Every Step of the Way

Ian is finally home! Yay! Ironically, I enjoy time away from my husband...not long periods of time like we'll be experiencing next week when the kids and I head to GA, though! I am a firm believer in the saying "distance makes the heart grow fonder." I feel like a day or two away from one another is healthy and makes us miss one another! I definitely missed him, so it was great when he finally got home late this evening.

So where was he, you ask? He was in Atlanta at home office! He was there for coastal region interviews, and it was basically a time for corporate to evaluate his candidacy as an operator (or make sure they were still interested in him as an operator.) We'll find out in 1-3 weeks what their decision is about Ian.

Whenever situations like this arise during this process, my immediate, automatic feeling is to tense up, get nervous about the outcome, worry about the "what-ifs," contemplate the future, etc., etc... Thankfully I have a heavenly Father who is with us every step of the way. Even better - not only is He presently walking the path with us, He's already laid out the path, He knows where it's heading, and He's fully capable of assisting us with whatever obstacles come up during our journey! So when I sit back and remember those truths, I'm able to think more positively. I'm able to remember and have confidence in the fact that this is where we're supposed to be right now. This is what we're supposed to be doing right now. And we wouldn't have things any other way!

Since Ian was busy doing Chick-fil-A work today, I decided to do the same! Since we know we're near a transition period (corporate will be choosing an operator for this store in March/April...probably April...), we know there will be some changes on the horizon. Just in case Ian goes in for more interviews for different locations, we're working on getting some things lined up. So today I started working on a final copy of Ian's "Leadership Plan" which is basically his idea of how his store's leadership team would be set up, how he plans to train employees, and methods he would use for developing team members into great leaders. I LOVE doing those types of things...because I am secretly a total nerd. I truly and honestly miss high school and college - taking notes, working on study guides and projects, etc. Sad, huh? (My secret dream is to somehow be able to take classes at Southeastern forever - not pay for them, just sit in the classes, take notes, take the tests, get a grade, and all for absolutely no reason.) So it was very hard for me to quit working on that today when the kids woke up from their naps.

One of my favorite parts about working on Ian's leadership plan was that I actually added something that I came up with all on my own. I have no idea that he'll use it, but it was fun (possibly) playing a part in his business. I am so excited about what our future holds with this company - even though at times it seems uncertain, we are so sure that this is where God is leading us. And when I think about all the things we could implement, it really excites me.

Here are some fun pictures from our night waiting on Daddy to come home!

[caption id="attachment_1452" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Cayman BEGGED for the vacuum cleaner tonight, so of course I had to let him get it out...."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1453" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="We always have to clean under/around Charis after meal times!"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1454" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Then Cayman got to box!"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1455" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="But his favorite was golf! He seriously played 4 rounds of golf all by himself!"][/caption]