For those who are keeping track of the Lange's on their radar screens...here are some new blips of news.
As a special treat for those of us who like to TRY to plan ahead, the army has changed Kadan's orders. Instead of leaving for Germany in the beginning of June, his new report date is July 10th (his birthday!). This means two things:
1) I get to spend more time with the man in the uniform--yay!, and
2) we won't be leaving Oklahoma as soon as we thought.
As it stands now, I have an exam scheduled for 6/18 in Syracuse at 9:30 AM, so I'll be home hopefully a few days before that. Kadan should follow soon after since we have to be out of our apt here by 6/19. We won't be able to join our family in Connecticut for our annual Memorial Day blow out (bummer!) but will hopefully see everyone before we head of in different directions.
As easy as it is to get discouraged by all of this mumbojumbo, I have been reminded DAILY of how provisional God is, and how He's blessed me with a husband who is the exact opposite of me... meaning that he goes with the flow.w.w.w...
Being a real anal boobie head, I had all of our business in order to be out of our apt by 5/25. We signed a contract with the apt complex that ended our lease on that day, I filled out a change of address form and had mail forwarding set up at the post office, and I'd signed a lease and paid for June rent at the new digs in SC. Because of the Lord's provision, our apt that was already rented by another tenant for the month of June, was freed up, and we're able to stay here until June 19th. The post office was able to post-pone our mail forwarding until then, also.
I guess in retrospect it doesn't seem like that big of a deal. But when this was all going down, I had no perspective whatsoever and felt like no worse news had ever been delivered to anyone in the history of the world. Enter Kadan. While I was busy throwing a hissy fit, he was busy showing me what faith looks like by trusting in God's plan for us, and knowing that all would be well.
As far as the Army scholarship goes, I'm still waiting to hear. It has been a frustratingly loooonnnngg process. According to my recruiter, we are waiting for "exceptions" to be signed by higher ups. I need 2 exceptions before the board will review my packet. The first is an exception to NOT complete Officer Training Course before school starts (due to lack of time), and the second is for my MCAT score. I was 1 point short of an eligible score for the scholarship, but because of my good academic record and high GPA, they are writing an "exception" for me to become eligible. We have been waiting for these exceptions for over a month, and I'm told they usually take 2 weeks. With the scholarship-handing-out season drawing to a close, prayers would be appreciated that things get rolling with the exceptions and with getting before the review board who actually makes the decision about whether I get the scholarship or not.
bleh.
God is good, and if there's anything that I've learned thus far, it is that He will provide. Although that seems to be a lesson that I am constantly forgetting.
