Another fork in the road.....

Side effects are the same as they have been -I think they are very, very gradually getting better, but progress is slow.  

"Normal" life was sounding too good to be true!  

When everything is going along fine - you better hang on, cause you don't know what is coming around the corner!    

(We are both healthy - not to worry!!!)

In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps - Prov 16:9

Todd has received  a divine call from Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California to serve as their CEO.  What that means is that we now have 2 calls - one to serve here in Milwaukee and one to go serve there.  We have been very prayerful throughout this process, but now we can ask for your prayers.    

But let me tell you the tale--- 

At the end of March, within ten days, 3 ministries contacted Todd about possibly joining their ministries.  We thought that was really kind of bizarre.  We were not looking for a change!!  In fact, we love the schools and the people here --(Winter, not so much--but it wasn't that horrible!) :)  When we moved here, many people welcomed us and made us feel a part of the community.  The support  that we received through my dad's illness and death was amazing.  It paled in comparison though, to the outpouring of loving, prayerful aid you gave us through my cancer.  I cannot think of all the cards, prayers, gifts, e-mails, calls, meals, visits and rides without becoming emotional.  We have never experienced an outpouring like that......it was truly stunning.  It never crossed our minds that we would be any place besides here.....

But 3 ministries in 10 days made us scratch our heads a bit.  

If I share all the details you would be here for days!  Suffice it to say, several things led us to explore these options.  It rapidly became apparent that 2 of the 3 were not a good fit.  The 3rd one was Orange Lutheran and we were led to allow Todd's name to be on the list (a long list - it was an international search!) We prayed that God would be very clear whether this was something He wanted us to be a part of, and if not to please close the door.  We also questioned the sanity of the timing - and concluded, that if this was what He wanted, He would figure it all out and it would be clear.  

The long list narrowed to 2 and here we are--

      back to that prayerful reliance on God -- right where we are supposed to stay-but don't always --

            trusting Him to make our path clear.

  

When we are praying, we are seeking God's will for our ministry.

We are asking where our talents will make the biggest impact for the kingdom and

we are also asking if a leadership change would be a blessing to the association here -- 

    could someone else more effectively take the schools to the next level? 

          

God answers us through the bible, prayer, circumstances and friends -- You!  

We very much would appreciate your prayers and any insights you may have about His will for us.  This process is very difficult and overwhelming.

Ps 119:105 - Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path

Thank you so much for praying for us -- your prayers changed our world for the last 8 months --blessing us richly--and  I firmly believe that your prayers will again make a difference for the kingdom!  

Thanks for checkin' in!  Blessings!