Our son, Chase, has been working for us for the last year or so. He's an incredible salesman. (seems the apple does not fall far from the tree!) Last year about this time, he was dating a girl and had gotten rather serious. He started talking about forever and looking at rings and we talked and prayed and in February they got engaged. It never felt quite right. Chase was a stressed out mess and it seemed that there were other things weighing heavily on his mind beyond getting married. A few years earlier, we'd looked into him going to an amazing Bible College in Kentucky called Boyce. It's the four year college on the same campus as Southern Theological Seminary. At the time, he decided not to go but it seemed that no matter where he went and no matter what he did, all roads seemed to lead back to Kentucky. Well, things happen and life changed. The engagement ended and the call to Kentucky seemed to grow stronger and stronger. We have friends in Louisville that own the same kind of insurance angency that we do and after a long thought process and God working little miracles all along the way, Chase decided to move down to Kentucky and go to Boyce and work for our friends there. In the middle of it all, nothing made sense but now that I look back over the last several years, I can see God clearly preparing Chase for this big adventure. It's a change in lifestyle and a big change in living arrangements and an even bigger change in income but God's got plans for this boy. I can't wait to see what they are.
This weekend we went down to Louisville and got him settled in his dorm (told you, big changes) and got his new job all settled. It was hard to leave him so far away but I know this is right. With everything in me, I know. Now it's Monday and I'm sitting at my desk in my quiet office. Chase is normally in the office on Monday so it's eerily quiet. ;) I miss him but I'm so excited to see where all this leads. My boy's following along and doing the things he knows he's supposed to. THAT, my friends, is some cool stuff. So, today, I'm sitting in my office with a grin on my office and occassional twinge of missing my boy and praying that God will bless his new adventure. I know He's going to. He's reliable like that... ;)
so amazing to see His plans come to fruition. wishing nothing but the best for your guy. :)
Posted by: melanie | January 23, 2012 at 11:45 AM
SO SO proud of him for doing this...he's such an amazing kid..and I can't wait to see what kind of things he's going to do in ministry..he's just fun enough to be dangerous! :)
Posted by: miley | January 23, 2012 at 12:36 PM
You've got a lot to be proud of, momma. You did a great job with him and he's going to do great things!
Posted by: Laura | January 23, 2012 at 01:22 PM
God WILL bless your boy in the most amazing ways that this life can't measure. And I bet you end up with a wonderful southern daughter in law too! All the best wishes for him as he goes and for you as you let go :)
Posted by: Jeane W. | January 23, 2012 at 05:52 PM
so excited to see what the future holds for him! he IS definitely an awesome boy : )
Posted by: becky | January 23, 2012 at 10:11 PM