Across the Pond

In October this family of three is packing its bags and heading across the pond for an (initially) short stint "where the lions live" or "where the Queen lives" as Wiley likes to say.



Just about everyone who actually knows us, knew this was the plan and has been for some time (or at least we think it is the plan). However, I think I was afraid I would jinx something if I made it "blog-official"--goofy, I know. But, recently, since we have actually bought our flights, it has become much more real. I am constantly thinking about what I need to do, then realizing I have no idea what I need to do. I fluctuate between being excited and being scared to death. Because this is so much on my mind, I felt like I wanted to document this on the blog because the Lord has done some pretty neat things with this entire journey so far.

The logistics right now are not clear (+ mundane and boring). We are hoping to apply for visas this week. So far, the doors have been opened for us in this complicated process. The final door will be the work visa. The visa will tell us how long we will actually be there. At that point, while the waiting is not fun, I know that if we are supposed to be there, it will happen. And if we aren't, well, then we aren't and that is clearly not His plan.

The verses on the left have been comforting to me since our first visit there in January (and times before that) when I was overwhelmed with the big city and the prospect of being there. The Lord provided human comfort while there and the same night of my tears, I was comforted by friends both in the States and in the UK. In Atlanta, we have been blessed by an amazing church. While we have only been there 3 Sundays, those Sundays have been monumental to me in preparing my heart for this scary adventure.

The Lord has provided for our family from the beginning. His hand has been in our lives from the beginning. Many times I know some wonder where He is because they cannot feel it tangibly. I am lucky enough to say that I can point to a variety of incidences where He was clearly there, where there was no doubt in my mind that we were in the right place. He has blessed us immensely in our almost 4 years of marriage. The Lord has been with us in Lexington, VA; in Winston-Salem, NC; in Birmingham, AL; in Atlanta, GA; and He will continue to be with us in London.

So, if I occasionally post too much about our move, please excuse me. If I sound overly optimistic, you are probably just hearing me try to pump myself up for this. If I sound overwhelmed, I probably am. And if I bold those verses on the left, or make them my header, or tatoo them on my forehead, it is just because I'm a sinner who forgets Who is really in control.

Thanks for listening.

"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father fees them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?..."
Matthew 6:25-27