Midland

Last Friday (this was written in September), Billy went to the closing on our third College Station house.  Avery was at school.  I had taken Chloe and Colin to IGI playground with Chloe's friends, Logan and Nathan.  I told Tiffany that morning that I was finally feeling like we were settling in The Woodlands (4 years later).  Chloe was going to preschool in the Woodlands, we started going to the Woodlands campus of Faithbridge, and I was starting to get to know more people in our section at the bus stop.

Well, that afternoon he came home looking very serious.  He proceeded to tell me that his boss, Colin, had called him that morning to inform him that he would be getting a promotion but would need to move to Midland, TX.  Anadarko was going to send all of their West Texas group which totaled around 200.  He was one of about ten that needed to answer yes or no by the following Monday.

Honestly, I was in shock.  We both cried.  He had been offered promotions over the years in various small towns around Texas but had always said no and still had his job.  This time, there was no guaranteed job if he said no.  We prayed that we would make the right decision for our family and for peace with our decision.  I couldn't imagine leaving all of our close friends and family.  Steph and Scott literally just moved minutes from us about two months ago.  We have lifelong friends here that we see all of the time.  Our kids have grown up together and love each other.  It killed me to think about leaving here.  

On top of all of that, I worried about Avery.  She was so resistant to trying out the new Woodlands campus of Faithbridge a month ago.  She was worried and scared.  It turned out great and she loved it but I wondered how she would handle moving to a new city if that stressed her out.

I can't explain it but over the next 12 or so hours, I felt a calmness come over me and I just felt that we were meant to go to Midland.  We started looking at houses, checking into schools, and asking around about the area.  The more that I looked into it, the more excited I started getting.

On Sunday morning, Billy talked a little about it with Avery.  Surprisingly, she was really on board.  It was actually amazing to see how well she responded to it.  We began discussing all of the exciting trips we will be able to take since we will be living near mountains.  We talked about the possibility of snow at our new house.  We looked up activities and museums that they have there and discussed having lots of house guests.

We have decided to take this leap of faith and move our family to a new place!  We are excited for Billy's new promotion and a new start.  It helps that we were told that we will be able to come back in about 2-3 years.  We aren't sure about schools, where we will live, etc but I'm sure it will all fall into place.  We are just trusting God that He knows what is best for our family and praying that this move will bring us all closer together!