There's an old parable about a drowning man that goes a little something like this:
While out to sea, a large boat became shipwrecked and there was only a single survivor. This man prayed and asked God to save his life. Soon thereafter, another boat came by and offered the man some help.
"No thanks," he said. "I'm waiting for God to save me."
The men on the boat shrugged their shoulders and continued. As the man became more deeply concerned, another boat came by. Again, the people aboard offered this man some help, and again he politely decline. "I'm waiting for God to save me," he said again.
After some time, the man began to lose his faith, and soon after that he died. Upon reaching Heaven, he had a chance to speak with God briefly.
The man asked God, "Why did you let me die? Why didn't you answer my prayers?"
God replied, "I sent you two boats!"
While living in Lubbock, Adam and I felt a bit trapped, almost like we were drowning. When I was pregnant with Ella and the doctor said that she would most likely be diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Adam and I discussed the possibility of moving closer to Fort Worth and the doctors at Cook Children's Hospital. After Ella was born, our trips to Fort Worth became much more frequent. We were driving to Cook's about every 4 - 6 weeks. It was breaking us. While living in Lubbock, Adam and I felt a bit trapped, almost like we were drowning. The discussion of moving came up more frequently, but we just didn't know how to make it all work. I wasn't working at the time, but had been looking for jobs in Lubbock with no avail. I loved the time that I worked at the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) and I knew that was what I wanted to do. So, I began emailing the CACs around Fort Worth asking if they had any therapist positions available. (For those of you who don't know, I have my Masters degree in Counseling Psychology and am working toward being a Licensed Professional Counselor.) I was surprised and excited when I got an email back from the Paluxy River Children's Advocacy Center in Granbury, Texas that they had received a new grant for a part-time therapist! I had never been to Granbury, but I was excited to visit. So, Adam and I came to visit and I fell in love. I interviewed for the position and got it!
The next step was finding a job for Adam. He did find a job working for a plumbing company outside of Granbury and was offered the position on the spot. We immediately went house-hunting and found a great rental property and put down our deposit. So, the decision was made and pretty well set in stone... we were moving! We got on the boat! Adam and I felt like this was God sending our rescue boat and we did not want to pass it up.
We moved to Granbury the end of March 2014, got settled and have started building our new life here. It has not been easy. There are those times that we think, "Okay... did we make the right decision?" Then we think about the fact that our kids are 30 minutes away from their specialists instead of 6 hours. That was our main goal in moving here. Then we think about the fact that I was hired at an agency that I love doing what I feel is my calling and that just affirms that we made the right decision for our family.
We still have a lot of work to do. We're getting the kids settled with all their new doctors; specialists that they saw in Lubbock and now have to find in Fort Worth. But so far, we've been very pleased and have been able to get into doctors all affiliated with Cook Children's Hospital, which is such a blessing. We have our house in Lubbock on the market and are hoping it sells soon so we can begin to look at getting "officially settled" in the next year or so and buy a home in Granbury. Eli is signed up for flag football this fall which is very exciting! We always wanted him to play sports, but did not feel comfortable with it in Lubbock. And maybe in a few years, Ella will be doing gymnastics or cheer! The opportunities and experiences we've had so far in the past 3 months have been amazing. We love our new town and what it offers. We're just thankful that God sent that boat and we had the awareness to trust God and climb on board!
While
out to sea, a large boat became shipwrecked and there was only a single
survivor. This man prayed and asked God to save his life. Soon
thereafter, another boat came by and offered the man some help.
"No thanks," he said. "I'm waiting for God to save me."
The men on the boat shrugged their shoulders and continued. As the man became more deeply concerned, another boat came by. Again, the people aboard offered this man some help, and again he politely decline. "I'm waiting for God to save me," he said again.
After some time, the man began to lose his faith, and soon after that he died. Upon reaching Heaven, he had a chance to speak with God briefly.
"Why did you let me die? Why didn't you answer my prayers?"
"Dummy, I sent you two boats!" - See more at: http://www.spiritual-short-stories.com/spiritual-short-story-101-Drowning+Man.html#sthash.4MiyPYeh.dpuf
"No thanks," he said. "I'm waiting for God to save me."
The men on the boat shrugged their shoulders and continued. As the man became more deeply concerned, another boat came by. Again, the people aboard offered this man some help, and again he politely decline. "I'm waiting for God to save me," he said again.
After some time, the man began to lose his faith, and soon after that he died. Upon reaching Heaven, he had a chance to speak with God briefly.
"Why did you let me die? Why didn't you answer my prayers?"
"Dummy, I sent you two boats!" - See more at: http://www.spiritual-short-stories.com/spiritual-short-story-101-Drowning+Man.html#sthash.4MiyPYeh.dpuf
While
out to sea, a large boat became shipwrecked and there was only a single
survivor. This man prayed and asked God to save his life. Soon
thereafter, another boat came by and offered the man some help.
"No thanks," he said. "I'm waiting for God to save me."
The men on the boat shrugged their shoulders and continued. As the man became more deeply concerned, another boat came by. Again, the people aboard offered this man some help, and again he politely decline. "I'm waiting for God to save me," he said again.
After some time, the man began to lose his faith, and soon after that he died. Upon reaching Heaven, he had a chance to speak with God briefly.
"Why did you let me die? Why didn't you answer my prayers?"
"Dummy, I sent you two boats!" - See more at: http://www.spiritual-short-stories.com/spiritual-short-story-101-Drowning+Man.html#sthash.4MiyPYeh.dpuf
"No thanks," he said. "I'm waiting for God to save me."
The men on the boat shrugged their shoulders and continued. As the man became more deeply concerned, another boat came by. Again, the people aboard offered this man some help, and again he politely decline. "I'm waiting for God to save me," he said again.
After some time, the man began to lose his faith, and soon after that he died. Upon reaching Heaven, he had a chance to speak with God briefly.
"Why did you let me die? Why didn't you answer my prayers?"
"Dummy, I sent you two boats!" - See more at: http://www.spiritual-short-stories.com/spiritual-short-story-101-Drowning+Man.html#sthash.4MiyPYeh.dpuf
