Hi!

I have good news and bad news. I always want to hear the bad news first so I'll go there.

The bad news is that I have vestibulo ocular reflex problems and there is nothing that can be done about it, medically. I had to go to a super special ophthalmologist to find this out. I hated doing the eye tests because I knew I wasn't getting all the letters right and I am always embarrassed when I don't accomplish something perfectly. First born syndrome.

So, I will have to learn somehow to accommodate my dizziness. I don't drive except when there is no other option. I can see where I'm going but I can't go anywhere that is unfamiliar to me and I need the car to be relatively calm. I can accomplish the first requirement fairly easily, but the second..... I don't drive at night, except for my monthly book club meeting. I love it so much and I am really careful, too. My angels are on high alert and all has gone well so far.

The good news is that my husband is going to start a new job the first Monday in February! He will be working for the government in Raleigh. I am excited for him and even more excited to be able to praise the Lord for His provision. Yes, I know my husband is very good at all those computer things and he'd be able to find a job with or without God's help. But, we asked God to provide for us by February and He has answered our prayers with a "Yes".

We accepted the offer because we believe that it is God's leading and God's appointment for my husband and for us. He has had His hand on us since the diagnosis. Actually, He's always had His hand on us. Sometimes we didn't realize it, but in our finer moments, we acknowledge His care for us and humbly bow before His majesty.

It is going to be quite a transition for us. I am not sure who is going to have a harder time of it, my husband or the rest of us. He'll have to get up considerably earlier to get to work and that will be difficult for my late night loving husband. I am praying and believing that our children will rise to the higher level of expectation that I will have when I am here without benefit of another adult. I also know many friends who will be there to support and help me get through each day.

This is the will of Go for us and it is good.  I am hoping to develop a scrapbook ministry at my church and even working on it little by very little. School is going pretty well. This year has been our best so far. I know it is the effectual, fervent prayers of lots and lots of loving friends and family. God has ministered to me through you and I am humbled by it.

I find it hard to be on the receiving end of support. I prefer to support others. But this situation has kept me in an uncomfortable place. This too is God's plan and I know He'll make good use of it, for me and for His kingdom.

I am praising Him for His goodness to me. Thanks for joining me in that effort.

Joyfully,

Elyse