Well, things have not been wonderful most of the summer, so it's not a great surprise...but we'll be moving back over to the Tampa area really soon. Things just weren't meshing for us and our new church, and before the probationary period was over, the decision was made to not continue as we've been. It was a stressful decision because we moved the whole family over and uprooted the kids, but now that it's done I really have peace with it. The kids will go to the same school as before, and I likely will get a job there too. Jerry can get re-employed at his old job too. Basically it's just a matter of finding a place to live and figuring out how to make the transition as smooth as possible. Good thing our stuff is in storage, I didn't have to repack everything this time! That's a huge relief.
I've been a little bitter the past couple of weeks, but now that everything is definite, I'm really at peace with the decision. I almost had a nervous breakdown a couple of nights ago, just because of the stress and wanted to give up on God and the church. Now I'm fine with both, and am excited to see where we'll end up---as volunteer youth workers, so much less stress believe me!!!
At first I was mad because of the relationships we've made and all, but a great friend of mine told me that we did do good while we've been here, and broke through some barriers that might not have been done by someone else. Two students feel called into the ministry, and that was revealed to them over this summer, so maybe we did do some good here. Maybe there will be some positive things for them to take out of knowing us. I just pray that they will continue to grow and know God, and realize that it's not "who" their leader is that's important, but who they are following no matter who is leading the youth group.
In the meantime, the kids started school on Monday, and Elisabeth's really liking Kindergarten. I think they'll both be fine with a transition too though. Check out the picture I took of them on their first day, aren't they cute?!?
Oh yeah, here's a picture of us in July at St. Augustine, FL. If you've never been there, it's definitely a neat town to check out!!!
