Pink is Not Just for Valentine's!

Sorry for the flurry of blog posts and then the looooooong hiatus.

Life has been, ummmm, overwhelming exciting lately.

The last several weeks have brought us suprise after suprise after suprise. 

I have been working on catching my breath.

A few of the highlights include a midnight run to the hospital, illness,

disappointments, loss, etc.

I have settled into our life of uncertainty.

I struggled for awhile, but am now experiencing peace in the midst of turmoil.

It helps to stop fighting God and start trusting Him.

I'm there now.

So, here is the latest. 

The agency I work for has made drastic staffing cuts over the last several days.

Many people received pink slips who have worked for the agency for decades.

I did not receive just a gift in the mail

.......yet.

Positions funded by Empowerment grants have not been reviewed yet.

That would be me.

It is likely my special package will be arriving in the mail in the coming weeks.

We are okay.

God has a perfect plan. Not necessarily an easy plan, but a perfect plan, nonetheless.

But, a full life is not always easy.

So, changes are likely coming for the Gael family.

We are not special nor should we expect to be spared from what so many other families are facing.

We are  a little lost in the forest.

But,

we have options and hope.

Please don't worry about us.

All our moving has provided us with a tremendous network.

We've got a plan.

We will be okay because He made a promise:

But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.

—Isaiah 43:1-2

Photo by Alex Gael