Not much Longer now...

A week from now I imagine I'll be spending the day unloading our U-haul into my in-laws' garage. One step closer to some semblance of a normal life again. I'm not sure what I'll do when we get to S'toon. It's not really up to me. My hope is that God's got something lined up for us, but then again that's been my hope all along and nothing has materialized. On a brighter note, my wife's, sister's, husband's uncle just got a job. Why is that good news? He was a pastor somewhere, and got out while the getting was good. It was over a year before he found a new pastoral position. But eventually it happened. So, there's hope for me, I suppose.
We're trying to see people and tie up loose ends before we go. I'vev changed our adress in most places, and the car is going in for a check-up on Friday. So come Monday, we should be all ready to go. See you in Sask! (unless you don't live there, but then you could come and visit)

Ever Drive a U-Haul Through the Mountains?

I'm about to find out what it's like. Actually, I feel worse for my wife because she'll have to drive with both of the kids by herself. Anyone feel like a one-way trip to Saskatoon? We've got the U-haul booked for the 24th (wanna help?).
I must say that I'm disappointed to be leaving like this. I figured we'd be moving to a job at some point. Instead, it feels a little like leaving with our tail between our legs. Things out West didn't turn out so well for us in the end. Overall, there have been some good things to it. We've solidified some good friendships, we had both of our kids, we got to live in a very nice part of the country. But the clock is ticking, and in just over a fortnight, our postal code will no longer start with a V. I know that God is not letting us down. He never said things wouldn't be like this, I just had hopes that they wouldn't. Of course, there still is some time until we move, and you never know what He might have up His sleeves...

Always the Bridesmaid...

Last week, I had one of my better interviews, at a church in Abbotsford. I found out last night that I came in second, in what was a close decision. It's OK that I didn't get that job. Ultimately, I want to be were God wants me to be. It was a very encouraging interview, and to hear that I was considered so highly at a large, well respected church, really says something to me.
One of my fears this year was that the people who fired me were right. That I'm just a hack and not really cut out for church work. Recently, I was thinking maybe that was true, but after my experience with this last church, I know that's not true. It's interesting, because I had shown up for that interview way early, so I spent some time praying in the car at a gas station nearby. I was wondering why I even bothered with all of these interviews and was tempted to just tell them I wasn't going to go. But Jesus meets you where you are and comes through when you need it most. It's little lessons like this that I've been learning all year long.
You'd think after being out of work for going on 9 months that it would be getting harder. In some ways it is. There's that desire to get moving on with our lives. But at the same time our faith and patience is growing all the time, and I'm even more sure now that God is looking out for us and is going to do something good.
On another note, I've tweaked things a bit more with the template. How does it look for you now? One thing I noticed is that the double border shows up in ff but not ie (which is why you should switch!). You can also check out the sermons I have posted on the right. They should all work.