The Answers Begin

Uncle H-- has made a decision.

The China boss has offered to renew Dave's contract in Shanghai for another year.

We understand this offer to be more of a decision. Uncle H-- has decided they would prefer Dave stay in Shanghai for another year. Our package will remain the same.

This removes the one piece of certainty I thought I had - I was telling everyone we would definitely be moving this summer, but we didn't know where. Now, we will move whenever the Foreign Service calls, but not before.

Despite that niggling uncertainty of when, this provides a lovely piece of stability for us. I now know to only look into schools in Shanghai and Northern Virginia. Unfortunately, the girls' current school has not earned a callback. Fortunately, there are plenty of good options.

This newfound stability still leaves us with some decisions to make. Our current home is lovely, and located in a very interesting part of town, quite near to Dave's office. However, with a change in schools, we will no longer be close to either child's school. Should we consider moving? Add to the school issue that we currently live in a 2-bedroom home. With a family of 5 and grandparents itching to visit their newest grandbaby, ought we consider moving into a larger place?

Many decisions still to make, but much simpler and more straight-forward.

Still, praying for the ultimate, as the worst God can give us is peace, we pray that God will call Dave to one of the summer classes.