the next step is in view

as most of you know...last november, i left msa and found myself in california without a job. i had no clue where my job search would lead me or what my life would look like in the coming months. along with the many resumes, applications, and interviews came lots of wondering, questions, and hopes. these past months have been hard in many ways...but so very good in other ways. i remember when i was about to leave catalina island, and i didn't know where i was going to go or what i was going to do....i remember thinking, "i just wish that i could put life on pause for a minute so i can figure out what i should do." and as i look back, it seems that's exactly what the Lord gave me. it's crazy. and he began to answer that by hooking me up with rick and kathy, who i am forever grateful to. i still smile huge when i think about them and how we were brought together. what an adventure. i mean, meeting them once and then moving in with them! i love it. i love how unpredictable God is sometimes. so...after making the tough decision to move back to illinois, i found myself in the same position...searching for a job. God had already been at work in my heart...changing my perspective on wanting to move back. really. i give him all the credit for that one because it was nowhere in my plans. it also appears that he was working on something else that i hadn't been expecting. through circumstances and timing and praying and talking to people...a job started to come into view. it's funny though because if i hadn't been paying attention, i wonder if i would've missed it. just because it's not what i was looking for. it's not what i was expecting. but...as i've seen so many times...and have begun to enjoy and embrace...God so often works through ways that i am not execting. so...here i am to say that through all the waiting. (which was a sweet time of waiting on the Lord, i do admit....but hard, no doubt), through all the times of not understanding and wanting direction and clarity....God has once again been faithful, and i now know what the next adventure of my life is going to be. it comes in the form of taking on the position of being an office manager at balance design. that may sound a bit familiar to some of you, as it is the position my mom now holds. how is that going to work, you might be asking? well...pretty soon balance design is going to lose the best employee they've ever had (you guessed it, my mom) because she has earned the right to no longer work...and be a full time grandma and much more :) so...in a few short weeks, i will once again be employed. and you know what...i'm just really thankful for it.

just wanted to fill ya'll in...

my new abode

i guess i decided to take a temporary leave of absence from the blogging world. but i'm back. for now at least. i think i mentioned much too long ago that i would post photos of my apt...just so ya'll that live too far away can glimpse into my life. so here it is. it took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to fix it up. (ok, so maybe there wasn't too much blood, except for the multiple times i've cut my fingers with the new and quite sharp knives i have...and there haven't been too many tears...and i guess not all that much sweat either.) but there were many hours of painting and cleaning and all that kinda stuff that goes into getting a place ready. and it's been great to have my own apartment. but it's kinda sad because now i can no longer say that all of my posessions fit inside my car. there was something kind of freeing about that.