Monday i start my new job in illinois. i’m both excited and nervous, which is pretty normal. i don’t really have the energy to go into much detail. i think i am a bit overwhelmed by all that is in front of us. frank has been flying a ton, which is funny since he’s about to be furloughed. curious.
Frank
leavin’ on a jet plane
FK is gone for the next few days – Fri through Tues. I’m going to miss him.
I am tired and should nap. NO MORE COMPUTER!!!
movement
well, it’s official: Frank and I are going to move back to Chicago. I know the transition is going to be hard, but it will be worth it.
that’s all i have for now.
weekend
it was quite a busy weekend. getting ready for a lot of changes.
here. we. go!
unholy heart
no holes in my heart! thanks to the beauty of medicine (and the bliss of sedation), my cardiologist determined that I dodged the ASD/PFO bullet. whew.
better
Today we are doing a little better. We had dinner with some people that helped encourage us, brain storm, and think of things to help get moving away from the FWord and into the future. That was very good.
life
we are in the midst of waiting on a number of things. life changing things. things that are largely out of our control. and if it was one area of our life in this position, that would be one thing. but it is across multiple areas and multiple levels. ah.
my mil is a lovely woman and she is a huge blessing to us. she reminded me of jeremiah 29:11 where God promises to prosper the people he exiled once they had finished their work. and that reminds me of a few things. sometimes that prosperity and hope is in the future for a people – a nation – not a person specifically. some people will work hard towards that future and never see it completed. but the thing is, there was work to be done – life to be lived – regardless of where God places us. so there is 70 years in exile, but whenever we seek God, no matter what, we will find Him. And that is cool. we may be far from where we want to be on earth, but not far from God.
Cool.
the f word
FK just found out today that he will be furloughed by his airline in September. This will be his second furlough in one year. Nice.
God is good. We were fortunate that he landed this latest job in the first place and know that God has this all worked out. While we are sad about this situation, we know we have to keep plugging forward.
God is good, all the time. Even when we don’t get what we think we want, He always has the best in mind for us. The thing is, sometimes that best requires years of struggle to get there.
atl to mdw or mke
Another weekend has gone by too quickly. FK and I spent the weekend in lovely ATL. I got in around 7:30 on Friday night. We ate some cereal for dinner and saw Hancock with a friend and then went to drinks afterward. We didn’t get home and into bed until 1:30 a.m. and then I slept until somewhere around 11 a.m. Oh boy.
We lounged, napped, watched Arrested Development and then met up with some friends at this wonderful little pizzeria called Grand Central Pizza. Yum! We probably ate more than we should, but it was worth it for their pizza. Then we came home and watched The Other Boleyn Sister or girl, I’m not sure. It was good to see Natalie Portman in something where she does more than change costumes and look mopey (see Star Wars).
The big decision tonight is to determine which airport I will be flying into tomorrow. It looks like AT oversold a bunch of flights and so instead of lovely MKE, I will be due into MDW. Fun times!
I like visiting FK in ATL because we get a lot of time to just hang out. We don’t have a whole lot to do, other than wait for a phone call for FK to go flying. As a result, we get to really enjoy eachother’s company without much of a care in the world. It’s interesting to see how, even in things that I sometimes don’t very much like, God blesses us. He is good, all the time.
The last day of summer sunrise
Tomorrow is the first day of fall. Frank and I were up early (thank you, crew scheduling for calling at 5:30 am and realizing that Frank couldn’t fly…) so we decided to take a quick drive down the street to the lake to watch the sunrise. This is just as the sun was starting to light up the horizon.
emmy kay and co. 