Where We’re Going

Well, for now, I’m not going anywhere…at least as far as the Xanga exodus is concerned.  Maybe someday, but for now, you can keep on finding me here.  However, that’s about the only area of life that is staying put these days!

Let’s see…

Eric

As of the end of this month, Eric is leaving his job.  He’s taken a new job that he’ll start March 7.  It’s a praise so big I really can’t express it sufficiently.  God has just blown me away with his provision.  See, Eric’s current job hasn’t been a good fit for about 2 years (maybe longer).  And it bottomed out, badly, just after Megan was born.  He came home beyond discouraged (which was saying something after 2 years of frustration), and I went to bed that night pleading: “Jesus, he just can’t do this anymore.  You have to work something else out because I don’t know what to do.”  

The next morning, an email arrived to Eric’s inbox that basically opened the possibility of a job at another company…here in Columbus.  See, if we wanted to move to the West coast, it would be no problem.  But we didn’t want to go anywhere.  And then miraculously, there was this hint of an open door.

So Eric pushed it open.  Discussions ensued.  We waited.  An interview happened.  We waited.  Holidays happened.  We waited.  Contracts were negotiated.  We waited.  And the whole time, I was praying for one thing: the salary.  See, we knew this place couldn’t pay Eric as much as he currently makes.  So I prayed, for like two months, that the offer would be high enough that he could accept it without stress. That it would be high enough that he would know he could provide for us at the new job.  I knew that was the thing that was really weighing on him as we waited.  So I prayed.

And on Tuesday, the offer came.  One that Eric could accept without concern.  It is a pay cut.  But it is still more than enough.  God is so good.

So, now we start another round of The Waiting Game.  But it’s a round that has a clear finish line.  As of March 7, Eric is going to a new job.  One we hope and pray will be a good fit for where we are and where God wants to take us in the coming months.  And since God’s been answering my prayers pretty amazingly recently…I can’t wait to see what happens next.

 

Erin

So Erin is going places, too, these days.  No, it’s not the potty.  To be honest, I chickened out on the potty training for now.  Well, maybe that’s not a good way to put it.  I wasn’t dreading doing it; I just figured we have time, and the longer I give them, the more ready they will probably be.  I think an attempt this week might have worked for Erin, but not Alex.  So I’m planning to try for real in the spring.

However…Erin is definitely going places.  Mostly into Alex’s crib.  She learned to climb over the end of their cribs and drop into his side sometime last week.  And she figured out very quickly that she had to drop all her toys in first because she doesn’t seem to go back to her own crib nearly as well (she’s only done that once).  And then a couple of days ago, she figured out how to get out of Alex’s crib to the floor.  Oddly, she doesn’t just drop to the floor from her crib.  But she seems to have figured the procedure out just fine.  

So, that means both twins will soon be going to new beds.  It may be their cribs turned into toddler beds.  But beds as they have always known them are about to change.  

 

Alex

Alex is just going.  It doesn’t really matter where.  He’s a step stool-moving, chair-climbing, bed-jumping, pro-wrestling-wannabe ball of energy these days.  In other words, he’s turning into a rough and tumble little boy.  Of course, he’s not reckless (he still hasn’t climbed out of his crib); he considers his moves before they happen.  But man, when they happen…he goes full force!  

Megan

Not to be outdone, Megan is doing her own fair share of going.  Mostly she goes from back to tummy.  She’s only made it from tummy to back a couple of times.  But that girl is rolling over like a champ these days.  The odd thing is that she hasn’t exactly learned to move her arm so she can roll.  Instead, she uses her strong little legs to push her body over the offending arm.  From what I can tell…she’s going to be army crawling in no time.  Yikes!

 

And finally, Me…

Well, I’m not sure where I’m going these days.  I have a post-worth of stuff to share sometime soon.  But I’m still processing.  I think God is really doing some big things in my life this year.  And they aren’t all comfortable.  But I’m really glad for them, too.  They mean we are, indeed, going somewhere.  And I’m thankful for the journey.  It’s time to move on.  I’ll just be interested to see where we end up.  And for once, I’m ready to let him lead the way!  

 

And that…in a nutshell…is where we’re going.  Happy Friday!