Change of plans

Well, we've had a slight change in our original plans. Jeff was accepted as a PhD student at U of M with the intention of doing research at the Boone & Crockett Memorial Ranch (http://www.boone-crockett.org/conservation/conservation_trmr.asp?area=conservation) which worked out well because it is close enough to Missoula that I could stay here and work part time and still see him on a regular basis. However, because of some funding changes, Jeff will be doing a different project. He will be doing bison research on a ranch near Malta, MT...aka...the middle of nowhere. And by "near Malta" I mean "50 miles south of Malta on a gravel road."

So...I'm kind of sad about this. I will have to leave my job at The Women's Club (www.thewomensclub.com), that I really like. I told them a few days ago and it's just been kinda sad to be at work. So, right now I'm busy asking God why he opened this amazing opportunity and I feel like its been taken away so soon. His response through many of my close family and friends has been "because there's something else that you need to learn on a ranch in Malta."

Jeff and I are both kind of scared. I'm not exactly sure what I will do out there. I'd like to teach exercise classes and do some training in Malta, but I don't know how that would work out. I want a guitar because I will finally have the time to practice. I think Jeff's excited about the project, but I think he's also nervous about starting his research so soon (May).

In the meantime, I'll just finish strong at the Women's Club, run a marathon (I start my preliminary training tomorrow) and keep serving at church.

Speaking of church, our 20-somethings group had our first weekly bible study meeting this past Tuesday and it was really great! We're studying John. I really like John chapter 1. I never quite understood the whole "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God" when I was a kid reading it. But in those words is a whole chunk of theology. The deity of Christ, the Trinity, the pre-existence of Christ...all packed in one sentence. Love it!

Yet another reason why I am sad to be moving yet again. But I will just keep praying that Jeff and I will learn what we are supposed to.