Oh the Faithfulness

So in my last post I was a little stressed. I am remembering that place and that feeling of just being so slammed. There are peaks and valleys in this life and today I write about how God brings me from the depths. In May, Neema and I are striking out on our own in America! It is something that has been on my heart for awhile now and just feeling that nudge from God that it's time.... So I began looking around on Craigslist and driving through different areas at rent signs. I learned quickly that unless I wanted to live in Watkinsville, I was going to have to pay a little more on rent than i had anticipated. I found a cute little townhouse in Smyrna that would have totally been "doable" but I just wasn't that excited about it. I looked at several different apartments but they all started running together in my mind and I just got overwhelmed with the process. So Neema and I just started to pray. We asked God to show us where he wanted us to live. Where does he want us to start our life together and what is best for us?

One day my friend Christin invited us over to her apartment for coffee and muffins. These apartments were nicer than some of the ones i had been looking at and I knew they would be out of our price range. But just for fun, I came home and looked them up online. I met with someone on Monday after school and she gave me a tour. They had a zillion floor plans, no two are exactly alike, but there was one that I loved. It's on the second floor with a patio that overlooks a peacful creek, the kitchen is open and I can see straight into the den and its in a great location in the complex. And it was less expensive than any of the others that I had looked at! Only problem was I wanted to move in May and this was available now. I told the girl I had to think about it. It didnt make sense for me to move now because Neema is still in school all the way in Brookhaven. Anyway, turns out they agreed to work with me and let me move in May (some negotiations) and I couldnt be more thrilled about our first little home (in US).

I am so excited that Christin and Sandor are going to be just one little road over. And last night I found out that my friends Ashton and Eric might be moving there too when they get married in the fall!! What???? Two couple friends in our complex? That is amazing! Last night we were talking about how we are going to be like "FRIENDS" and we'll have cookouts together and take turns doing Saturday breakfasts. :) It's all so exciting. God is so good to surround us with great friends in a great community and He got us such a deal. I'm thankful.

In other wonderful God news. I am so thrilled to announce Neema girl is going to be going to PreK at Trinity School next year!!!!!! Such a huge praise! Now there will be no more crazy coordinating who can drop her off for me in the morning and what if she's on a holiday and I'm not, who can pick her up if I have to stay late, etc. etc. etc. We will be on the SAME schedule and it's glorious! Not to mention she will be getting to experience an incredible learning environment. I am teaching PreK next year as well and so she will be so close to me. I wont be her teacher obviously, but I'll get to see her on the playground and throughout the day in various activities. God is so faithful to find us the perfect apartment and provide us a way to go to the same school. I am just overcome by the attention to detail he has for our lives.

This is all God. He is our provider and our sustainer. I will always tell of his faithfulness. To Him be the glory.