When the Waiting Season is Almost Over

Introduction Written August 22, 2020

I wrote the following post a little over a year ago and never posted it when I started my blog earlier this year.   I am sometimes astounded at how God brings things back around at the right time.  I was going to write a post today about being in a season of waiting again and thought it had almost been exactly a year ago when we were at the end of another season of waiting.   This time is different in some of the details and there could be different changes than last year, but both times were similar in having to have faith and trust in God for the outcome.   The super encouraging thing in reading what I wrote last year is that I feel more at ease with trusting God now.   I feel more like I have been soaking up the present instead of wanting to hold on to it. I am still nervous, but I have seen God work so much in the last year that I know He will open the right door.  

A little background – last year at this time, we both had been applying for jobs.  Andy’s job was eliminated in June and we decided it was best for him to take the severance instead of another position.  I had hit a wall in my job where I felt like I was not growing and needed a change.   After this post, we both started new jobs in late September.   While it might have felt like that waiting season was over when those jobs came, there have been more changes since then and we are back in a waiting season again. This was a great reminder that we probably spend more of our time in some type of waiting season than in comfortable, consistent times so we would be wise to learn to thrive in the waiting.

The Following was Written August 13, 2019

Have you ever been in a season of waiting for so long that when things finally look like they are going to change you feel panic and are confused?   I feel this right now.  Things are still up in the air, but our job hunt looks promising for both of us and there’s definitely some excitement, but I expected that.  What I didn’t expect after all this time was some hesitation.   As much as I am not uber into routines and static situations like some people are, I am still human and we tend to be creatures of habit.  As I have gotten older and especially as my life grew more chaotic with Hannah, I have actually grown to appreciate some consistency to keep me grounded.   I’m nervous of the unknown more now because it affects our whole family.   I try to think of how each decision will affect each member now (hmm wonder why Moms get anxiety hahah).  I feel the tides turning and things changing and it’s what I’ve been patiently (sometimes impatiently) waiting for.  I’m so thankful that I feel this change in the air, but I’m also nervous as we head into unchartered territory. 

As I write this, I still don’t have all the answers.  But what I’ve been learning through these up in the air times this year is to have faith.  Things are going to work out how and when they are supposed to and it will all make sense then.  Until then, I’ll enjoy the last bit of familiarity left and prepare for a fun and life changing fall.