What a November!

Well, it has been a crazy month for me and that is why I haven't posted anything new for almost a month now. We have been really busy especially for the past two weeks helping Lara move to Indiana. Lara went down the week of the 6th for an interview in Indianapolis for a Special Ed position and found out on Friday the 10th that she had gotten the job. We just so happened to be over at Mom and Dad's house that night and all were planning to go to Pizza Hut so we had a celebration dinner for her and tried to make quick plans as to how we were going to help her get an apartment and all situated down there by Monday Nov. 27th which was to be her first day of work. So Lara and I went down on Monday the 13th to Indiana and we were set to check out quite a few apartments on Tuesday. All of us knew that this must be the place that God wanted her because she had quite a few other opportunities that had not worked out closer to home and we never could understand why so we prayed that he would also help us find the right place for her to live. As the over protective older sister ( and second mom as Lara calls me) I wanted to make sure that the place she chose would be one where I would feel comfortable having her live on her own. We went to the first apartments that she had found online and overall thought they were ok but neither of us felt like they were a very good fit for her. We then went to the next appts on her list and went into the main office and were so impressed that we both looked at each other and immediately thought, out of her price range, but we went ahead and talked to the leasing consultant. We were so suprised when she told us that they were having a special on their rent for the next year and sure enough they had a 2 bedroom apt in her price range so we decided to take a look at the model and we both had smiles on our faces as she took us through the apt. We knew that it was the right place and when we told her that our main concern was security she let us know that there is a security guard on staff and he lives in the section where she would be living. Anyways, long story short, we both knew God was telling us this was the place for her. So the next two weekends we spent moving her into her apartment, which is so nice. Throughout the excitement, I wouldn't allow myself to think about how much I would miss her and hate that she has to be so far away, and I will miss her terribly, as I miss Net, but I know that God has a plan for her and he has given me peace and the assurance this is where he wants her to be and he has got some amazing things in store for her there.