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So, here we are, two years into our German experience when the countries financial woes have caught up with Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.  What does this mean for us?  We cannot say we know what will happen for sure but at this time we know this:

(1)We will likely be leaving Germany in one year or less, not the 3 -5 years we were anticipating.  This fills our hearts with a great sadness as we have grown to adore our lives here.  CJ has loved riding his bike through the woods to and from work each day.  The children love the village and schnitzel at our favorite Stube.  The hills and forests, the castles and vineyards, all of it, charmed me and fostered a sense of living a fairytale life.

(2) CJ is resilient  creative, and strong.  He already has job interviews and we are planning to recreate our lives again.  We are able to dream about amazing possibilities even though the tears flowed freely for a solid couple days.  Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

(3) We are loved.  Thank you friends and family.  Your prayers, thoughts and love fills us and lifts us up to new heights.  Although we know our future farewells here in Germany will be painful, we will take their friendships with us and our lives are all the richer for this experience.

The unknowns:

There are too many to count.  You can immagine the overwhelming feeling of moving households again, this will be the third time in three years so it is a little destabilizing for me to think about.  But we are getting pretty good at it;)

Where will our lives begin anew?  There are too many possibilities to even imagine.  CJ could be the chief of a pain clinic at a large hospital. He could run a clinic overseas.  New Zealand and Australia have always intrigued us…friends have shared job leads with us all over the states.  Other docs affected by budget cuts are looking at starting their own clinic with CJ.

So, keep us in your thoughts we welcome suggestions and we will keep you all posted as this unfolds.  If a trip to visit us in Germany was on your radar you may want to get that planned sooner than later;)