Friday night DS16 was discouraged and ready to quit a job he just began on Wednesday. The reason being that his new boss told him he had to work all of Memorial Weekend ~ Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  He was upset because his Ultimate Frisbee Team placed in the states and are now eligible to go to the regional championships, to be held, he thought on Sunday, May 27th. He told his immediate supervisor about the problem and she said in no uncertain terms that if he told the boss he couldn't work that day he would probably be fired on the spot. Don't get me wrong, this seems to be the perfect job for him at this point in his life, as it will be experience that will prepare him for a career. I do not condone working on Sundays! However, I really believe God fashioned this job especially for him and will work out all the details.

     Anyway, we prayed, and he got pep talks from both his father and I and our ministers wife who is always a great encouragement to me and my kids. She loves them, and they love her a great deal. He decided he would need to call the team and tell them he couldn't attend with them.

     Sunday night, he went to the community frisbee game and some of his teammates were there. He actually found out that the championships aren't until June 3rd, and he shouldn't have to work that Sunday. For the most part his job requires him to be available Wednesday through Saturday, so, at this point Sundays aren't really an issue. Praise God, if his team does in fact get to go to championships, he should be able to go. However, he is finding out that some of his team has a band concert that day and may not be able to attend, which may keep the others from being able to go.

     Secondly, I went to church yesterday and the first person I saw was my ministers wife. She said she'd been thinking of me and praying for me. Knowing my oldest son, is on a European tour, she has been remembering me more often in her prayers. It's hard to have him away. I do have more peace about this trip, than I did about his last, but I still pray that God will place his angels between my son and any danger that may come his way. When I got home Sunday afternoon, there was a message on my answering machine from my son. He is in Athens, Greece, getting ready to go to an Island to take a break from his vacation. LOL! He was also going to go and "philosophize" where Socrates and Aristotle had. He said he's learning more history than we could have possibly covered in schooling. I missed his call, and I was extremely bummed that I couldn't talk to him personally, but God did again answer my prayers, and give me peace about his safety.

Praise Him!

Blessings!
Sharity

I haven't been visiting my blogger friends lately because of my schedule and thought I'd stop by and say hi! Sounds like your son is making wise choices that God will bless him for...as far as your other son in Greece, I am definately envious!

I obviously have not been keeping up with your blog enough. I was shocked to read that Scott is in Europe. Is it a missions trip? A school trip?

MattMann wanted to know if the big guy in the pix below was "the dad". I explained that he was the big brother and he was LizBeth's age and he said "Wo!"

When did they grow up on us? What happened to those cute little toddlers??? Do you have a copy of "the first kiss" pix? I should see if I can find mine and scan it in and send it to you - if you don't.

By the way - LOVE THE RAINBOW LOOK. LizBeth said "It's bright!" Not sure exactly what that means, but then she's 15 so it could mean just about anything!

Hugs, MaggieRaye