Weeellll, my husband took the first part of his commercial test on Saturday morning. He didn't get to go up in the plane for the second half because of the weather :(. He is supposed to finish that part at the end of this week sometime although we're not positive it will happen then either. It all depends on the instructor and his schedule. The good news is, he passed the oral exam! Yay. I'm so proud of him. This has been his dream since he was a little boy and he is finally getting to a place where he can breathe a sigh of relief. It has been a long and grueling process. Props to him though-he's been working a full time job, raising a family (helping anyways) and working on this commercial licensing stuff...which has taken a lot of time and effort.
I'm telling you all of this to get to my next point. I am getting really excited/anxious/scared/yet happy about the next phase of our life. We were talking in bed lastnight about which "plans" come next (I put that in quotes because sometimes God has plans of his own ;)). Once he gets his license (hopefully at the end of the week) he'll be calling MAF whose headquarters are in Idaho. We are hoping to apply for a year long internship they offer for prospective missionaries with their organization. This internship starts in JANUARY. We are hoping that they haven't filled the position yet. I really feel like this would be a great start for us as far as being a part of the organization goes. This will give us a little taste of what the org is like and it would be a better chance to get to know the people involved. Otherwise (if we don't get the internship), we'd be finishing up the last of our requirements to apply full force- get accepted, support raise and then head off. I don't know if my heart is quite ready for such a huge transition.
ANYWAYS, in the mean time, I continue to think over all of the possibilities. If we get accepted for the internship, where will we live until we move? If we don't get accepted for the internship, will we stay in Waco with Sean working full time, trying to gain more flying hours, and still have time/energy to pull of a couple of internet courses that we both have to take? Will we know more by November, the month we TALKED (only talked) about trying for another kiddo? Actually, at this point in our lives I couldn't imagine having another baby. What if we decide MAF isn't the org we want to go with afterall? Where next? All of the endless possibilities would drive me insane if I thought about them constantly. I have days where they are on my mind often but for the most part I try to enjoy where I am at this moment. I love our house. I love the fact that I married my man in front of the fireplace in our living room (when our good friends inhabitted this place), I love that this was our first house after we were married, I love that we bought our only dog shortly after moving in, I love that we brought our first child home to this place and I'll stay here as long as permitted. This is our home.
I feel like I've been all over the place with this post. If you have any questions just ask. :)
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