Well, I'm currently and hopefully gainfully employed.  I say hopefully because the job is still through the temp agency even though they say they want to eventually hire me away from there.  There was a glitch in the job scene last week that I won't go into except to say that I now know who to watch out for.  I did nothing wrong, but now know who is not a friendly. 

Sweet but recent friends have moved away to Florida leaving an empty house behind.  It was on the market for about 2 or 3 months and no nibbles, so they took it off the market and are going to rent it to us!!!!!!!!!!!  This is so exciting.  We could never afford a house this nice without God pulling some strings.  He has been watching and working things out as we have tried not to fret and wring our hands and worry.  I struggle with the not worrying part.  Are we going to live in this very little, very cramped apartment for the rest of our dd's teenhood.  Can we do better for her?  Can we show her how to rely on God fully by example?   I try not to worry, I try not to lament, I fail nearly every time, but I also remind myself while reminding dd that God is in control and wants the best for us.  Whatever that may be.  That we have spent a season learning something.  Still not sure what it is except to wait on His timing. 

We are so excitied to start using our new home for ministry.  I have so many ideas swimming through my head!!!!  Cooking classes, teen Bible Study, puppet ministry, Small groups etc......  Maybe even youth Sunday School since we have nowhere else to do that.  I know I can't do it all, but I can schedule things here and there and take them one at a time. 

The biggest aspect of ministry may be in our own family.  My dh's mother, my m-i-l is ailing.  We moved to this part of the country to be closer to her for the express purpose of helping her as she continues to decline.  She has battled lung cancer - 4 years ago, brain cancer - about 3 years now and many other small ailments, some attributed to the cancer and some other things that come with age and weight.   We have struggled with the thought of bringing her into our home.  Living where we are currently living has made that not an option.  But now with this new situation coming about, we would have the space for her.  I feel bad saying this, but I need to so that people would understand why we would struggle with this decision to bring her into our home.  She is DIFFICULT!!!!  She loves what  and whom she loves and she really dislikes what or whom she dislikes and doesn't mind anyone within earshot knowing.  We don't want to harm the relationship, but we also need to do what is right.  We still don't know if it is right.  We have been discussing Nursing Homes, Life Alert and moving in with us.  We don't know what is the right step yet.  We have been praying and discussing and hoping that God would reveal the right step at the right time.

Please keep us in your prayers, dd is sick right now, just a cold and dd is just getting over a cold.

Blessings!