"March Madness" for the Sliter Family

Our little family of four is about to enter into a month of craziness: we are officially packing up everything we own to move to Texas at the beginning of April. We made the final decision a few weeks ago, and now enter a time of madness... While the rest of the nation may look to the NCAA for excitement, we will have to go no farther than our living room!

After five months of job searching, we have realized our hearts are to eventually end up in the South, preferably somewhere near my family in East Texas. It has continued to be a journey of faith, seeking God daily, and learning to listen to His voice. A few weeks ago we felt the Lord calling us to make the faith step to move down to Texas, even though we don't have any job leads as of yet down there (transitional or ministry positions). For anorganized planner like myself, this sounds CRAZY. But God has shown Himself in some very visible ways that we should pursue this, even though we don't know what is on the other end.

Almost immediately upon making the final decision (you know, where you stop straddling the fence and just jump in), God impressed on me to just start praying for the details of what such a HUGE move--1,300 miles-- will entail. And within an hour (yes, 60 minutes), He already started taking care of things. For the last ten days, we have had continual "wow" moments from God as He takes care of one thing after another. I have had more peace & joy since "jumping" into this craziness than I've had in a long time. Which makes no sense to a detail-oriented person like myself, but yet it's wonderful at the same time. 

The packing has already started, and Levi is daily asking a lot of questions... and we have learned how observant our 3-yr old is! He wanted to know where the pictures on the wall went (and described the pictures to us to make sure we knew what he was talking about), figured out that if mommy took pictures of something it meant it was disappearing (for Craigslist/Facebook garage sales), and that we're "sharing" some of his clothes (that he has outgrown) with other little friends. 

Eliana has been my biggest challenge... she loves to "help" the packing process by removing items and redistributing around the house. She also climbs anything remotely climbable so boxes and storage tubs have been her delight (and my chagrin!). We also realized that we owned no warm weather clothes for her. But again, within a day of praying for that need, God provided a full summer wardrobe for her!

Hopefully by starting the packing process now, we can also savor moments with local friends in our remaining 6 weeks in Ohio. So give us a call or drop us a Facebook message. 

Here is my guess as the most popular questions...

When are you moving? The 2nd weekend of April

Do you have a job or any job leads in Texas? No. I know, it's crazy. but we confidently feel like it's also God. We have had some great conversations with pastors in Texas to start the networking process going.

Where will you live? For a season, we will live with my parents, who are empty-nesters with several empty bedroom upstairs. They are looking forward to getting to spend quality time with their grandbabies! :-) I also look forward to reconnecting with my family, sisters, grandparents, and other friends. Nathan will look for a transitional job as soon as he can.

As we start this "March Madness", there are several verses that have been coming to mind over and over...

Proverbs 3:5-6 says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take."

and Hebrews 12:1b-2a says, "And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus..."