We have some exciting news to share. My husband has been offered a job! Oh, and he accepted it! Travis has been working so hard to make our transition away from the military go smoothly. I know that it came with a lot of stress and pressure, but I couldn’t be more proud of him for all the work he put in. He accepted a position within the Experienced Officer Development Program at GE Appliances. He will get to work in a few different positions within their company, which is really going to help him see what he enjoys most.
So you may be wondering where we’ll be moving. GE Appliances is located in Louisville, Kentucky. We will be moving there in April. I am looking forward to the house hunting. Even though it can be stressful at times, I really enjoy looking at houses.
Travis and I have an ultimate goal of ending up back in my hometown where I grew up. We want to live close to my family, and as you may know if you’ve been a reader for awhile, we already own land there. Our dream is to build a home there someday. A forever home! I had hoped that this next move would get us really close to our families. We knew our goal was to be closer than we are now, even if it’s only 30 minutes closer. But in all honesty, I got my heart set on living really close. It seemed so possible that we could end up within an hour of my family.
Let me be clear — I am and always have been 100% on board for Travis accepting this job and for us to move to Louisville. We made the decision together — as a team. It feels like this is where God wants us. But the more I looked at Google maps and saw the drive was still hours away from family, my heart hurt. I couldn’t help but think of how much they will miss of Raylee’s early years. It’s likely that we will have another baby while we live there, and I wanted so badly to live closer if for nothing else than for the support during that time. Having Raylee has shown me how important support is, and my family is my support system. But how much support can they lend from far away?
One night, I was overwhelmed by all these thoughts. I finally drifted to sleep, but the next morning I awoke still feeling sad. It was a Sunday morning, and so I asked God to talk to me at church. I asked Him to remind me this was His plan and that I had no reason to be sad. I knew I needed to trust Him.
Once we arrived at church, we got Raylee situated in the nursery and Travis got his usual coffee order from the Missions Cafe. We grabbed some seats and worship began. The very first song was exactly what I needed. It was God’s reminder to me. Below are the lyrics and I’ve bolded the parts God was speaking to me.
I’m casting my cares aside
I’m leaving my past behind
I’m setting my heart and mind on You, Jesus
I’m reaching my hand to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
And I won’t worry about tomorrow
I’m trusting in what You say
Today is the day
I’m putting my fears aside
I’m leaving my doubts behind
I’m giving my hopes and dreams to You, Jesus
I’m reaching my hands to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
And I won’t worry about tomorrow
I’m trusting in what You say
Today is the day
I will stand upon Your truth
I will stand upon Your truth
And all my days I’ll live for You
All my days I’ll live for You
And I will stand upon Your truth
I will stand upon Your truth
And all my days I’ll live for You
All my days I’ll live for You
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
And I won’t worry about tomorrow
I’m giving You my fears and sorrows
Where You lead me I will follow
I’m trusting in what You say
Today is the day
How awesome is that? It was the best worship service I’ve been to all year! I truly felt God speaking to me during that song, and I praised Him for reminding me that I can trust Him. I believe He has promised me that someday we will live on the land we own in Indiana — the land I feel He gave us. But that someday is not this year. And that’s OK. God is leading our family to Kentucky right now. And we will follow. I am excited to see what He has in store for us there.
Where do you feel God is leading you this year?
Wow! I love it when that happens! I struggle in going to church, but my favorite thing is when I go and the sermon is telling me something that I didn’t know I needed to hear. AND – Louisville?!?!? That’s awesome! You guys will have so much fun there. Tell Travis congratulations for me.
Thanks Chelz! You know, I’ve actually never been to Louisville! Ha!
Best wishes for your new adventures, Tiffany. It’s a beautiful gift from God when He shows you that He’s guiding you, even when you can’t see the whole picture!
Thank you so much Kathryn!