God Knows Best

Well guys, tell God your plans if you want to make him laugh, amiright?

As many of you may have heard, my mother-in-law was recently diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia and will be in the hospital enduring an intense chemo regimen for the next month. Altogether this will be a 3 year battle depending on if she is able to go into remission or not. Please keep us in your prayers!

I now understand why God was holding off on me finding a job. He knew I could be used in a better way: to help my new family. I have been in Houston with my mother-in-law every day since Thursday, and plan to be here every day this week. I asked God to use me in this situation, and he truly has. My prayer is to continue to be strong for my family and do everything I can to help. I ask that you would pray that for me also. It is crazy how God places the pieces of your life together the way He does.

On the job front, I ACCEPTED A JOB TODAY! Woo hooooo! I will be a pediatric home health occupational therapist for Care Options for Kids in Austin. I am excited to start this new journey on Monday, but I am dreading leaving Houston. I know it will be hard...

This is a short post because, honestly, I am exhausted. Mentally and emotionally exhausted. Today has been one of the most difficult so far, but we are pushing on.

"Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." - Hebrews 11:1 (My mother-in-law's favorite verse)

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