In light of Chris’ upcoming graduation we are often asked what our plans for the future are. Such a simple question, there’s a simple answer, right??? Perhaps there usually or normally is…
Considering the future and our situation makes me think of a specific instance that I teased Chris about over a year ago… When Chris flew to Turkey he did so without any kind of language manual in tow and no arranged plans for travel from the airport to his destination. He had no ability to communicate in a foreign land. I remember him telling me before he went that he thought it would be fun… it would be an “adventure.” (Some of us would call it a nightmare) He sent out a mass email/newsletter a few weeks after arriving in Turkey and mentioned the chaos and disorientation from that experience… And then he returned to school in January, on the second day of school, without being enrolled in any classes (apparently, that was a common thing as he didn’t usually have a set schedule until the 2nd week of school). I specifically remember telling him (and thinking I was being cute/clever) that he was, “an adrenaline junkie with a peculiar fix.”
What IS Certain:
-We are eagerly anticipating Chris’ graduation in May and the birth of our first child in June. How fun!
-Chris will spend the summer doing his pest control sales job. This will be his third summer working in this lucrative, if not exciting, field.
What is Uncertain
-We are also still waiting to hear back on Chris’ research grant… the one that would take us abroad in September for an academic year. The earliest we’ll hear back about it is tomorrow. The latest would be June.
All things considered, we are both looking forward to making actual, rather than tentative, plans.
Perhaps not just adrenaline junkie... I like to plan things, but they often don't go the way I plan... so, more and more, I'm learning to enjoy letting God's plan unfold FOR me. It ALWAYS works out better... perhaps doesn't feel that way in the short-term, but TOTALLY is in the long-run! :)
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