Normally when I write the Thankful Thursday post, I'm describing a person or an event or an object (like my electric blanket!) that I love or that I find amazing or inspiring. When I've written about an event, it's always been something that's already happened.
Today I am giving thanks for something that's going to happen tomorrow . . . and at this point in time, I don't know what the outcome will be.
Tomorrow N will find out if he has an internship for the next school year. If he does get an internship, he will also find out where he will intern -- Springfield, MO; Charleston, WV; Salem, VA; Salisbury, NC; Chicago; Milwaukee; Seattle are his options. There is a definite possibility that he may not be offered an internship this year, and if that's the case, he will continue to focus on research and his dissertation, and then begin the internship application and interview process again later this summer/fall.
Needless to say, there's a lot riding on the news that N will receive tomorrow.
N, E, and I have talked often about all of the what ifs -- internship, no internship, close to family, more than 2000 miles away, job opportunities for E, the possibility that E might not be able to find a job, and on and on.
The one thing that I've stressed to both of them is this: before N filled out his very first application, before he went on his first interview, before he submitted his final ranking of preference -- God already knew exactly what was going to happen. Knowing that God is trustworthy and always wants the very best for us, no matter what happens tomorrow, we can trust that the outcome is God's will for N and E at this time in their lives.
So in faith, I am thankful today for what will happen tomorrow. I am thankful that as much as I love N and E and want the very best for them, God loves them more and He knows what is best for them. His will be done.
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