Green is a no-go

Well we got our confirmation yesterday; no army for us. In order for Matthew to switch branches he would have to get out of the Air Force first and then re-enlist in the army. But he would lose all his prior years in service; we'd be back at the bottom of the totem pole again.

So obviously God does not want us in the military. Period. To us its just the end of a long, amazing journey. But now that we know, we can look forward to something new and exciting. I think we're finally OK with all of this. Matthew's finally coming to see that it wasn't necessarily the Air Force "screwing him over", it was more of God leading us away from this. Its very, very bittersweet. We've had a great three years in the military, and we absolutely loved the experience and the lifestyle. We're not sure why God has lead us out of this place, but we trust that He's doing what is best.

The next step for us is looking at other jobs, in the "normal" civilian world. Matthew's studying for his CDL, which he'll take in January. We're scraping together the money so he can get HAZMAT added to his license. It looks like that will really push him over the edge for getting a job in truck driving.

We're actively searching in Wyoming, hopefully Cheyenne. But we'll go where God leads us. We've been pricing houses, rentals, all that fun stuff. So now the prayer requests have changed.

We need a home that will allow two big dogs, within our budget. If you want specifics I'd love a 3 bedroom home for under $1000.

We also need a job, obviously. I don't think one will be hard to find. But prayers that it fits well with our family. That Matthew will get paid enough for us to live off of without me working, and that he'd still be home a comfortable amount.

The other big thing is right now we don't know if Matthew will get paid for the time he should be in. March-August. We're praying yes. If so, he'd get one big check (we think) to reimburse him from the time he should've spend in the Air Force. Does that make sense? We probably won't know that until he starts out-processing (in March). But if that could happen, that would really help us out!

Thank you, to all our family and friends who have supported and loved us through this whole mess of life. We cannot repay you for all the encouragement you have given.