I know, I know......it's so pathetic!! I'm bored and its only been a good week!
Later, after I find something to do!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
We have a job!
Well, the school in GA offered us both a position there......in fact, they called yesterday and wanted Jn to know that they were putting the contracts in the mail to us and that they would like John to start by July 1st or no later than the 15th. Only thing....no mention of $$ at all.....so we have absolutely NO idea what the package is worth.......so we must wait to see what the offers are before we know for sure what we are doing! Isn't that odd??? I said that they must be 150% confident that the $$ is great and totally awesome that we wouldn't be able to turn it down and so they didn't need to mention what it was in a phone call. We'll see.
I'm ok with moving......while I would miss my friends here that I've made these past three years and our church, which I love! But I also know that I would make new friends there and be involved in church more, probably because its smaller and more manageable than our 8000 member church.
Well, we'll see what God shows us. If it's where we are to be, then all the puzzle pieces will fall into place. John has his interview next Wednesday at one of the local community colleges, but my second interview at the church preschool/daycare isn't until the 16th. I just want to know what we're doing and where we're going. I hate the in-between stuff. Waiting stinks! But thank you Lord for the offers at Sherwood. I KNOW you know what we're doing!
later everyone,
deb
I'm ok with moving......while I would miss my friends here that I've made these past three years and our church, which I love! But I also know that I would make new friends there and be involved in church more, probably because its smaller and more manageable than our 8000 member church.
Well, we'll see what God shows us. If it's where we are to be, then all the puzzle pieces will fall into place. John has his interview next Wednesday at one of the local community colleges, but my second interview at the church preschool/daycare isn't until the 16th. I just want to know what we're doing and where we're going. I hate the in-between stuff. Waiting stinks! But thank you Lord for the offers at Sherwood. I KNOW you know what we're doing!
later everyone,
deb
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
good morning all....
hey there everyone. No news on the job front yet, although I did find out from a colleague that the school in Albany is cking references, which is good. We are still praying for God to hit us with a LIGHTNING BOLT and have written on it where we should be and what job to take. Boy, if it were only done that way, life would be so much simpler.
I spent the day cleaning my bathrm and our bedrm....not an easy task mind you. You know, organized my closet, actually vacummed between the washer and dryer, oiled the wood trim around both rooms...(who in their right mind would put wood trim in a bathrm??) oiled the door to my bathrm...(again I ask, who in their right mind would put a door up that had slats??)....vacummed the room really well.....actually dusted in the corners behind the doors....oh, and cleaned the carpet where JEB has spilled who knows what. I think though it actually looks a little better, but I think I need to call the carpet cleaner people. This carpet, which is a rose color, (yeah, I know), needs to be steam cleaned. We cleaned it with the RUG DOCTOR over Christmas break and it looked better for a while, but now it's back to nasty again. I think this rug has been in there since they remodeled 25 yrs. ago. So, I think I'll make that phone call to have someone come clean it. I might actually feel better about walking on it barefoot.
Today is Jn's bathrm and the hallway and possibly JEB's room. I'm tackling the house a couple of rooms at a time and really cleaning them well. That should take me thru the wkend and then I'll have to hunt for something else to do to keep me busy. I really should do some scrapping, but Jn is playing one of his war games on the computer, which is in the same room as my scrap stuff and both of us in the same room doing something that is relaxing for each of us wouldn't work.
Continue praying for us as we wait on God's timing for our jobs. I hate this in between part.....
love to all,
deb
I spent the day cleaning my bathrm and our bedrm....not an easy task mind you. You know, organized my closet, actually vacummed between the washer and dryer, oiled the wood trim around both rooms...(who in their right mind would put wood trim in a bathrm??) oiled the door to my bathrm...(again I ask, who in their right mind would put a door up that had slats??)....vacummed the room really well.....actually dusted in the corners behind the doors....oh, and cleaned the carpet where JEB has spilled who knows what. I think though it actually looks a little better, but I think I need to call the carpet cleaner people. This carpet, which is a rose color, (yeah, I know), needs to be steam cleaned. We cleaned it with the RUG DOCTOR over Christmas break and it looked better for a while, but now it's back to nasty again. I think this rug has been in there since they remodeled 25 yrs. ago. So, I think I'll make that phone call to have someone come clean it. I might actually feel better about walking on it barefoot.
Today is Jn's bathrm and the hallway and possibly JEB's room. I'm tackling the house a couple of rooms at a time and really cleaning them well. That should take me thru the wkend and then I'll have to hunt for something else to do to keep me busy. I really should do some scrapping, but Jn is playing one of his war games on the computer, which is in the same room as my scrap stuff and both of us in the same room doing something that is relaxing for each of us wouldn't work.
Continue praying for us as we wait on God's timing for our jobs. I hate this in between part.....
love to all,
deb
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
job interviews....
Hello all.....we just got home from an interview for us both at Sherwood Baptist in Albany, GA....you might recognize the name from the movie "Facing the Giants"....yeah, that one! They want a HS Guidance Counselor/Admin. person and then an Elementary teacher. We drove down on Saturday afternoon and then came home yesterday. First, let me say that we were taken care of quite well. We stayed in one of the homes across the street from the church that they use for out of town speakers or guests.....very nice little house. Actually, not super little....it's bigger than what we live in now. Cute house.....they had everything! TV, computer, dishes, food in the pantry. It was great! Church was great, too.....typical Southern Baptist church. The school was good.....they've been blessed by God, for sure! They are getting ready to release another movie this fall, "Fireproof" that stars Kirk Cameron from Growing Pains.
Anyway, the interviews went well and we fully expect them to call and offer us the positions. Now we simply pray for God to direct us. John has an interview at a local community college next week, which would be GREAT on many accounts. Great health insurance....great retirement....What's that??....and good salary. I have a second interview with a nearby church that has a daycare/preschool and are looking for a program director. So, we need prayer for God to just lead us which direction He wants us to go!
Now we are into our second actual week of vacation.....I'm not looking forward to it, though I am going to begin my cleaning jag. I want to take one room at a time and CLEAN it. Every corner and every little spot, to help feel like its clean. This house has major dirt issues......very dirty when we moved in and we just haven't been able to clean it up since.
Well, not much else. Glad to be home though.
Anyway, the interviews went well and we fully expect them to call and offer us the positions. Now we simply pray for God to direct us. John has an interview at a local community college next week, which would be GREAT on many accounts. Great health insurance....great retirement....What's that??....and good salary. I have a second interview with a nearby church that has a daycare/preschool and are looking for a program director. So, we need prayer for God to just lead us which direction He wants us to go!
Now we are into our second actual week of vacation.....I'm not looking forward to it, though I am going to begin my cleaning jag. I want to take one room at a time and CLEAN it. Every corner and every little spot, to help feel like its clean. This house has major dirt issues......very dirty when we moved in and we just haven't been able to clean it up since.
Well, not much else. Glad to be home though.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Celebrate the HEROES in your life....
Hello everyone! Hope you are celebrating any war heroes that are in your family today or thinking of the memories of ones who have come before you and fought for your freedom to just be.....
I remember growing up in IOWA......on this holiday we would take our half gallon milk cartons and cut the tops off, fill them 1/4 of the way with sand and water, and then cut many of the peonies from our yard and fill them in the cartons, then off to the cemetaries we would go in search of our relatives and leave the cartons at the graves.
It's funny what you remember....that was always so important to my grandmother, who I lived with most of my life. Marnie always had a way to make things like going to the cemetary so neat and important. I miss her.....but she's in heaven looking after us....with God.
John has an interview at a local Bible college tomorrow. I'm praying for good results. Now I need to find something....God will provide if we are to stay here.
Keep praying for us.
I remember growing up in IOWA......on this holiday we would take our half gallon milk cartons and cut the tops off, fill them 1/4 of the way with sand and water, and then cut many of the peonies from our yard and fill them in the cartons, then off to the cemetaries we would go in search of our relatives and leave the cartons at the graves.
It's funny what you remember....that was always so important to my grandmother, who I lived with most of my life. Marnie always had a way to make things like going to the cemetary so neat and important. I miss her.....but she's in heaven looking after us....with God.
John has an interview at a local Bible college tomorrow. I'm praying for good results. Now I need to find something....God will provide if we are to stay here.
Keep praying for us.
Friday, May 23, 2008
being jobless.....
well all, we are officially jobless. Now the good thing is that we get paid thru the end of July....the bad thing is....we don't have jobs yet but we know that we serve an All-Mighty, All-knowing and All-powerful God who has our lives totally in HIS control.
But don't you think that sometimes it would be totally cool for Him to tell us though??? Today was officially our last day at school, so leaving my friends was not very fun. John's day would be much tougher....he had to tell his volleyball girls today. He told them at practice and then they were to have a team dinner, which John actually said went much better than expected and they responded better than he thought they would. John handled it quite well, but I know deep down he's quite emotional about it.
Now, God does have some plans though.....John has an interview for a college position at a local Bible college for the Financial Aide Director position that is open there. It would be ok, not great $$ though, but at least get him started in a college position, which is totally why he got his Doctorate in the first place! I, on the other hand, have had several interviews, but have come up short on all occasions. We'll see what happens with me.....I can only think that means that God has something bigger and better than the two or three that I thought I REALLY wanted! Ok, God....sign me up! I'm all for bigger and better!
PRAY for us as we seek God's plan for our lives. We do have an interview in Albany, GA next weekend.....HS counselor for John and 1st grade for me. Not that we want to move or anything, but we do need jobs. We'll see where the doors are open and see if God puts the puzzle pieces together for us.
Feeling somewhat emotional, so I'll sign off for now!
Love to all!
But don't you think that sometimes it would be totally cool for Him to tell us though??? Today was officially our last day at school, so leaving my friends was not very fun. John's day would be much tougher....he had to tell his volleyball girls today. He told them at practice and then they were to have a team dinner, which John actually said went much better than expected and they responded better than he thought they would. John handled it quite well, but I know deep down he's quite emotional about it.
Now, God does have some plans though.....John has an interview for a college position at a local Bible college for the Financial Aide Director position that is open there. It would be ok, not great $$ though, but at least get him started in a college position, which is totally why he got his Doctorate in the first place! I, on the other hand, have had several interviews, but have come up short on all occasions. We'll see what happens with me.....I can only think that means that God has something bigger and better than the two or three that I thought I REALLY wanted! Ok, God....sign me up! I'm all for bigger and better!
PRAY for us as we seek God's plan for our lives. We do have an interview in Albany, GA next weekend.....HS counselor for John and 1st grade for me. Not that we want to move or anything, but we do need jobs. We'll see where the doors are open and see if God puts the puzzle pieces together for us.
Feeling somewhat emotional, so I'll sign off for now!
Love to all!
Monday, May 12, 2008
I'm here....really
Hello there friends and family who ck this blog only to find that I haven't written in a month.....but I'm here again. I'm terribly sorry for the over sight, but I have been extremely busy keeping up with all of my grading and such this last six weeks of school. Plus, since we are on the job hunt again, I've been filling out apps and sending out resumes' and going on interviews, which makes one extremely tired. PLUS, it is Stanley Cup Hockey season and my team, The Detroit Red Wings are still playing, so I've been watching that as well. Oh, and JEB has had two rounds of strep throat and now is going thru his third antibiotic with a sinus infection!! YIPPEE!!
I promise that I will seriously try to keep up with writing something down every couple of days....to keep up with Mackenzie!
Love to you all,
deb
I promise that I will seriously try to keep up with writing something down every couple of days....to keep up with Mackenzie!
Love to you all,
deb
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