Well Hey there!!
I bet you were wondering if I was still into blogging. Well the answer is yes :) Have you ever had times when you just feel like God is working behind the scenes and that's the way it is suppose to be? Well that's where I am coming to you from today...a quiet season. A season of time where Nic and myself have had to sit at the feet of our God and listen to his direction. Knowing the moment we would say something to someone would be the moment things for us would change.
Going into our marriage Nic and I were blessed with new jobs. Unfortunately those jobs only had contracts to December/January. We knew these were opportunities from the Lord and we knew they had to be taken despite the time frame in which they would last. Nic was working as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Appalachian and I was an interim School Social Worker. Nic had hopes to reach the next level of coaching after this season and I had hopes to stay in my profession until the Lord really revealed to me the next steps to take. We believed that He would work out the plans for when our contracts were over. Knowing God is bigger than a signed piece of paper with a date on it :)
We were very open to moving from Boone. We had given up our attachments to this place and put them behind us for God to move in anyway that he wanted too.
In the middle of November, I received notice that the woman who was suppose to be taking my job was no longer accepting the offer.(YAY) The position was offered to me and I gladly accepted! I still at that point didn't know if we would be in Boone post Christmas but I did know that this was a blessing for me to continue doing what I love for as long as I could. It was hard for me to talk about it because I didn't want others to not take me seriously. Why would she take a job when she doesn't know if she will even be living here in a couple months? Well I was trusting God haha and that's about all I had to say :)
Still prepared to move we jumped from moving to Raleigh, Memphis, Florida, Indiana, and then finally the most realistic option...COLORADO! I know right?! We were on a roller coaster. But the whole time we were calm and enjoying the possibilities of moving somewhere new together and experiencing the newness of life somewhere else, knowing what we have here in Boone and North Carolina was everlasting. Well, fully prepared to pack our bags and head across the country to Colorado, the coaching job for Nic fell through. Shortly after that Nic had 2 offers from 2 schools right here in NC...one being Appalachian!
And suddenly we went from moving to staying. To the unknown to the known. Although we were excited to go we are so so so happy to stay! And we hope to stay here for a while! It's not what we thought God was going to do but he did and we're thrilled to know we are exactly where he wanted us. And although, our contracts were telling us that our opportunities in Boone were over, God said different.
If we have seemed distant in this time I apologize. We had to stay focused on what was going on and what the Lord was saying. We were so unsure of his plans that it was hard to even speak of what we thought was going to happen. But it was a fun journey! I love when there's no other choice than to let the Lord do His thing!
Excited for a great season ahead. Being in a place we love with people we love and knowing that we are exactly where we are suppose to be!
Love you all and grateful for each of you! Soon I will tell you about the plan's that have been birthed in our hearts now that we know we are staying! WATCH OUT BOONE, the CARDWELL's are officially STAYING :)
Kira Cardwell
