Today, I was able to delete my Google Doc that contained over 80 job applications. Applications that I had filled out, prayed over, stressed about and crossed off, one by one, since late last September.
Because today, I started my new job.
Yesterday, I was baptized and announced, along with Matt, as a new member of the church we’ve been attending since mid-October.
Yesterday, as I walked from the baptismal to the sanctuary, I was told I had been offered a position at the church.
Yesterday, my just re-applied mascara got smudged as I cried with happiness.
Yesterday ended a 4 month period of being unemployed, and today starts an incredible new section of our lives.
Today we get to stop speculating and start planning. Over the new few months we will attack our debt, save for Matt’s education and search for a place to live that’s closer to work and school.
New beginnings also bring endings: I have savored the time spent living with my family and getting to reconnect with my siblings after living for the past 5 years in a city over 300 miles away. I’ve enjoyed the simple pleasures of helping Mom with the grocery shopping, going on morning walks with Matt and feeding ducks in the park with Noble on a Friday afternoon. There have definitely been stresses - married and living with family isn't always easy - but it has been a wonderful time as well.
Looking back, heading forward, and ready for the adventure ahead.
