A Chapter Ends

It is never easy to end a chapter in ones story, but it is equally exciting to see what the next step holds.  This season of our life has been a particularly significant one for our family.  We walked through the ugly cancer that took my mom home to our Lord, we added two incredible blessings to our family, we watched our children grow, we journeyed through fostering, we grew as a couple and individuals, we even learned to love the country.  As a wife, I watched my husband serve and pour himself out into a ministry.  He put in long hours, endless effort and much sweat leading others to Christ - well done Matt - I could not be more proud.

So we come to this week, our last week at camp and in the beautiful Hill Country.  We have been in camping ministry for 9 years and often it is hard to imagine anything different.  During our time here though, God has been molding our hearts and preparing us for where Matt is to serve next in his vocation and where we are supposed to serve as a family.  

This fall Matt is going to be joining the staff at Midland Classical Academy and in just two shorts weeks we will be calling Midland our home.  We are excited about this next step.  As we are preparing for the move and shift in ministry God has laid this verse on my heart:

"Look around at the nations; look and be amazed!  For I am doing something in your own day, something you wouldn't believe even if someone told you about it." -Habakkuk 1.5

We look expectantly at this next chapter in His story of our lives and are eager to see how He wants to use us.  We will forever be grateful for the relationships that were made, the changes that came in our lives and the growth that God brought us through as we walked life here.  We know more is to come.

Prayers for the next few weeks:

-for our kiddos as they adjust to the change and the new house

-for moving details, organization and smooth transition

-that our house here would sell

-that we would continue to feel confident and follow His leading