Uncertainty

About this time last year, our lives were full to the brim with uncertainty. Kolby had applied to 4 graduate programs (all with VERY low acceptance rates, as low as 3%) and I had applied to 12 or so jobs (prospects were looking slim on that front as well). Neither of us had heard anything yet. The schools Kolby applied to and the jobs I applied for weren't in the same states. We didn't have a plan in the event that Kolby got accepted to and chose Univ. of Missouri or Vanderbilt and I was offered a job in D.C. or Dallas. We just both shot for the moon and prayed that God would take care of us just as He always has.

There was a lot of anxious waiting. Months, in fact. Then Kolby got an acceptance letter from Seattle Pacific, which was the program he'd had his eye on for several years. It follows a low-residency model, which meant we could live anywhere. I interviewed for a great job in **** shortly after he chose the SPU program. My patience was tested as more than 6 weeks passed without hearing anything. Then I heard something, and it was VERY good news.

We now live a fun, simple life that could not be more perfect for us. We have a small, beautiful home that is full of love, laughs, and tumbleweeds of dog hair. Kolby spends his days writing poetry and enriching the minds (and lives) of high school students. I spend my (week)days at a job that I love. We live a stone's throw away from both of our parents, my brother and SIL, and a handful of great friends. We attend a wonderful church where we feel at home. We're happy. We're grateful. Our life together fell into place better than I could ever have imagined.

Embracing the uncertainty of last year went against every fiber of my being. Everyone told us that "things will all work out" and I believed them, but I couldn't logically see how they were right. Obviously logic can't always be trusted. God took care of us once again.

We are now entering a new phase of (milder) uncertainty, with Kolby seeking full-time employment to couple with continuing his grad program, and some other decisions here and there. Seems like life will always carry a level of uncertainty. I know things will not always work out the way we want them to, but so far we have no reason to fear the unknown!