Saturday, July 30, 2011
heading to the lake
After a crazy week, we're taking a vacation! We're heading out today for a week at the Conference Grounds in Grand Haven. See you in a week!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Great is Thy Faithfulness
I have SO many thoughts and praises to share, but I'm not sure I have the energy to actually write them out after a week of SERVE. So, for tonight, a few quick updates will have to do:
1. MARC GOT A FULL TIME TEACHING JOB! He actually had to turn down a part time offer and accepted a full time teaching position at Western Michigan Christian. He will be teaching a few 9th grade English classes, a Freshmen seminar class, and working with the international students at the school. It's a strange combination of classes, and the international student aspect doesn't actually have a job description, so he has to essentially make that up as he goes. I cannot tell you how proud I am of my husband, and how excited I am to SEE HIM EVERY NIGHT!!!!!!! Oh goodness, I could write about this forever.
2. Hope had her CT scan last week Tuesday. She actually did not need sedation, so it was super quick and easy! AND, we got the results back on Friday, which showed everything is NORMAL! HALLELUIAH!!!!
We still have to meet with the geneticist tomorrow morning, so we'll see what happens there.
3. Quimby is on the market. Tuesday will mark 2 weeks, and we've already had 3 showings. We had 2 days of SERVE groups at the house last week to do some cleaning, painting and yard work. Can't wait to be done with that burden. So many more thoughts here, too, but no energy.
4. SERVE was an amazing week of worship and service. We had amazing leaders, amazing students and a top notch Host team and volunteers from our church. There were, of course, a few snags along the way, but overall, completely worth the energy put into it.
5. With SERVE over, it's time to focus on my sister in law, Jen's wedding on July 29th. Marc & I are master & mistress of ceremonies and I'm singing in the ceremony. We have the bachelorette party this weekend, the wedding the following weekend, and the next day we leave for a week of camping!
1. MARC GOT A FULL TIME TEACHING JOB! He actually had to turn down a part time offer and accepted a full time teaching position at Western Michigan Christian. He will be teaching a few 9th grade English classes, a Freshmen seminar class, and working with the international students at the school. It's a strange combination of classes, and the international student aspect doesn't actually have a job description, so he has to essentially make that up as he goes. I cannot tell you how proud I am of my husband, and how excited I am to SEE HIM EVERY NIGHT!!!!!!! Oh goodness, I could write about this forever.
2. Hope had her CT scan last week Tuesday. She actually did not need sedation, so it was super quick and easy! AND, we got the results back on Friday, which showed everything is NORMAL! HALLELUIAH!!!!
We still have to meet with the geneticist tomorrow morning, so we'll see what happens there.
3. Quimby is on the market. Tuesday will mark 2 weeks, and we've already had 3 showings. We had 2 days of SERVE groups at the house last week to do some cleaning, painting and yard work. Can't wait to be done with that burden. So many more thoughts here, too, but no energy.
4. SERVE was an amazing week of worship and service. We had amazing leaders, amazing students and a top notch Host team and volunteers from our church. There were, of course, a few snags along the way, but overall, completely worth the energy put into it.
5. With SERVE over, it's time to focus on my sister in law, Jen's wedding on July 29th. Marc & I are master & mistress of ceremonies and I'm singing in the ceremony. We have the bachelorette party this weekend, the wedding the following weekend, and the next day we leave for a week of camping!
Friday, July 1, 2011
houses, hunting & heads
Houses: This week it's been like an episode of Bob the Builder around here! Thanks to the church and DB, the parsonage has received a much needed new roof. It's not actually been nearly as loud/bad as I thought it would be, and I've now determined that I am the only light sleeper in this family. Along with the roof, there is now road construction directly outside our house. Who needs TV when you've got front end loaders, cranes, and dig-up-dirt-thingys right outside your window!
Our other house, Quimby, is now on the market again. We had a random phone call earlier this week from a girl wanting to rent it. That seemed like an amazing opportunity, seeing as how we had not even advertised anywhere. After seeking some wisdom from people we respect and trust, we decided that renting for another year was merely delaying the inevitable. So, off to the realtors we went this afternoon with a HUGE stack of paperwork that I've been working on for weeks, and it's officially for sale. Oh, did I mention the sale price is $31,100 less than what we bought it for 6 years ago? Geesh.
Our realtor is extremely ambitious, and if we don't have an offer within 2 weeks, we'll reduce the price by 5%. If another two weeks pass & no offer, another 5%. Let's get it gone!
Hunting: No, not real hunting- Job hunting. Marc had an interview in Muskegon this past week and we should know about that in 2 to 2 1/2 weeks. There is nothing else on the plate right now, which is a bit worrisome. My daily visits to certain job hunting websites are turning up much fewer & farther between opportunities that are of interest. This is a continual item for prayer.
Heads: Hope has a cat scan on July 12. That's our first step into investigating her noggin. I got all of the paperwork in to the geneticist's office today, so we're really hoping that we get an appointment sooner than our scheduled date of January 3, 2012. We're on a cancellation list, but had to have all the paperwork done beforehand.
Our other house, Quimby, is now on the market again. We had a random phone call earlier this week from a girl wanting to rent it. That seemed like an amazing opportunity, seeing as how we had not even advertised anywhere. After seeking some wisdom from people we respect and trust, we decided that renting for another year was merely delaying the inevitable. So, off to the realtors we went this afternoon with a HUGE stack of paperwork that I've been working on for weeks, and it's officially for sale. Oh, did I mention the sale price is $31,100 less than what we bought it for 6 years ago? Geesh.
Our realtor is extremely ambitious, and if we don't have an offer within 2 weeks, we'll reduce the price by 5%. If another two weeks pass & no offer, another 5%. Let's get it gone!
Hunting: No, not real hunting- Job hunting. Marc had an interview in Muskegon this past week and we should know about that in 2 to 2 1/2 weeks. There is nothing else on the plate right now, which is a bit worrisome. My daily visits to certain job hunting websites are turning up much fewer & farther between opportunities that are of interest. This is a continual item for prayer.
Heads: Hope has a cat scan on July 12. That's our first step into investigating her noggin. I got all of the paperwork in to the geneticist's office today, so we're really hoping that we get an appointment sooner than our scheduled date of January 3, 2012. We're on a cancellation list, but had to have all the paperwork done beforehand.
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