As I said before, Lincoln has his medical school interview on Friday. He only applied to one school: the University of Guadalajara. We feel so strongly that this is where we are supposed to go. Obviously things could work out differently, but we have high hopes that he will be accepted & that we will move to Mexico in the next 4-5 weeks.
We've been working on paperwork for months, and I still don't feel ready to move. At all. We still need Kylee's social security card & passport, we need to decide what to take with us to Mexico & what to leave behind, we need papers for the dogs, we need to switch phone plans, and a million other little things. Add to that the fact that we have no idea what we are going to do with our townhouse or where we are going to live once we get to Mexico & you can imagine how crazy things are getting around here!
Lincoln has finals in two weeks, he is in the process of training someone at work to take his place (his company asked him to...I guess they are confident that he will be accepted), & he is trying to help me with things here at home when he can. We are also trying to spend time with family & friends, because we know that we might not have that opportunity in the near future! Plus, my brother is leaving on his mission tomorrow. And everyone knows that the weeks between Thanksgiving & Christmas are super busy anyway.
During the days when Linc is gone all day & I'm trying to clean & pack & work on finances & figure everything else out, I wonder what in the heck we are doing. Seriously, why do our lives seem so extreme? Having multiple surgeries, losing a baby, having more surgeries, adopting a baby 2 days after we meet her, having a hysterectomy, & moving to Mexico (one right after the other), with Lincoln working full-time (mostly nights) & working toward medical school during most of it...is a lot to deal with.
But honestly, when I really stop & think about it...I'm so thankful. I am thankful that the Lord trusts me with these plans & that He has helped everything to work out exactly as it should. When we got the feeling that we shouldn't try to get pregnant & we acknowledged that answer, a beautiful baby who I swear was made for our family, fell right into our laps. When we got the answer to have a hysterectomy & we followed through with it, my health completely turned around & I am completely pain-free & I don't notice any negative side effects from the surgery at all. Almost 2 years ago, we realized that we needed to work toward applying to medical school in Mexico. The answer hasn't changed over time. We still feel like this is where the Lord wants us. I can't wait to see what comes from following through with this answer.
I wrote this post so that I can look back on it in the days ahead & remember why we are doing this. I've learned that when I get an answer, I need to listen...even if it doesn't make complete sense to me. The Lord sees a lot more than we see. His ways are perfect. He is loving & wants what is best for each of us. I am so grateful for that knowledge!!!
