Left Turn!

Gage already explained how we were praying about moving and cutting our budget. I (Katie) was praying about possibly selling our house and simply renting for a while, but with having a dog- by the time we found a place and paid the pet deposit we would be saving little money if any at all. Actually, I guess I should back up some. For about ohh 3 months or so before thinking of moving I began to find myself frustrated with our house, frustrated with having to leave the trailer an Oakwood to return to our house, and frustrated with leaving the little girls who wanted to stay and hang out and talk. Most of all, I was getting tired of feeling like I and we were living two separate lives- one in Oakwood and one at our house. I can look back and see now how this heart changing was God's way of preparing me for his left turn. So back to praying- it was Benchmark week at school and I was in charge of administering a small group their test for a whole week. During one of the writing sections I gave the students their prompts and struggled to think I what I was going to do for the next 45 minutes and maybe even longer with no phone, no book, no magazine, no nothing!! I began talking to Jesus telling him what I was thinking and feeling. I began asking Him for clearer direction with what we needed to be doing with moving and the house. I felt the Holy Spirit say 'Oakwood'. Immediately I began Questioning God. "Are you telling me we need to move to Oakwood?! No, No surely not. We can't do that- that's not part of the plan!". At that moment I felt peace and excitement with a little nervousness as well. I began thinking of what we could do to the church trailer, what we would take with us, an what we would sell. All the while continuing to question God if he was really telling us to do this?! As soon as testing was over I went straight to my closet to get my phone and sent my husband this text, 'soooo I think God wants us to move to Oakwood.'