Adam sat on my folks' couch this past Friday, the afternoon after he arrived here in smoky Colorado. We'd spent the morning swimming with the kiddos, and now I sat feeding the baby as the big kids played outside. As he scanned his emails on the Ipad, Adam began to read one aloud....
We are pleased to inform you that you have been invited for an interview....
It was one day after his second round of applications to PA (and Physical Therapy, this time) school went out officially through CASPA. One day. And he's already had an invitation to interview. Holy Happy Dances, Batman!! Last time around, we heard...well...nothing. At least, not without multiple emails from Adam to the programs asking them what his status was. I am so proud of my husband-and he hasn't even gotten accepted to a program yet! I'm proud of the work he's put in thus far; for his determination, persistence, and most of all his choice to have a positive attitude during the first application cycle. Even as it became more and more clear it he wasn't going to get in-or even get an interview- the first time.
He continued to work on his application throughout the year. Padding it. Improving what he could. And, prayerfully making the decision to apply to not three but fourteen different programs all over the country.
Which brings me to the next part.......
....his first interview is for a school in Philadelphia. As in Pennsylvania. As in all the way across the country.
I so appreciated my sister-in-law's reaction when she heard where the school is. After congratulating Adam on getting an interview and hearing that it's in Pennsylvania, she laughingly shook her head and exclaimed,
"The adventures you guys have-and will have!!"
I loved it because she nailed it. It is an adventure. All of life is, no matter if you're moving all over the world with the military, working as a missionary in a foreign country, or living and working in the same town that you've grown up in. Sometimes it's hard to see it that way, though-because it's a matter or your perspective. And, although I don't love the actual packing and logistics of moving (again), dealing with the changes and the ways our kids react to change, new town, new state, new everything-I know that if we do happen to end up across the country-there's a reason for it. Because this life adventure we're on isn't the choose-your-own kind, but an adventure lived together with our mighty God directing our steps. We've met so many incredible people during our time in various cities and states, including our new digs in Phoenix; good friends who have become an extension of our family. Because of them and the way they've impacted our lives, I don't regret a single move. And I know if more moves are coming I will embrace that, too, because of the people I will meet next.
The coolest part? Well, one of them, anyway. In May, when Adam sent his application into CASPA again (they verify everything before sending all the applications out via email on the same date), we prayed earnestly and specifically for an early interview and early acceptance. Waiting so long last time to hear anything, feeling like we were sort of in limbo the whole time; it wasn't the easiest thing. Especially for a man who is trying hard to balance providing for his family with pursuing this dream God birthed in him 10 years ago. That email? It wasn't just an invitation to interview. It was a beautiful answer to prayer...a breath of fresh air for both of us and a huge sense of relief for my husband. Proof that Adam is a desirable candidate; but more importantly that we're headed in the direction God has shown us.
It's exciting and crazy and I so wish the baby and I could hop on that plane with him to Philly in August! Plane tickets being what they are right now, though, that's probably not going to happen. And this interview doesn't mean we're headed to the east coast yet-hopefully, there will be more interview invitations coming and we will have a bit of a choice; ideally even stay where we are right now. We are continuing to pray for favor in his interviews, and quick acceptance to one or several programs. At least one :) It was a landmark in this process, though, that first invitation-to-interview email-and I'm excited to see what it will lead us to next!
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