{"id":1235,"date":"2016-06-20T22:07:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2016-06-20T22:07:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:07:24","slug":"strange-week-mixed-feelings-and-god-answered-our-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/strange-week-mixed-feelings-and-god-answered-our-prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange week, mixed feelings, and God answered our prayers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The time came very fast, and the days just gone like that.<\/p>\n

From the time we thought that probably my wife should go back to settle the paper, then suddenly we bought the flight ticket, and now she’s already overseas with the two children. Things just happened so fast for me to grasp & dwell on it.<\/p>\n

It has been a strange days for me. The whole things felt unreal. I woke up hearing children cried but I know it’s not my children’s voice. The house felt so quiet, yet on the other hand, I felt happy that I could rest a little longer. Yet at the same time, I worried for my children and for my wife.<\/p>\n

God assured me that I need to learn to let go. I need to trust God to take care of my family. If i don’t learn now, then when? One day I would have to set them free under God anyway. So this is a good training ground.<\/p>\n

Today, both of us received a lot of good news. God helped my wife to get the first requirement done. Thank God for the blessing. And today, I got my boss approval for my sabbatical. I worried because I bought the ticket without approval. Thankfully, there’s no accusation or blaming, but just a plain approval.<\/p>\n

And also I got get news on the other side of processing for the visa. It’s just one good news after another. And hearing from my wife too that the children took their nap is a good news for me. Thank God that is watching over us.<\/p>\n

There’re many more things to be done. I need to clean up the house before they come back. And i pray that the Lord help them so they could come back quickly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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