Vandy

Is it okay if I call our new home Vandy? Vandenberg AFB sounds too stuffy.

Vandy it is.

Happy Trails

The process of Zach quitting flight school in November is now culminating in a great big move back to California for him to receive Missile training at Vandenberg Air Force Base. It seemed far away when we had Christmas break wedged between the move and us, but now we have movers coming to pack up our house on January 29 and we are driving away from Del Rio on February 2. Its been exciting figuring out what Zach's new career field will be like and knowing that we get to go back to California where we are only a few hours drive from family and friends. For me there has also been some nervousness about the Great Unknown. When I moved out to Texas, Zach had already found a church, made connections, and figured out how to get us a house on base. Things were already figured out. Now it seems, a lot of things are unknown. We have our names on the housing list at Vandenberg, but nothing has opened up yet for us to move in to. We have prepared for the worst by reserving 30 days at the base lodgings...not the Hyatt Regency, but it will do. :) I've applied to a few jobs, but it's hard not to get discouraged and think "Who will hire someone who is going to leave again in a few months?" Even the process of finding a good church seems...well, daunting.

God has been so very faithful to us. Already, Zach's been able to contact some friends who have done the same training and find out more specifically what he will be doing for the next three years. We've met a few couples who are going to Vandenberg and even one who will be going with us to Malmstrom in Montana later. God is Sovereign and has our futures in His hands, but today has been a day of not really feeling that truth in my heart. Keep us in your prayers as we wrap up our lives in Texas in the next two weeks.