Goodbye Hugs

Kiel stands in the living room, checking to make sure he has everything he needs. He is anxious to get on the road, not just to North Carolina, but to his new adventure. He has a job interview and is excited to begin the next phase of his journey. This will be challenging, since all the jobs he has worked have been by invitation. He has never had to seek employment. It is a new experience and he is figuring it out, learning as he goes.

He thought a great deal about moving. There are ever so many more opportunities in that area for jobs, and the cost of living is easier on a new couple trying to get started. It is amazing how many people in this area have graduate degrees. In North Carolina, grad degrees are the exception, not the rule. So competition will be less fierce. His qualifications may go further.

Besides, it will give them a chance to work together without family nearby to intervene at inconvenient times. Nothing like having to do it on your own that helps you learn how to do it. Not to say that a helping hand here and there isn't welcome.

He nervously hugs me, torn between needing to leave and being a bit afraid of venturing out. I know the feeling. Its tough to be the one everyone else is counting on. But he will do fine. I wish I could help, but the best help is to stand back and encourage him to go. If I had a lot of money, I could stake him until he gets up and running. But I don't have that luxury. I can pray and entrust him to God's all sufficient care.

And that is what I do. All day as I go about my work, he is on my heart and I lift him up in prayer as he is driving. Give him wisdom, safety, protection, connections, favor, the right job as soon as possible, and guidance. Before I hardly have time to think, he is calling me to tell me that he is there safe and sound. Thank the Lord. A good beginning. Now the real work starts.