Victoria’s answer, too busy

We often pray without knowing what the outcome will be. In those cases when a better-or-best outcome is being sought, we are doubly unsure. Such is the case with Victoria and our prayers for her to be transferred to Wal-Mart in Bowie. The answer came rather suddenly when her boss in Amarillo called her into his office tell her she was to report to work in Bowie on the 28th of this month.


We are going over to Bowie this evening after work so that I can do reviews there on Friday but the underlying personal events scheduled for the area are also compelling the travel. Victoria is scheduled for an interview at Brookshire’s on Friday. With the job already lined up at Wal-Mart it is difficult to know if the interview is really necessary, but it was scheduled before the news of the transfer came. Victoria is going to follow through and determine if she will be able to work both jobs for a time.

Now that we have our answer we are starting to second guess the Lord. I am not sure why we do this. But with any life decision where some transition is required it is beneficial to do a brief inventory of what the changes will interrupt or discontinue. For Victoria the most notable disruption is in the area of church; still a question for us. The church there is a good church, just not as good as the one she is currently attending. Will it suffice? Time will tell. We are expecting to be there soon also so it is something we will monitor closely. For the moment we must assume the Lord is orchestrating the relocation. It very well could be permanent for Victoria.

Of course our pastor here in Amarillo is not in favor of the idea and it as always troubling to go against the pastor. He is not opposed; neither does he consider the decision to be wise. He could be right. He could be wrong. For the moment we are assessing the value to Grandma and Grandpa to be worth the risk. Perhaps Grandpa can get through to Victoria’s wound and begin the healing process I have been praying for. We will move prayerfully and cautiously forward.

Mama and I missed our first foster care training because she and Victoria both were feeling badly. They had spent the day cleaning the house. It looks great, but they are obviously allergic to the work. I thing we have classes planned for next week on Monday and Tuesday but I have not heard. With all the moves and other activities I have going on at work it is difficult for me to keep up with our private life. So much of my work spills over to the late hours of the evening that I feel somewhat disconnected from a private life.

With this weeks activities closing out, I may get some breathing room at work, but the slack is immediately taken up by the needs of coordinating activities and expenditures of the farm. Now, with Victoria there, there may be even more even more activity generated. It is getting complicated, but the fun is still close at hand, so we manage.

Case in point, we are planning to transfer some of our chickens from the yard into the freezer on Friday – providing I can get there early enough that afternoon. It is not good news for those chickens to be chosen, but it will fulfill our intent in raising them. Yesterday Grandpa and Grandma bought five laying hens and some nesting boxes along with various other items. Buying those hens will necessitate culling our flock to accommodate the new arrivals. Besides we have probably twenty five roosters and we only need one.

Mama and Victoria are a little overwhelmed at the idea, but I am looking forward to chicken and dumplings.