…God has proven His faithfulness.
I mean, I knew He would. That’s why we accepted the offer for the new job and life. But, I’ll be honest that because I didn’t know HOW or WHEN he would work the details out, I was a bit worried and anxious. We just knew we were supposed to accept the job.
We accepted the job in faith. And He has proven over and over again that we did the right thing.
Let me give one major example.
Something that has been SO hard to figure out this whole time was how to overcome the fact that Karis would have out-of-state tuition if we moved. The rules state that you have to be in the state for 12 consecutive months prior to enrollment to receive in-state tuition (at all the schools that I have looked at!). I have been asking a lot of people how to make it so Karis is considered in-state. Not many people had any idea. There were a few thoughts that maybe we could have Karis “rent” from my parents, but I just didn’t know if that would work (and I didn’t feel great about lying).
Yesterday, we received a text from a friend that goes to her college saying that since she received the Presidential Merit Scholarship, she will receive in-state tuition! This completely solved that problem.
Then last night, I received an email from the college saying that she has been pre-selected to apply for a scholarship that would basically fill in the gaps between scholarships and financial aid!
I have also been concerned with being able to get the kids into a psychiatrist because it was so hard to find here. But I already have several options that can get us in with-in weeks of us moving! One other thing that I’m concerned about is that Ethan takes a very expensive medication that is covered 100% by Medicaid, but I don’t know how much it will cost with insurance. I guess this is one more way to trust God! I’m excited to see how he will solve this problem as well!
Also, the kids are all excited now! They are all ready to just get there!
We have SO much to do, and not a lot of time to do it. We don’t have access to many boxes at the moment. I will be picking up a bunch of boxes tomorrow and other things that are necessary for packing. We are also getting rid of a lot of things! Ethan has pretty much already packed most of their bedroom because we are having to do some repairs and painting in their room next week while they are staying with my parents.
Moving is super stressful which is part of the reason we haven’t pursued anything until now. But, we also know it’s temporary and worth it!
If anyone has been around long here, you would know that I have a long history of severe mental health struggles (as well as a few of my kids). This has been a long, hard journey. I’m so grateful for how God has healed in ways I could have never imagined. He is so so good… even when we’re in the midst of major struggle because He is so good to redeem us in His time.
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