this chapter has run its course and it's time for me to move on. Where or what is still being figured out. We'll keep everyone posted once we know more, but for now, my standard response is "I don't know." And that is okay. [takes deep, calming, shove-the-panic-back-down breath]
As Helen Keller, once said, "Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing."
Footnotes for our concerned mothers:
*Don't forget teachers get paid through the summer
**We have friends taking us in so we won't be living in our car (yet).
Need help packing? I'm ready for some warm weather! !
ReplyDeleteYou say unknown, as in scary, when you need to think of it as FREEDOM! You have 2 months paid FREEDOM. Go do whatever you want! Don't say "I don't know... :( " say "I don't know! :D "
ReplyDeleteJust have Brad transferred to North Cali already. I want to visit there much more often!
I never said it was scary - people have just been asking and that is my answer :D
ReplyDeleteI have an upstairs loft you can use if you really get in a jamb :)
ReplyDeleteLove ya both! Good Luck in your in ventures! To be able and just go is well daunting to me but I commend you both. Now is the time! Before other obligations start to arise. My parents always thought they would travel when they retired. All they got was health issues. As to Tim & I - A husband that loves and cares for his community and family to consider a change is unthinkable. So...got out there and grab it while you can!!!