February

Well, it’s February. I guess it’s time for an update. 

Day 347 — still drifting on the raft. Water still salty. The sun is hot. 

Or to put it another way: same, same.

Actually, in Abu Dhabi this week I actually needed a sweater outside (I usually have to wear one inside because of the AC). I think it was a frigid 72. I had goosebumps. Seriously, I really did. Brrrr.  

So what’s our plan? We are continuing on, day by day as if we will be here long term, but holding it all loosely, ready to give it up at any time. Josh has a job, which is great, but we’re still bobbing along without an anchor, a sail, or a map.

If you want to know how to pray for us in the month of Feb, please pray for wisdom and clarity and confirmation for our next step. We anticipate that we will have to make a decision in March and we currently don’t have enough info to move ahead. I hate being vague, but honestly, there’s not much else to tell. It’s work related and that’s 95% of the info I currently have. 

We are content and at peace, but fatigued mentally (which makes us tired physically). On the flip side, Camille has been having a great run these past few months. She’s excited to go to school, jumped right back into swim team without any tears, and has been cheerful and enthusiastic instead of timid and fearful. It’s a 180 degree shift from February last year.

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The kids have all been busy, but doing well with academics, sports (Cross-Country for the boys), and music. The boys are in Dubai this weekend for a 3 day workshop as part of a combined choir with students from all over the region. Next weekend both Carter and Caleb made the team for Cross-Country finals so they’ll be racing here in Abu Dhabi, and then they both have a variety show performance 2 days later featuring songs from the 90s. My house has been filled with the sounds of MMMBop and NSync these past few weeks as they practice their parts. Good times. Someone asked us what we’ve been doing lately and we realized that we’re busy, but none of it is our stuff. It’s all kid-related — it’s a good thing we like them so much.

So we’ll just keep on day by day until things change. It’s a good life, but an unsettled one. We’ve been talking about how nothing in life is certain, no matter where you live, but we get a front row view as we are constantly reminded that nothing we do here is permanent. Whether we are in Abu Dhabi for 10 months or 10 years, our time will end. Our foundation is built on sand, both literally and figuratively.