We are moving to Houston!
Keri's boss and head coach resigned shortly after football season last fall. Keri quickly took on more responsibilities and acted as the leader in the absence of the head coach. When it came time for interviews for this position, we prayed that if it was God's will that He would allow Keri to get the job. We have loved our time here in our small town and have been fully committed to the students and athletes, as well as serving in many capacities in our church. We would have loved to continue to minister here, but Keri didn't get the job.
When a school hires a new head coach, the new guy brings in his coaches to be his Offensive Coordinator (that was Keri's job) and Defensive Coordinator. Keri probably would have been able to stay on as a freshman coach but that would be quite a backwards step career wise as well as a hard one since he had been running the program in the absence of a head coach for 2 months.
So Keri made contacts and began to look for another job. He got a call from the head coach at a Houston area school. This coach is a friend of Keri's and has worked the FCA camp with us each summer for the past 5 years. The school's football program is very successful, going a 2-3 rounds deep in the playoffs most years. The head coach is a quality coach and a great man. Keri went down and interviewed last week and was offered the job on the spot. After much prayer and reflecting back on the past 2 months Keri decided to accept the job. Moving to Houston was never in our plans.
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21
I have only been to Houston 2 times in my life-one of which was last week, which is crazy. Moving will mean starting over but we know God has a plan for us there. Keri will start teaching and coaching there on March 26. We will drive down at the end of this week, which is our spring break, to find a home. The kids and I will join Keri in Houston as soon as we can get into a house there. The kids are actually so excited, and we have only had a few moments where Addie shed some tears over leaving sweet friends behind. Again, this must have been a God thing for them to be so excited!
We are excited for this new chapter of our lives, and appreciate your prayers and support!
6 comments:
I really did mean what I said. I just thought we would have more time to get to know each other. Please keep this page up to date with your adventures. I so love your family and will truly miss you all.
Connie
celiott1@yahoo.com
Please keep in touch!
Hey Natalie,
I still follow your blog and enjoy reading about your sweet family. I'm excited to see what God has planned for y'all in Houston! You all are in our prayers.
With Love,
Amber Brott~
Gonna miss you badly, but so excited for what the Lord is going to do with your family...love watching you faithfully serve and trust Him...and we're only a blog/e-mail/phone call away right???
We are going to miss you all so much! But, at the same time, we are blessed to be your friends and the time we shared here together. Thank you for everything you poured into our small town, God used you in mighty ways and changed lives! Love ya!
Excited!!!! Houston will welcome the Timmermans with open arms!
Praying it's a smooth transition for you guys. Let us know if we can help with kiddos during the move.
Congrats Natalie...loved looking at your blog and catching up...your kids are sooo cute. And I admire the wonderful coach's wife you are! May you have many blessings in Houston! We lived in Katy for 3 years and we loved it!
Post a Comment