So, it's been awhile, like a long while, since I have really given you an update. Please don't hold your breath, bc this really isn't one either...it's just a nugget. My husband quit his great paying job at STL Honda and became a full time flight student to become a pilot. This was (is) a leap of faith! We believed (and still do) that God ordained all of this and that He will manage the details. He has gone above and beyond so far and I know that what He leads us to, He will lead us through all for the glory of His name. Moses fully understood this too when God wanted to kill the Israelites and make a great nation out of Moses bc the people's hearts had turned away from God. And he actually told God (I'm paraphrasing), "He God, you don't wanna do this. Then the Egyptians are gonna here about it and it's totally gonna look bad on you and that's not cool. This is about your glory, so don't do that, ok?" And God was like, "Geeze, Moses, I sure gave you a lot of wisdom, didn't I?! Ok, I won't. But, just bc you said so!" Now, how intimate in relationship do you have to be to remind the Creator of the ENTIRE UNIVERSE about something like that? Crazy! And on top of that, Moses had a humble enough of a heart to think like that, when I am sure that his flesh wanted to be like, "Yeah! Burn them all! They've been nothing but disobedient and they keep whining to me too!" I am sure that he wanted to get out of that freakin' desert and see that promise fulfilled that he had been waiting for.

I want that with God and I want to have that outside perspective where it's not about me, it's not about my plan, it's not about me getting past this season of "waiting" and get back to "what I'm really supposed to be doing with my life?" Do you ever catch yourself thinking that too? What is that? Why does "really living" have to be only the good things in life? Why can't life be both? The flesh is so fickle. This is exactly why God wants us to rejoice in the trials.

Anyway, reading further into that story of Moses, you find out that because he broke faith - HE NEVER ENTERED INTO THAT PROMISED LAND! And that is downright scary. I can see this same story played over and over in my life. Details totally different, but this faith journey totally the same. Some ended in victory, some defeat. Regardless, mercy let me find the lesson in it all. What an encouragement for me and my family.

All that to say that I am very happy to announce that Chad flew is first solo today...I'm so proud of him! To God be the glory that once again He has proven to be our LORD!