August 22, 2012
Gracious
I work at an amazing place. Everyday, when I come to work, I am surprised by the kindness and sincerity shown by my coworkers. Whether it's just saying hi or buying a platter of Barista's pastries and two things of coffee (yum!!), these people are impacting my life. They are helping me understand how to give unconditional love and respect to the elderly, how to laugh and be curious about each other's stories, and how to realize that money isn't everything in life - it's ok to spend on other people!
August 17, 2012
you know.
Another funeral. Another goodbye. It's so hard to come to terms with never being able to see a loved one again in this life. It's so hard to see the effects of death on family, people I love. Tears fell. Lips quivered. 21 shots. Taps. We mourn and grieve - each in his own way. Then we comfort and hold one another. Whether it's holding someone's hand, slipping them a tissue or buying them a drink, family is there for one another. We help how we see fit. We love. And we survive.
August 12, 2012
Happy Life
Is it weird that I just love, love, love being by myself somedays? Jordan is on a "brotime" trip today, and even though I love spending time with him, I have been looking forward to today for a week! It's a great feeling to be able to deep clean without having to clean around someone, rearrange furniture, do laundry.... Wow, I'm a cleaning nerd :S
Anyway, life has been going smoothly. I love my new job, and Jordan's job is going good as well. He still is nerveous about messing up a project (considering some of that shop's projects are $30,000 projects, I would be nervous too!!) but he has been doing great so far!
Hmmmmm. Not much else has been happening! Just day-to-day life. But it's good and we're happy. Short and sweet post for today :)
Anyway, life has been going smoothly. I love my new job, and Jordan's job is going good as well. He still is nerveous about messing up a project (considering some of that shop's projects are $30,000 projects, I would be nervous too!!) but he has been doing great so far!
Hmmmmm. Not much else has been happening! Just day-to-day life. But it's good and we're happy. Short and sweet post for today :)
July 29, 2012
Busy Life
I knew that this past week/weekend was going to be busy. I just didn't know how busy! On Friday, my new boss (!!!) called and we agreed for me to start Monday afternoon. I also learned that most of my clothes are too formal for their dress code, so that means shopping! :)
Friday also held the baby shower R and I threw for our sister-in-law. It was going to be a "Gender Reveal Couples Shower," and I was really nervous about the whole thing! Fortunately, it turned out to be much more chill than I thought. Which is good. Because I am for too proper for life in party situations. Anyway, the whole thing turned out so cute! We had pink and blue everywhere, along with some pretty good food! My mother-in-law talked to the local Dairy Queen, and they agreed to communicate with the doctors and put either a pink or blue layer in the middle of an ice cream cake for us. When A & E cut the first slice of the cake, a pastel blue layer of ice cream greeted the squealing grandparents and other excited guests. So Jordan and I are welcoming a nephew in December! I am so excited for A & E - they both wanted a boy so badly!
Saturday, we were invited to a birthday party for Jordan's friend. We spent the day fixing Jordan's new dirt bike (well, Jordan fixed it. I watched movies with R) and then went over to the party for supper and hanging out at the lake.
Today, it's just been nice to chill. If you could see us now, you would probably laugh. I have dishes in the sink and dirty laundry in the laundry room, but we are sitting happily on our respective couches watching "Bones" - you know, bonding time and all that :)
Friday also held the baby shower R and I threw for our sister-in-law. It was going to be a "Gender Reveal Couples Shower," and I was really nervous about the whole thing! Fortunately, it turned out to be much more chill than I thought. Which is good. Because I am for too proper for life in party situations. Anyway, the whole thing turned out so cute! We had pink and blue everywhere, along with some pretty good food! My mother-in-law talked to the local Dairy Queen, and they agreed to communicate with the doctors and put either a pink or blue layer in the middle of an ice cream cake for us. When A & E cut the first slice of the cake, a pastel blue layer of ice cream greeted the squealing grandparents and other excited guests. So Jordan and I are welcoming a nephew in December! I am so excited for A & E - they both wanted a boy so badly!
Saturday, we were invited to a birthday party for Jordan's friend. We spent the day fixing Jordan's new dirt bike (well, Jordan fixed it. I watched movies with R) and then went over to the party for supper and hanging out at the lake.
Today, it's just been nice to chill. If you could see us now, you would probably laugh. I have dishes in the sink and dirty laundry in the laundry room, but we are sitting happily on our respective couches watching "Bones" - you know, bonding time and all that :)
July 26, 2012
!!!!!!!!!
Ok, this is crazy. Totally amzing. I am blown away. Speechless!!
Two hours after my post yesterday, I got a call from my interviewer who informed me I got the job!!! I am so excited! I really think I'm going to love this job. I'll be working with people at a physical therapy clinic during normal day hours. I won't have to wear uncomfortable shoes. I won't be working on commission. I'm so excited!!!
God is so great - The night before I got the call, I was laying in bed. Jordan walked in and said he could "hear me thinking" and that I should stop worrying. Easy for him to say! After an hour of silently freaking out, I told God that I was sick of worrying. I can't control the outcome anyway. I finally just let go. I fell asleep right away... then the next morning, I got the call that I got the job! :)
Two hours after my post yesterday, I got a call from my interviewer who informed me I got the job!!! I am so excited! I really think I'm going to love this job. I'll be working with people at a physical therapy clinic during normal day hours. I won't have to wear uncomfortable shoes. I won't be working on commission. I'm so excited!!!
God is so great - The night before I got the call, I was laying in bed. Jordan walked in and said he could "hear me thinking" and that I should stop worrying. Easy for him to say! After an hour of silently freaking out, I told God that I was sick of worrying. I can't control the outcome anyway. I finally just let go. I fell asleep right away... then the next morning, I got the call that I got the job! :)
July 25, 2012
Hope
Like I said, I had a job interview last week - for a job I really really really want! I'm supposed to hear the result tomorrow or the next day. It's hard to have high hopes but low expectations. I mean, I really want this job, and it's hard to imagine me not getting it. (I don't know if I've ever sounded more prideful in my life lol) You know what I mean though? At the same time, I know I need to prepare for the worst. Not getting the job. I guess we'll see in a couple days!
God has been so good to Jordan and me. In the midst of all the sadness, exhaustion and grief we've had to go through in the last month and a half, He has given us so many "happy moments" where we know He is still with us and loves us. Just one example, we've been visiting different churches in the area and that in itself has been disappointing until this week. I know for a fact at the last church we visited, God sent people our way to encourage us, make us feel welcome, and to show that there is a church somewhere out there that cares about people!
Now, I don't want to sound all annoyed and negative - I hope it doesn't come across that way! I am very grateful and so amazed at the way God works in our lives. I am blown away at His love for us and how He provides without fail!
God has been so good to Jordan and me. In the midst of all the sadness, exhaustion and grief we've had to go through in the last month and a half, He has given us so many "happy moments" where we know He is still with us and loves us. Just one example, we've been visiting different churches in the area and that in itself has been disappointing until this week. I know for a fact at the last church we visited, God sent people our way to encourage us, make us feel welcome, and to show that there is a church somewhere out there that cares about people!
Now, I don't want to sound all annoyed and negative - I hope it doesn't come across that way! I am very grateful and so amazed at the way God works in our lives. I am blown away at His love for us and how He provides without fail!
July 23, 2012
Grief
In the past month to six weeks, my husband's family has had six funerals of close family members. I have so much respect for my husband - he handles his emotions in a much more controlled manner than I do, and even though I let him know I'm there for him, he remains strong for me! And believe me, I am an emotional wreck at funerals!
But at the same time, these funerals have been encouraging. Yes, you heard me right. I have grown more in my walk with God in this past month than I have for a long time. He has been using these funerals and my husband's family and even complete strangers to lift my spirits and encourage me to look beyond my own grief. I get so caught up in losing the person, that I forget that God can use death. I think part of the explanation for my feelings is that most of the funerals I have attended in my own family end with complete sadness that comes with knowing the people never knew Christ.
I know this post seems rambling and jumbled, but that's how I feel right now.
So many people were reached with the Gospel, just because someone died. This is a good thing! But death is such a terrible twisted concept - yet God can still use it for His purpose! How amazing! It totally stretches my imagination... I don't think I will ever fully grasp it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ju6ybnRFFI&feature=colike
But at the same time, these funerals have been encouraging. Yes, you heard me right. I have grown more in my walk with God in this past month than I have for a long time. He has been using these funerals and my husband's family and even complete strangers to lift my spirits and encourage me to look beyond my own grief. I get so caught up in losing the person, that I forget that God can use death. I think part of the explanation for my feelings is that most of the funerals I have attended in my own family end with complete sadness that comes with knowing the people never knew Christ.
I know this post seems rambling and jumbled, but that's how I feel right now.
So many people were reached with the Gospel, just because someone died. This is a good thing! But death is such a terrible twisted concept - yet God can still use it for His purpose! How amazing! It totally stretches my imagination... I don't think I will ever fully grasp it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ju6ybnRFFI&feature=colike
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