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Just a few years ago, my life seemed perfect. I had a great job with excellent pay, an awesome family, a beautiful house, and loving and trusted friends. Then my husband's company offered him a position in Denver, Colorado.
It was an exceptional offer, a dream come true, yet I didn’t want to move from Canada and leave behind my happy life in Toronto. I don’t know how many times I said, “I’m not going.” Then one day, I had a change of heart. As I reflected on the passage in my daily Bible reading, I realized that God was calling me to stand by my husband. And so began the most difficult, painful, and uncertain season that I have ever known—and, at the same time, the most peaceful, joyful, and rewarding.
Blow Upon Blow. Leaving Toronto meant saying a sorrowful good-bye to our son, who had won a scholarship to a local university. It seemed ironic. I had prayed hard for him to be accepted there, so that our family would not be separated. I had never…
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