outing myself


this blogging thing is weird.
how public do i get.... should i be..... when do i process....how.... etc.

well, as to not emotionally vomit via the internet, i will give the bullet points of our summer:

  • my husband resigned from his position as a church planting pastor due to financial reasons.
  • i started packing.
  • my husband did three weeks of home-improvement projects to get our house ready.
  • we put our house on the market.
  • we left on vacation without daddy..... change of plans due to implosion brooklyn.
  • had a blast in california.
  • changed our summer itinerary and came home by passing time in florida.
  • had our final worship service... in our hone no less for an added sweetness.
  • got an offer on the house....countered, accepted.
  • un-enrolled boys from public school.
  • started paperwork to homeschool.
  • kids got sick.
  • left again on vacation.
  • kids had 10 days of stomach bug.
  • had a awesome time at a lake in tennessee with cousins, family, and gramma.
  • my husband had a skype interview with another church....during the east coast earthquake.
  • had to extend vacation due to hurricane on the east coast.
  • came home.
  • contract signed.
  • contract fell through.
  • started homeschool curriculum (aka... piecing it together until i can figure out what the heck i am doing just a little bit more).
  • planned what last adventures i want to have before we leave......
and there you have it in a nutshell.
i can say that because we got an offer on our house so quickly, god is so gently reminding me that he is a part of this..... this story that is being written is not by chance. i can trust him. through the many tears of re-orienting what i thought was my 20 year plan.... to say that i can trust him with our unknown future.... there is peace there. i rest in his unfathomable love for me, my sweet husband, and each one of our children in their own fears and insecurities of the unknown (for it is not lost on them).

we will land somewhere.... and it will not be here....but it will become the home that god is carving out for us, already.

and for these things i am grateful.

Comments

Robyn said…
????

!!!!

WHAT?!?

WOW, Kathy! WOW!!!

That's pretty cool! You wild things.
I am totally jealous of the homeschooling part! I just sent off Andrew to his first day of first grade and though, "I want to teach it to you." ;)

Well...not sure about your other readers, but I would certainly be thrilled for updates on this latest development as you are able to give them.

crazy crazy crazy! Life is a crazy mess! Hold on tight!
7:20 AM EDT
Tiffany said…
You've had quite a summer and have quite a story to tell... thanks for sharing. I'm glad for your faith. And for your fun family vacation. :) Love you lots!
8:13 AM EDT
Susan said…
i've been waiting through all the book reviews to hear the latest... :)

glad to be updated, although i'm sad your house contract fell through. (i guess? maybe it's good because you get to stay a little longer?)

anyway, i do love that God is "carving out a home" for all of us. of course, i've been thinking about that tons now that we are in a new place. praying for things to come, and knowing that God already knows them, sees them, has them planned.
8:22 AM EDT
Terri Deal said…
We have been praying for you guys. Hard to believe yall probably won't be there when we come up next summer with the youth! I too am homeschooling one of mine this year - actually enjoying it more than I thought I would! Keep us posted.
2:38 PM EDT
U said…
Come back to Florida, my friend.
3:59 PM EDT
Leslie said…
I'm with U. Come back.
8:13 PM EDT
Karen said…
I love you, Kathy Adams Sweet. There's a saying about faith that I love (quoted by Anne LaMott in one of her books)- "Faith in God is stepping off a cliff and trusting that you'll either land on solid ground or be taught how to fly." Land or fly, my friend, God's GOT you. I type this for myself as much as you. HUG!
10:42 PM EDT
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