with may comes more CHANGE!
it is late friday night. the house is quiet and eu-mi is fast asleep. ahhhhh. i'm enjoying the silence, save the clicking on the keyboard. i am also pausing to take in the very full and interesting couple of weeks that have summed up may thus far.
but first i must write that spring has sprung quickly upon us in colorado. the trees were all barren just weeks ago... and then suddenly it was 75 degrees and the trees and foothills were green and bursting with new life. it has been WONDERFUL to welcome spring and, it seems, summer, as well!
as many of you know, i was nannying for a family for about a month. sadly, due to divorce complications the mother was not able to keep me. i confess when we got off the phone, i was so confused. and a little frustrated. what was God up to? why had everything fallen into place so nicely, only to fall apart just as quickly? normally, i would not consider working in anything other than a stable home environment, but i had felt so much peace about the job, that i had accepted. i took care of three children (ages 10, 8 and 5) and really loved the short season i had to be part of their lives. in fact, i look back on those few weeks as a great time - where i could just be part of their family and hopefully point them to Jesus in the midst of their confusion and pain. i am curious to see if our paths will ever cross again.
so i was jobless yet again. HA! when i prayed about what to do, i felt the Lord said to just wait. so i did. and opportunities began to fall in my lap. i was surprisingly so peaceful. so i filled out applications and sent them out. who knew what God would do with them....
in the meantime, my dear college friend christa came to visit me. we spent five wonderful days together - biking the south platte river trail, hiking in the rocky mountain national park, eating yummy indian food, cooking fun food at home, watching girly movies that i would never consider asking jody to endure... it was FANTASTIC! i loved every moment of our time together, and i praise God for such a great friend.
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a challenge we had to face this month came in the form of jody's fnals at denver seminary. i must confess there
were a few moments when i wasn't sure how we were going to make it through... but we did! jody spent many days at the public library studying, and i would only interrupt him to bring eu-mi and a picnic lunch so we could enjoy the beautiful spring weather. in the end all his hard work has paid off. he did quite well in his classes this past semester. i'm so proud of him! YAY!
soooooooooo.... the completion of the semester + my unemployment + beautiful weather = LOTS OF BIKING AND HIKING! it has been fantastic! in the last two weeks jody and i have been outdoors every day doing something fun. we have loved every moment of it.
but back to the job situation. :) after a couple of applications and a few interviews, i decided to accept a job at a church in parker as the missions administrative assistant. i will be working for two great men, one who focuses on overseas missions and the other whose passion is the inner city and local ministries. i am thrilled to be working in a church setting (esp. if jody later gets a job in a church), and i'm thankful for the opportunity to see and learn the behind-the-scenes operations of a large body of Christians. so far i have worked two days, and i've survived. woohoo! i'm really looking forward to knowing my job and doing it all well.
now that i am working full-time, we are prayerfully considering what jody will do with his free time. since we only have one car, we are considering purchasing a motorcycle so jody can have a way to get around and get a part-time job this summer. he will be taking one class during the summer, but it will only last two quick weeks. beyond that, he is free and chomping at the bit to be productive. please be praying for us as we weigh out costs and do our best to be wise stewards of our time, money and talents.
we love you all! keep in touch. xoxox
p.s. here's the eu-minator at the park!
but first i must write that spring has sprung quickly upon us in colorado. the trees were all barren just weeks ago... and then suddenly it was 75 degrees and the trees and foothills were green and bursting with new life. it has been WONDERFUL to welcome spring and, it seems, summer, as well!
as many of you know, i was nannying for a family for about a month. sadly, due to divorce complications the mother was not able to keep me. i confess when we got off the phone, i was so confused. and a little frustrated. what was God up to? why had everything fallen into place so nicely, only to fall apart just as quickly? normally, i would not consider working in anything other than a stable home environment, but i had felt so much peace about the job, that i had accepted. i took care of three children (ages 10, 8 and 5) and really loved the short season i had to be part of their lives. in fact, i look back on those few weeks as a great time - where i could just be part of their family and hopefully point them to Jesus in the midst of their confusion and pain. i am curious to see if our paths will ever cross again.
so i was jobless yet again. HA! when i prayed about what to do, i felt the Lord said to just wait. so i did. and opportunities began to fall in my lap. i was surprisingly so peaceful. so i filled out applications and sent them out. who knew what God would do with them....
in the meantime, my dear college friend christa came to visit me. we spent five wonderful days together - biking the south platte river trail, hiking in the rocky mountain national park, eating yummy indian food, cooking fun food at home, watching girly movies that i would never consider asking jody to endure... it was FANTASTIC! i loved every moment of our time together, and i praise God for such a great friend.
(click to enlarge)
a challenge we had to face this month came in the form of jody's fnals at denver seminary. i must confess there
were a few moments when i wasn't sure how we were going to make it through... but we did! jody spent many days at the public library studying, and i would only interrupt him to bring eu-mi and a picnic lunch so we could enjoy the beautiful spring weather. in the end all his hard work has paid off. he did quite well in his classes this past semester. i'm so proud of him! YAY!soooooooooo.... the completion of the semester + my unemployment + beautiful weather = LOTS OF BIKING AND HIKING! it has been fantastic! in the last two weeks jody and i have been outdoors every day doing something fun. we have loved every moment of it.
but back to the job situation. :) after a couple of applications and a few interviews, i decided to accept a job at a church in parker as the missions administrative assistant. i will be working for two great men, one who focuses on overseas missions and the other whose passion is the inner city and local ministries. i am thrilled to be working in a church setting (esp. if jody later gets a job in a church), and i'm thankful for the opportunity to see and learn the behind-the-scenes operations of a large body of Christians. so far i have worked two days, and i've survived. woohoo! i'm really looking forward to knowing my job and doing it all well.
now that i am working full-time, we are prayerfully considering what jody will do with his free time. since we only have one car, we are considering purchasing a motorcycle so jody can have a way to get around and get a part-time job this summer. he will be taking one class during the summer, but it will only last two quick weeks. beyond that, he is free and chomping at the bit to be productive. please be praying for us as we weigh out costs and do our best to be wise stewards of our time, money and talents.
we love you all! keep in touch. xoxox
p.s. here's the eu-minator at the park!
