Next Adventure

Noah is off at preschool.  Caraline and Abel are napping.  And I have time to hopefully write a little post. 

On Friday, it was our time to look at orders.  Zack and I sent emails back and forth and we picked our top 5 options.  From Europe to Asia, East Coast to West Coast, and even in between is where we might end up!  We're excited and slightly anxious as the date of leaving approaches at the beginning of next year.  We don't know if we will get one of our picks and we'll find out in another month or so.  We shall see!  It seems though that as soon as we picked it really got us thinking about our next step.  It added some clarity to what we want for our next adventure or what we really don't want!  We will be sad to leave Yokosuka but it will be time for us to move on.  We are settled, which tells our military family that it's almost time to leave!  I'm trying not to think about the zillion and one steps between now and arriving at our next duty station.  I'm trying to avoid the mental breakdown and anxiety attack...one step at a time Julie!  It will be shore duty for our family something that we haven't experienced yet.  So it is comforting knowing that Zack will be with us.  I won't be on my own like I am here.  Thank goodness for great friends!  I believe that each place we end up is because we need to be there.  I also believe that we also end up where we do because the people we come across need us too.  So I've been saying some prayers that God will place us where we need to be for our family and for those people that we will meet along the way.  So if you feel so inclined, lift up a prayer for us!