A Little Life Update

I’m really not even sure where to begin, as the last two weeks have been an absolute rollercoaster ride! Well to start, let me give you some background info. My husband, David, is a project manager for an industrial construction company, meaning we move about every 2-3 years to different job sites. Contrary to what most people think, we absolutely love moving around and experiencing new places! However, our time in Charleston, SC has been a little different. Initially, we were supposed to stay here for 6 months, a little different than other job sites, but we were so excited to be here. 6 months later and with new opportunities available, we’ve been here for 3 years!

This year we knew it was our time to move again but we weren’t really sure where. We received a call about two weeks ago that the next job site was in Texas. A hard pill to swallow at first but I quickly accepted our new location and we were already touring apartments virtually within a few days. We found a place we loved and I even told my dad, who lives in Texas, that he would be seeing me often! I had even planned a few shopping trips there, haha! Texas has some of the BEST shopping!

To be exact, we found out on April 23rd about our move and we needed to be in Texas before May 10th. Usually, we have more notice about our next relocation but this scenario was different. I told all of our family, friends, and even my boss! Thankfully, I would continue to work remotely at the dental office and run my blog. But a few days later we found out there was a small possibility we would be staying in Charleston, right after I had told EVERYONE about our move! Ugh. I knew the chance was small so I kept planning the logistics of our move. But as time went on, our chances of staying put increased. I didn’t want to open my big mouth again about a possible change of plans, hence why there hasn’t been an update in a while. I wanted to know for sure what we were doing!

The stress of it all has been a lot and I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the past two weeks! This past Friday, we found out we were staying in Charleston! While I’m so excited to stay in my favorite place, I’m a little sad that we aren’t headed on an exciting new adventure, I won’t get to work full time from home, and I won’t get to see my dad and his daughters, my half-sisters, as often as I thought. A part of me is a little sad as I’ve prayed for a long time to build some kind of relationship with my dad, so I thought our move was maybe a prayer answered. However, I’m taking this whole situation as a reminder to go visit him anyway. I won’t get into the details of our relationship but I have a feeling a lot of you will be able to relate to a strained relationship with a family member.

Throughout all of this, I only want God’s will to be done! I’m thankful for our jobs, health, friends, and family! I’m so glad I don’t have to say bye to this beautiful city just yet! -Rachel