A Season of Waiting

Day 65 (April 9, 2019)

Hey Lord,

            You really do have me in a season of waiting, don’t ya? I mean, Dane and I have been waiting over a year for a certain supervisor position to open up at his work. In the past year, Dane took a different supervisor position as a steppingstone towards the one we have been praying about. The managerial position he is in right now is not as artistic a position as he would like, but it truly is a job that will help him be more well-rounded and more qualified for the position he truly has his heart set on. The combination of managerial skills tied in with his artistic 3D conversion skills will make him a very desirable candidate for the other supervisor position.

            Well, this past week a part of the waiting game came to a sort of close when Dane was notified that the position, he has been waiting for, is going to open up in the next few weeks or so. I was completely overjoyed when Dane told me the news. (We have been praying so hard for this moment to come to fruition.) But now, the second half of the waiting game begins. The interview and testing process will probably take at least a month, if the process is anything like the other positions Dane has applied for in the company. And, man oh man, it is going to be hard to wait to hear who they choose to fill the coveted position.

            So, Lord, I pray you help us be patient. (Ha, me especially because you know how good I am at exercising patience.) I also pray that you will help those in charge—those who will make the final hiring decision—see how much effort Dane has put into making himself the most qualified person for the job. Help those in charge to see how much my husband loves his job and how he will put that enthusiasm and heart into each project he works on. But, Lord, it is also on my heart to pray for the other artists who will also be applying because a lot of them are our friends. It is tough because I want Dane to be chosen for the new position, but I (we) also want our friends to succeed in their careers. So, I pray your will be done in the process, Lord, and no matter what happens, please lead each person applying for the job towards the path you designed for them because that is the direction where they will find their true purpose.

            And, if that kind of waiting wasn’t enough, my whole entire family is on pins and needles waiting for the house selling and buying process to kick into full gear. My dad, mom, and aunt worked so hard to prepare our family home for resale. (I seriously have all the feels when I start thinking about how much the house has changed over the past few months.) They have sold much of the furniture, had the inside and outside of the house re-painted, rewired the outside sprinkler system to full working order, and decluttered the whole house of personal items so potential buyers will be able to better see themselves in the space. My family members have made countless trips back and forth from the storage lockers, and their bodies are so tired.

            But, Lord, I am so proud of all their hard work. Especially because they got all this done before 30 realtors walked the premises, scouting the house for their clients, and not one of them gave a negative review of the house and yard. Many of them saw the house and agreed it was perfect for a young family since it is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac and backs up to an elementary school playground. So, now we wait (and pray!) for that right young family to see the house and fall in love with it the way we did.

            So, Lord, I want to pray for each of my family members (and me) to have patience for the right buyer to come along. Help us to trust that you have this whole process under control. Hold our hearts close to yours because we all are trying to be positive about the move, even though San Diego County has been our family’s home for over 30 years and it is tough, sometimes, to think that hard goodbye is coming very soon. Help my family to have patience and utilize wise discernment when it comes time to pull the trigger and buy our new family home (the one the grandbabies will only know . . . CRAZY). And, Lord, help me to pull back on all the questions I constantly have because, as you know, I am not out there, and I want to know everything. They will keep me in the loop, so give me patience to wait for that information as it comes—on their own timing.

            Oh, and that is not the final kind of waiting we’ve got here, Lord. On top of all of that (LOL), I am trying my very best to wait for the eyelashes on the right side of my right eyelash line to grow back in full and long. I really did do a number on my right eye, many weeks ago, when I pulled out all the eyelashes on that side within an hour’s time frame. (Honestly, it was extremely painful and most likely traumatized that portion of my eyelid.) So, it does not surprise me that the hairs are taking longer to grow back in. It is just so hard to see the little hairs and not want to, somehow, magically make them grow at super speed. I just want to fast forward to the end product, and skip the in between, but I know that is not possible.

            So, Lord, I really need your help here. After waiting the normal eight weeks, I feel like my patience is wearing thin. (More like been thin for eons now.) So, will you please supply me with just a smidge of your patience to help me make it the rest of the way? I am not sure how much longer it will be. Lord, I know I said it would probably be a couple(ish) more weeks, but I may be wrong. So, I am praying you give me patience that will go the distance—whatever that distance may be. And, maybe, you can help me remember how hard this process has been and how long the process has become so the next time I feel like pulling, I will remember how much I disliked the entire process and use that dislike as motivation not to pull again. That would be amazing, Lord.

Always,

Your Daughter Kaitlan

P.S. It really has been a season of waiting for me and my whole family, Lord, and I am sure there are others who are experiencing a similar season. Will you help supply them the patience they need to go whatever distance is set forth in front of them by you? Help them to remember that you are there with them, in their season of waiting, and that you have their situation under control and perfectly timed. Let us all remember that it is just a season, and seasons come to an end, and the wait will soon be over. Thank you, Lord.

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