No, I'm not one of those crazies who think the world is ending in less than 20 days. Matthew 24:36 proves otherwise: "But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only." BUT - the end of my time at the University of Houston is very, very near. It feels so weird to think all I have to do is take one more test and I'll be graduated! I actually only have to go back to the Hilton one more time. So strange. And today, as my professors asked what I'm going to do when I graduate (after I took my make-up exams from my appendecomy-week) I didn't really have an answer. I got to explain how Austin's job is strange and hasn't told us where we will be.
Every time I tell someone new that story, they look at me all bug-eyed. I know--unbelievable. God knows what He is doing, though, and my heart is finally in a place where I'll accept it wherever it is. Some of those "wherever" places may be really hard, and I know that. Wherever he goes I go, though. Last week, Austin told me that he was discussing how he didn't know where he would live with one of the higher-ups in his region and they said that's because the company doesn't know yet. That's astonishing to me, but I guess that's just how it is. And then, this higher-up mentioned that there was an opening in the Washington (state) area. When Austin told me this, I knew my heart was okay with "wherever" because I told him that would be fine. Mind you, it is probably 71 degrees in here and I have goosebumps, so saying that about a state that's so far north is quite a stretch for me and is definitely God working on me, because I sure am stubborn!
Last weekend, my cousin Sarah, her mom Barbara and my other Aunt, Linda, threw a bridal shower for me! It was so fun, and I loved getting to see family and friends - some of which I hadn't seen in years. My mom also made me this quilt-thing (she said it isn't a quilt). Which is a Double Wedding Ring pattern, but isn't finished because my parents had to halt their lives for my appendectomy last week. It is supposed to have an H in the middle ring and an A and an E on either side. I am so excited for it! She wrote this letter about it and how much she's enjoyed spending time with me in the last year and I cried and so did half the room!
Every time I tell someone new that story, they look at me all bug-eyed. I know--unbelievable. God knows what He is doing, though, and my heart is finally in a place where I'll accept it wherever it is. Some of those "wherever" places may be really hard, and I know that. Wherever he goes I go, though. Last week, Austin told me that he was discussing how he didn't know where he would live with one of the higher-ups in his region and they said that's because the company doesn't know yet. That's astonishing to me, but I guess that's just how it is. And then, this higher-up mentioned that there was an opening in the Washington (state) area. When Austin told me this, I knew my heart was okay with "wherever" because I told him that would be fine. Mind you, it is probably 71 degrees in here and I have goosebumps, so saying that about a state that's so far north is quite a stretch for me and is definitely God working on me, because I sure am stubborn!
Last weekend, my cousin Sarah, her mom Barbara and my other Aunt, Linda, threw a bridal shower for me! It was so fun, and I loved getting to see family and friends - some of which I hadn't seen in years. My mom also made me this quilt-thing (she said it isn't a quilt). Which is a Double Wedding Ring pattern, but isn't finished because my parents had to halt their lives for my appendectomy last week. It is supposed to have an H in the middle ring and an A and an E on either side. I am so excited for it! She wrote this letter about it and how much she's enjoyed spending time with me in the last year and I cried and so did half the room!
Sarah & I - my maid of honor
Aunt Barbara, Sarah, me, mom
Aunt Barbara, Sarah, me, Aunt Linda!Love,
Elizabeth
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