Home Sweet Home

A lot has happened in the last few weeks. After praying about what direction to go, I really felt like God was telling me it was time to head home. He hadn’t been opening anymore doors, I had learned a lot, and I was feeling very ready to go home. I changed my plane ticket from March to September and decided I needed to travel a bit before heading home.

My first stop was the world famous Cliffs of Moher. I love the Princess Bride and had wanted to see the cliffs since I arrived in Ireland. They were amazing.

I was lucky enough to see more of Europe as well. Seb and I went to London and Dee was able to go to Paris with us. We had an amazing time together and I’m so glad we got to visit these places.

Before leaving, my friends at the church had a mini going away party for me. They all wrote notes on a sigh for me (that is now hanging in my room!) and someone made me a cake as well. I’m so sad to have left all of my Irish (and American-Irish) friends in Waterford. I hope I can see them again soon! Thank you to all of you who made my trip in Ireland amazing! It feels good to be home again, I’ll send you some American treats soon J

Update

The time between my last blog post and now has been challenging to say the least. I never moved into the "Belair" house. I received a phone call less than an hour before I was supposed to move in there and I was told that the father decided he did not want an au pair in their house. I was devastated to say the least, and incredibly confused. God provided me with a place to stay in the mean time, and I decided to continue the job search. Surely this couldn't happen a third time.

I found a single mother in a town about 40 minutes from Waterford and she was looking for someone immediately. I met her and her two children and we proceeded to create a contract and make arrangements for when she would come pick me up to move me in. I was supposed to move in yesterday and she told me she'd call in the evening. Late last night I received a text message informing me that she had chosen another childminder to watch over her kids.

I'm beyond confused as to what I am doing here now. I know God has a plan, but I can't seem to figure out what it is. Part of me wants to come home, part of me wants to stay. My friends here at Calvary Waterford (the church I've been going to) are amazing. I can't even describe how great they have been to me. I feel like I fit in so well with all of them. How rare is that to move somewhere and instantly fit in with every person in a group of friends? I love them all and I will miss them so much when I leave, whenever that may be. I might come home next week, I might come home next year as planned. I have no idea what will happen from here. I'm trusting that God will continue to take care of me as He has for the last month. It's hard to believe I've been in Ireland for over a month now.

When I was asked to leave the first job here, I told one of my friends here that I couldn't wait to be a month out from that day to see where God would have me. I am 3 weeks out now. It'll be interesting to see where God has me in another month from now. I would love your prayers right now. God is taking care of my physical needs, but I would love prayer for some direction and wisdom right now.