Wow, what an amazing journey this has been. One day, I will have to tell the whole story, but I will start with the last two years...
As most of you know, Brian spent the last two years in PA school. He went into PA school with a love of orthopedics and very little desire for family medicine. He went into school with as much of an open mind as possible. We knew that God would have a great place for him, but assumed it would be in Greeley in the field of orthopedics. Brian loved almost every rotation he went on, so the big "narrow down" of interest just wasn't happening like he thought. At the end of May, we sent him far far away to a little town we had never heard of. I had asked in the previous months if he was sure he had to go so far when there were plenty of family practice rotations much closer to home. Because it was supposed to be good experience we did not pursue getting the rotation changed. We even looked on the bright side and planned a great little camping trip with Aunt Becky to South Fork, a nearby town, and went to see the Sand Dunes. We had a great time and went back home, leaving Daddy in this little town with a sweet couple who welcomed him into their home.
The rotations following Del Norte were a mix between amazing and grueling. Brian knew that his last rotation would be with an Ortho doc he knew and respected up in Greeley. We assumed that this would be a great job opportunity. However, God had already been planting seeds in Brian, that he would love to get better at the "medicine" part maybe even before diving back into orthopedics. We didn't really know what this yearning meant, but we knew we needed to be open.
One afternoon in early July, I recieved a call from a PA that Brian had worked with in Del Norte. She wanted to know if she could pass on Brian's information for a position opening in September. Of course I said yes, because we were being open... Well guess what? Here we are. In the weeks following that phone call we felt more and more that God was pointing us in the direction of this little town we hadn't even heard of. Brian realized through lots of conversation and prayer that this was his adventure to live for this time. God worked out so many details, both physical and of the heart, to make this happen, and we have sacrificed a ton to obey and come down here. We will miss our friends in Greeley dearly. The way of life we know and are used to is very different than this little town. We are excited and scared, but we know that God will use us here and will provide whatever we need. The kids have been amazingly supportive and flexible. Just as we are trusting God and sacrificing things, they are trusting us even though they know they are sacrificing things.
So....Where are we? We are currently in South Fork, Colorado staying in a cute cabin until about Thanksgiving. After that??? Well we have a house in Del Norte we would love to rent, but are waiting for some legistical hurdles to be overcome. Brian is anxiously awaiting the start of his new job. He will start in the next couple weeks. Why are we here? Well, the specific reasons are yet to be seen. The most important reason... We are obeying a push from our amazing Lord. I am so excited to see what He does during the next few years.
I will try to keep our blog updated. The entries will not be this long...
