NOW We Are Six: Sweet, Sweet Relief!

Yesterday was a BIG day for us! It was a day that I had been a little apprehensive about to say the least. After answering a bazillion different personal questions in our autobiographies I couldn't possibly understand what else they wanted to know about me, much less imagine it taking "at least 3 hours" to complete. I'm not that interesting, really, what more could we possibly discuss:)? When you couple that with the fact that I would be alone during this process, without Nick by my side, I was not exactly pumped about it. Nick and I have been together for 16 years. We are a team! Like Mickey and Minnie, Ray and Debra, Batman and Robin, Snoopy and Charlie, and PB&J all is right with the world when we are together. The thought of being "interrogated" without him did not thrill me, but it had to happen so that we could get this home study wrapped up. So I went in to my appointment at 10:00 a.m. not knowing what it would hold ,but being "certain of this, that He who started this good work in me would see it through to completion"! I had spent so much time praying for this very moment, asking many people who love us to lift us up during this appointment, and like a mighty wave His peace overcame me. I sat in that chair, looked at Kathy and told her I was nervous. Not a second later than the word nervous proceeded from my mouth I felt calm and at peace. She asked me all of her questions, each one leading to the next. The interview rocked on with a holy ease. Next thing I knew, we were done! Right at an hour and a half, and we had finished. She was shocked that we had gotten through it so quickly, and still gotten all the information she needed. I was not. I had asked for holy ease, and holy ease is what I got. A dear friend sent me this scripture after my interview, and it fit perfectly with what He had been telling me all day long. "Faithful is He who has called you that He will bring it to pass..."1 Thess. 5:24. Great is His faithfulness... all I have needed thy hand hath provided.

Nick's interview went great that afternoon. He was able to convey his thoughts easily, which was what we had prayed for . He said it couldn't have gone any better:) I want to personally thank Nick's Sunday School class for the love and prayer support you have shown us. You will never know how much it means to us. We would also like to thank everyone who knows us face to face, and those who are reading this blog from miles away for your prayers as we accept this calling on our lives. His word says that, "The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much." I had the great joy and privilege of watching this truth in action yesterday. May I never, ever forget the way I felt.... how He delivered, on July 11th, 2011.