Onward Ho!

The ball finally seems to be rolling with the Middle East trip.  My husband and I have the chance to work over in Northern Iraq for a year, doing video work. (That's what my husband does, and he's dang good at it!)  This would be an amazing chance for us, giving us valuable experience as well as helping out the economy over there.  We would be working on bringing tourism from around the world into Iraq.  Contrary to popular opinion, Iraq is not all desert.  This is the Fertile Crescent, contested land for centuries and probably where the Garden of Eden was.  Somewhere in the area anyway.  The mountains and river valleys are beautiful.  I have not been there myself, (yet), but the photos are amazing!

Nathan and I both felt like God was pushing us to go from the first, but we've had to wait for things to fall into place; money to come in, meetings to be set up, and partnerships to be made.  Waiting on the Lord again.  I think He's doing this on purpose... must be trying to teach us to trust Him or something...

In a week, my husband leaves me for a month long trip, (again); to have all the necessary meetings and hopefully to sign some contracts.  I know this is necessary for our future, so of course, I don't begrudge him for going, BUT; a girl does get pretty lonely without her best friend.  I will never be able to understand those couples who are simply friends.  How can you be just 'friends' with your spouse?  My husband and I are truly the best of friends and I wouldn't have it any other way.  I mean, that's the way it's supposed to be, isn't it?  The two become one not just physically, but spiritually and emotionally.  I'm not talking about dependency here people, but co-existence.  But for the betterment of both, we must make sacrifices.  For example; missing our first anniversary to pursue our future.  That bites!  But the only rosy bits of life come when you plant seeds and nourish them until they form beautiful bushes of bright blooms.  If you selfishly save the water for yourself, no blooms appear, and life is not rosy at all.  That was a convoluted and confusing metaphor, but I trust you worked it out in the end.  To sum up and simplify, this is a needed trip.  But I am content, because he promised me we'd go on a coast trip when he gets back! (When the hotels are no longer on summer rates.  Cheat the system.)

Anyway; if contracts are signed, Lord willing, we will be in country by December-ish.  It has been a long wait, but there is light at the end of this tunnel, I'm sure.  The blinding light of the desert sun, but light nonetheless.

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