Found this yesterday and knew that I had to share it...
"You were made by God and for God and until you understand that, life will never make sense." When I read that, it was like a light went off in my head... I feel like so many times in life we get caught up living for the wrong things - material things, people, etc. I am guilty of this myself. I try to be quick to remind myself that we aren't meant to be 100% happy here on earth, otherwise what would we have to look forward too... that's what heaven is for ;)
Onto The Richards Happenings... There have been a few changes going on in The Richards household. As many of you know, Jordan applied for the FBI some time ago. Well, about 2 weeks ago... Jordan received a call from someone from the FBI while he was at work. We had been talking about the FBI & the possibility of Jordan leaving since he applied, but a lot of things have changed since then. We had actually just had a conversation about it a few days before... we were both discussing the reason why Jordan even applied to the in the first place... because he didn't have job security at that point in time, but now he does. We also weren't married when he applied, we also hadn't gone through all of the things we have in the last year, we also weren't wanting to start a family at that time & now we are. We had been praying for guidance on this for so long, and for one reason or another, things just didn't seem to be happening like they should. Perhaps God was trying to show us that he has a different plan for our life ;) Getting back to the phone convo... Jordan went on to tell me that he told the woman that he appreciated the offer (the conditional letter of employment they had given him almost a year ago), but that he was going to respectfully decline & withdraw his application. In my head I was thinking... "WHAT?! Could it really be that simple to take this huge weight off of both of our shoulders?!" Apparently it was.The woman told Jordan that it was completely understandable, that he shouldn't wait around if he had a better offer. And as a matter of fact, he did! Just the day before that phone call, Jordan had been moved to a new unit, a unit that he has been wanting to be in for quite some time, a unit that he can best use his God given talents & abilities in. (God is good!) Jordan really loves what he does at the Probation Department, he likes the "helping/counseling" aspect of it & he is so good at it. We have seriously been discussing starting a family & we both discussed how hard that would be for Jordan to be away & as our kids got older, how hard it would be to miss out on different activities they might be doing. Financially the FBI would give us a lot more freedom, but God always provides & we are trusting that He will. After Jordan got done telling me about the phone conversation, he said he felt like this huge weight had been lifted from him... the constant not knowing when & if he would be leaving for the academy was draining him, physically as well as emotionally. We are both so thankful how everything has worked out. So, that is one big update in the Richards household!
Our second update... this past week Jenna received a text message letting her know she had been laid off at Shoob Photography. REAL PROFESSIONAL! I was at a complete loss for words! Who lays someone off through a text message?! I had been informed that work would "slow down" during the Fall, but the words "laid off" were never mentioned. So, we are now incessantly praying for me to find a job, we would appreciate your prayers as well. I feel like I have applied for a million, but I will apply for a million more if that's what it takes! God definitely has us working on our "trusting".
Other than those two big things... we have just been living life as Mr. & Mrs. :) We both so enjoy spending time with our families. We have taken a few trips to the cabin with The Richards, which is one of our favorite places to go! We have enjoyed this rather long Summer weather that we have been having, and are anxiously awaiting some cooler Fall weather. We hope this info packed post finds you all happy & healthy :)
Words to live by...
"God is able to accomplish, provide, help, save, keep, subdue... He is able to do what you can't. He already has a plan. God's not bewildered. Go to Him." -Max Lucado
Love & Blessings,
J & J
