Sam spoke with the detailer this morning. It is as much as certain that he will be transfered to Milwaukee, and will have orders next week. In a moment of sweet and tender mercy, the detailer was presented with enough "pieces that didn't fit" to understand that Sam, in fact, was not avoiding him, and that this entire situation is questionable at best. He was sorry that there wasn't much he could do at this point but offered assistance in doing all he could to get the report date pushed back. We know that this is in direct result of our prayers, and the thoughts and prayers of all of you that offered them our way. Thank you, so much.
At this time we have put in a request for March 15, 2009 reporting date. While it's not forever, it seems like an eternity to us, and any time is good time. We are hopeful that we will be able to sell our home and move together. There is so much we could do in that amount of time to make this transition easier on our family, especially the kids.
We will be fasting as a family this saturday evening through sunday evening, and praying in specific request for as late a reporting date as possible, to keep our family together. We would like to ask any who will, to join with us. We have many friends and family not of our faith, and we welcome any offerings that your particular beliefs bring. I know my grandma will be lighting a candle, and my mom and Neil will most certainly have positive thoughts moving our way.
We feel very good about this move, and though we have no answers at this time, the peace that fills our souls is undeniable. Nothing makes sense and yet we move forward in faith, not knowing beforehand where the path will lead. The journey here has been rough but we are better for it. The peace and calm that has been absent the past couple of days is present in unspeakable amounts. It is wonderful to see and feel the hand of the Lord in our lives. There will be questions, there will be moments of doubt and fear. When they come I hope to remind myself of the very thing that sent that peace rushing back into our lives this morning at family devotional.
Book of Mormon 1 Nephi chapter 4 verses 1-3 and 6:
(1) And it came to pass that I spake unto my bretheren, saying; Let us go up again unto Jerusalem, and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord; for behold he is mightier than all the earth, then why not mightier than Laban and his fifty, yea, or even his tens of thousands?
(2) Therefore let us go up; let us be strong like unto Moses; for he truly spake unto the waters of the Red Sea and they divided hither and thither, and our fathers came through, out of captivity, on dry ground, and the armies of Pharaoh did follow and were drowned in the waters of the Red Sea.
(3) Now behold ye know that this is true; and ye also know that an angel hath spoken unto you; wherefore can ye doubt? Let us go up; the Lord is able to deliver us, even as our fathers, and to destroy Laban even as the Egyptians.
(6) And I was led by the spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do.
We may not be the Israelites fleeing captivity, and we may not be Nephi and his brothers trying to procure the scared genealogical record of their forefathers from a corrupt and blood thirsty military commander wreaking havoc on the people; but, we are the Lockhart family, and we know the Lord loves us and will watch over us. I am so thankful for the power of prayer and the scriptures in our lives. May God bless you all for the influence you have in our lives; big or small, long friendship or short fulfilling acquaintance, you all help shape the people we are, and are to be.
Sam, Amy, Zackary, Jacob, Ellie, and Addie
2 comments:
I definitely will be praying that your report date is as far away as possible. What would I do in primary without Jordan AND you???
Let's pray you don't have to find out for a while :)
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