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we felt God leading us, took a giant leap, quit our jobs, sold our house and moved across country to the great wilderness state of Idaho!

Having our 3rd child (unexpected ) and daily committing to caring for a baby and now 2-year-old boy, continues to be a "leap" for me.
Oh, and we are having new friends for dinner in a couple of weeks.
I'm always on the lookout for new "leaps" I need to take, b/c I don't accept change readily.

My biggest step of courage is trying to go back to the workforce after being a SAHM for 4 years. DH's job is very questionable and I've been trying to find some work to help ends meet.

My recent challenge and test of courage came when I found out my husband would be going to a graveyard shift. He's been with the company for about 16 years and they are going through laying off and reorganizing the company. Although we are grateful he still has a job, it will be a challenge doing that schedule with a family. I am accustomed to having him here with us at certain times and it will have to change. We just need to make it work and remember it's better than the alternative!

My recent leap: Going back to school in my 40's. Working on my PhD. Moving across country to do it.

It's not the most recent leap of faith but it's the most significant one I've made. Nearly 10 years ago I decided to move out of my parents home, leave my job, and move away and in with my boyfriend. My parents weren't too happy and neither were his (because of their Christian beliefs, rather than disliking our chosen partner). However I knew deep in my heart that this person was the one for me. 10 years on we are married with 2 kids and still very much in love.

I just finished my first-ever grant proposal. Trying to raise money to buy a sound system for our preschool so that we can play music in the languages of our students who don't speak English. It feels like a leap because I am so hoping not to disappoint the families who now know about the possibility and who want this very much!
Blessings!

Recently I had a very serious auto accident. I have taken several leaps of faith since then, faith that my sons would take care of me, faith that my friends would stand by me during this time, faith that God would heal me and faith that I would be okay. Those things all happened and it has changed who I am.

We are having difficulties with many of the hockey coaches in our local community. It appears that much is being lost for the "sake of winning".
It is hard for our children to hear and believe what their parents say about being a good person, give it your best effort and that "winning is not everything". Only to then spend just a few hours on a Saturday afternoon with a person who has a totally different, "warped" sense of right and wrong.
The coaches told our son and others on the team that when the opposition goalie is down you should kick him but make sure that the referee doesn't see you. We talk as a family often about the coaches "crazy ideas" and these discussions are very important to our son, a young man who is trying to find the right path.
We know how much our son loves this sport but really wrestle with the challenges that these coaches are presenting to our strong sense of values.
My leap today is to trust our son and to believe that we have helped to instill a sense of right and wrong in this wonderful young man. We hope that he has the sense of self and the courage to stand up for what he and his family believe in, no matter what...

Wow. I don't usually comment on these threads...I didn't realize that so many people entered! Crazy!
Anyway...hmmm...my most recent act of courage really hasn't happened yet. But, I am planning my birth right now and I want to do it all naturally. I'm learning hypnobirthing and really hope that things work out the way that I am planning!!

Little leap - a couple days ago I bought a kind of frilly blouse. I'm not a blouse wearer...more fitted t-shirts & cardigans are my "uniform. I'm wearing the blouse right now and I kinda like it!!

My latest leap was believing that someone had changed and gave them another chance. I know the chances for disappointment are high, but the chance of change and reconciliation are just as high. So I took the leap and let them back in. :)

This year I took the leap of working again after staying home for 3 years - but I am teaching preschool again which I love! It's a big adjustment for us all though:)

Whenever my husband goes away for months at a time (He's in Iraq for a year this time), I feel like courage is forced on me. At times it's no problem, at times I feel lost. So I love how she said that about leaps--it's really from moment to moment.
In fact, one of the scariest things for me is to have to call and deal with customer service when I've been wronged or need to do a return that's been sitting in my closet for too long. Why that takes courage for me, I don't know.
Last week, I took my youngest daughter into surgery without anyone to help. I got in a fender bender on the way, and I was up all night with her crying and needing help and was so exhausted. It definitely took courage on my part to hold it together. So that's what I've done recently.

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My act of courage has to be being ok with a lot of stress. My fiance is looking for work and we're getting married in 3 months. I sure hope he finds one soon!

Oh my gosh they are all amazing!!!

A little leap I made recently was to transfer my interest in blogging to the workplace. I proposed it and now manage a blog for the staff on our website.

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Whenever my husband goes away for months at a time (He's in Iraq for a year this time), I feel like courage is forced on me. At times it's no problem, at times I feel lost. So I love how she said that about leaps--it's really from moment to moment.
In fact, one of the scariest things for me is to have to call and deal with customer service when I've been wronged or need to do a return that's been sitting in my closet for too long. Why that takes courage for me, I don't know.
Last week, I took my youngest daughter into surgery without anyone to help. I got in a fender bender on the way, and I was up all night with her crying and needing help and was so exhausted. It definitely took courage on my part to hold it together. So that's what I've done recently.

My act of courage was to go back to work fulltime after my children were born. I make substantially more money than my husband. He is a teacher - need I say more? So, he gets so much more time with the kids, especially over the summer which is a killer! But, the kids are with a parent, they are safe and most importantly, they are happy!
Dianne