So where have I been since leaving homeschool blogger? It's a long story and much of it is recorded on my other blog. I will post some updates here. To sum it up very briefly, we left Romania in March of 2007 and lived with my parents in Alabama for a few months. We somewhat paitently waited for the Lord to show us the next step.
Nineteen months ago we moved here to Virginia with the intention of John becoming a State Trooper again. (He resigned in 1992 to go into the ministry.) He found a job and a place for us to live and began the long application process. The first test was in August of 2007. He successfully passed that and then moved on to the next. All was going well and then we found out that the academy which was scheduled to begin in February of 2008 was delayed. State budget cuts forced the powers that be to put the academy off for eight months. Meanwhile, John still had to complete the application process. The final step was a complete physical. Could he pass it at nearly 48 years of age? Yes, he did! We were relieved to finally be done and anxiously awaited a letter telling us when the academy would begin. We thought that it would be this past October. In September, we received another letter telling us that the academy was delayed again and no one knew when it would begin. A serious let down. Discouraging. "Lord, if this isn't the way you want us to go, can't you close the door completely? Why are you leaving it cracked open like this? Why, oh why do we have to have another lesson on waiting?"
About three days after we got that letter, another one came. This was also from the Virginia State Police. They were hiring for another area of law enforcement - same salary, same benefits. If hired for this new position, he will still be eligible to make a lateral transfer to finish out the State Trooper academy, whenever that one may begin. This letter was mailed out to all of the State Trooper applicants and was also posted for the public. There were only eight positions state-wide and only two of those for this area where we live. John first interviewed for a position here and then went to two other locations. After the interviews, there was nothing to do but pray and wait some more.
The phone call finally at the end of October. After months of waiting, dealing with delays and wondering what direction our lives are going in, we finally have an answer. Not all the answers but certainly enough to make some plans. John has been selected to work in a location in the Shenandoah Valley near Roanoke, Va. Of course, that is after a 20 week academy which began last month.
He just started his 7th week of the academy. This is phase one. Phase two he will be working near Roanoke for a few weeks and then begin Phase three at the end of the summer. This transition has been a long journey of trust and patience. We are not finished yet but are still waiting on the Lord as he continues to guide our lives.
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