Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...So we pray, pray & pray HARDER

Just two weeks before Michael & I tie the knot we will graduate from college & we will officially become UNF alumni. Michael will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree as a Criminal Justice/Criminology major. I will graduate with my Bachelor of Arts in Education degree as an Elementary Education major. Obviously, I will be teaching, but Michael's degree can take him in several directions.

For three years now we have danced around the topic of what career Michael would choose. We have gone through guidance counseling, dentistry, police officer, federal agent, investigator and lawyer. But one thing has remained the same from the beginning. Michael has always talked about becoming an Officer in the United States Marine Corps. I have always changed the topic when he would bring it up. With graduation right around the corner, a decision needed to be made about what path Michael would choose. We continued to talk through our options, and the Marines continued to be brought up. Still, I would change the subject. Eventually, I warmed up to the idea of being a military wife. We began to talk it over and I realized that my husband's happiness is the most important thing in my life. I have chosen to support what he wants to do with his life. In a week we will be meeting with a Marine recruiter. Am I nervous? Yes. Am I scared Michael will deploy? Yes. Do I want to move away from my family? No. Is Michael the most important person in my life? Yes. And his decision is one I will support. We ask that you please pray for us. Please pray that we seek God's will in this decision. The last place that Michael & I want to be is outside of God's will. God will always provide where He guides.