Saturday, February 11, 2017

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I cannot believe that I have not blogged since last April! I guess the main reason I have not blogged is because my mind and heart have been pretty well at ease these last 9 months or so. When I look back over my posts they usually weigh heavily on conflict or things that have been keeping me up at night. When I was staying home I had all the time in the world to overthink everything in my mind and then write about them. There is also the fact that my kids do not do too many cute things these days :). The last 9 months have included my children growing like weeds (no, seriously, they are HUGE), we have become truly rooted in our city (it only took 4 years) with our amazing church family,we took a beach vacation with friends, the kids are thriving at their new school, I am working full time doing what I love, and in case you forgot my beloved Chicago Cubs won the World Series in November. Those that know me know that I have been a Cubs fan forever! It really was a dream to actually be living in Chicago when it happened. It was just like I had imagined, when the final out came we all went out on our front porch and the block was erupting with cheers and fireworks, it was AMAZING! Sorry, if you cannot tell I am still a little bit excited about this win :).

Well, I guess I should get to the point of this blog post. I have been a little vague on FB the last few weeks asking for prayers for our family. I have not posted anything official on FB because I wasn't sure if I was open to share the news yet, but it has been announced by two different people in two different venues so I guess I can officially share it publicly.

If you know us, I pray that you know our hearts and our lives seek to do God's work. There have been times that God told us to do something (work at a church, adopt three kids, move to Chicago, ect) and we jumped in with both feet not knowing how it was going to work out, but we just trusted. There have been times that God was putting something on our heart and deep down we knew God wasn't going to have us do it, but He wanted us to surrender it to Him and with our whole heart be willing to do it if that was His plan. Three years ago Jeremy went through a grueling program to become a principal in Chicago. He has worked the last three years as an administrator here in Chicago. Public school has always been his mission field. It also helped that he is making really good money. Isn't that the American dream? Have a high position and make as much money as you can? Well, he was on the pathway to have both, but then God steps in and says He has another plan and we found ourselves at a crossroads.

I need to rewind to last January. The day we met with the principal at the Christian school. That very day the principal mentioned to us that he had just talked to the new owners of the building next door to the school about opening a high school (Fall 2017) and using their building. We were so excited to think about how that would impact Samuel in just a few years. I would end up working at the school soon after we transferred the kids and it would be another meeting with the principal that Spring that he would tell me that he was just going to let me know that it was Jeremy's name that kept coming to his mind as the high school plans were starting to unfold. I remember smiling and basically saying "good luck getting him to be the principal". I think the phrase "financial suicide" was used several times as I discussed this with Jeremy. Months would go by and once in a while it would be brought up again and once again we would discuss how there would be no way financially he could do this. Well, a really long story with lots of tears and prayers my husband came to the conclusion that he could not get away from God pulling him in this direction. With several meetings with the school board, principal, and pastor of the church Jeremy will be the new high school principal at the Christian school that will be opening up at our school this Fall. This is an exciting but unbelievably testing of my faith. The pay cut Jeremy will be taking is more than he will actually be making, let that sink in. I am excited and scared all at the same time. I know that God will take care of us. I know that He has never failed us. He is faithful, but your prayers as we make this transition would be appreciated. This is me very transparent right now, we have $20,000 in debt and we are praying that between now and July we can cut that in half. Please pray that the plans for the high school will continue to go smoothly. Pray that God will fill the place with students and that this ministry will impact this city that has been cloaked in so much darkness. Pray for us please.

                                  Some of my favorite pictures over the last 9 months :)






Hoping to win it big in the Monopoly game offered by our local grocery store




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