In The Best of Hands

Life just seems to move at quite a pace sometimes. I keep telling myself this is good -- it just means that we're doing life, as opposed to sitting still, idly watching our days pass by. I wouldn't change it if I could. I know that all of the "things" and events that fill our calendars right now are good, good things. Drew's work schedule doesn't leave much room for things we "want" to do -- there are a lot of "have-to-do's" on our calendar right now. This is not to say that Drew doesn't want to do the "have-to-do's" -- I know that he deeply desires to do his job well. That's something I admire a lot about him -- he is an incredibly hard worker, and loves doing his work well. This job just requires a lot of extra time to be given to it. But, we get most weeknights together, and we do get the occasional weekend where he has no work commitments, and we are really enjoying those times when they come. We get to spend time with friends weekly, digging into scripture, discussing sermons, praying for one another's needs and desires. We get to be at family events that we may never have been able to make it to in previous years -- celebrating my mother's birthday with her in a couple of weeks, for example. And, we get to drive down to South Carolina for my brother's wedding in a few weeks. It's a joy to spend that time in community with friends and family. I think I've learned over the last year or so that busyness is not the enemy of peace in our lives.

So, with all this in mind -- we are bringing something else into our already slightly crowded calendar. I have been praying for a few months about what God would have me do here in Newport News. Should I continue with lia sophia? Should I go out in search of some other sort of part-time job? Should I continue to work in our home -- I really do get a lot of joy from it? Should I maybe try the thing that has been rattling around in my head for years as something I would very much like to do "someday"? I'm pretty confident that the answer has been the latter. And, that thing that has been rattling around in my head for several years is real estate. We spent the last few months talking about this idea, meeting with some folks who have experience in the real estate field, gaining great wisdom from them regarding when and how to move forward. And, of course, we've spent a lot of time in prayer about it. And, so I feel confident that now is a great time for me to move forward with this. I researched a few options for the classes required before I can attempt to get my license, and I settled on an online course from a local "college" of real estate. I started that this week, and I am really enjoying it quite a bit already. It requires me to learn an entirely new field, so I am sure it will take quite a bit of work, but I'm excited about it and ready! :) Drew may even be starting the course very soon, too, so that he can help me as I get started.

I still have a few fears about this new venture, but that's okay. My God is big enough for me to give those fears to him and keep moving forward anyway, trusting that I am in the best of hands.