Unexpected interview

Today I was running errands, and was mysteriously called at 11ish. It was the principal at South Tama Elementary school... He wanted me to come in for an interview today, at 2:30. So I rushed home to iron my suit that was lying on the laundry room floor waiting to go in the next load. As I ironed I started to think about the impossible questions that I was going to be asked, and started to freak out.

On my way there I was temped to listen to my book, but decieded to spend that time searching my heart for my true wants. I sang praise songs and talked with God about what he wanted in my life more what he has planned for me.

The school was amazing. It has 3 wings that have open classrooms and common teacher planning areas. Each wing covers 2 grades with 5 classes in each grade. Along with the teacer planning areas there are supply rooms and Special Ed rooms. Each classroom is spacious and amazing.

The principal was nice even though he appears to be from MN and a big Vickings fan...He was understanding, even though he asked very difficult questions.

Over all it was an interesting anomally in my day today.

new things as of July

So this last week was a whirlwind experience. We got home from the wedding Sunday night at 10:45pm and we were all exhausted, but stayed up playing wii till 1:00am. Mom was here still, because she wanted to meet Aiden Bryce McCullom (her first kinda grandchild), she then stayed until Tuesday! Then we got up and I made breakfast for the Colorado crew. Then the McCulloms left...sad days.

Mom was introduced to Price is Right on the wii and loved it, mainly because she is better than everyone else and likes to win, not so fun if you are the other person loosing over and over. I made a spaghetti bake that night and Davin was on cloud 9. You see Davin has been bothering me about being more experimental in the kitchen, he says I get in a rut of making the same things over and over. I am sorry, but I LOVE spaghetti - just plain noodles and prego!

So tonight I made a breakfast caserole. It was a experiement that we will just have to see how it turns out. I am serving it with tortillas like breakfast burritoes. I hope that he likes it...

I also got blood work done on Sat. to start the testing to get preggers.

The lazy day

Davin and I had a "lazy" day today, we were in bed until 2pm. We then went "grocery" shopping, and spent way too much money. Davin is bent on getting a paninni press, they are way to much though. Then we came home and watched Precious, good movie.

We ventured out into the heat to take a walk with the dogs, we walked 2 miles or so. By the end we we dragging the bassets, they were sweaty and stinky. So then Davin said that I could give them a bath, oh yes a bath!! Davin then fixed the house. So outside, in my not so covering swimsuit, I wrestled the dogs into cleanliness.

Then back to the couches!!! I got to play Lego Harry Potter!!! - thank you to my wonderful husband.

Happy 4th of July everyone!!!

struggles

sometimes I feel as though nothing ever goes my way. Yes I have a wonderful husband, 3 lovely dogs, 2 snuggly cats, and a very supportive family. But I have been pleading with my Heavenly Father for my two most inner wants: a career and a baby. Davin says we are too passive and need to be more aggressive. So we are devoting the next year into our future. I am probably going back to school for an endorsement and we are going to pursue the making of baby more dedicatedly. This is all very much up to me...right now I just want to curl up in a ball and cry. I have few friends, and no one who knows exactly how I feel. God please give me peace...

My new blog

After last nights blog, I decided to have more than one blog. So that my social and spiritual lives are not so mixed together on this world wide web. Sticking with my heaven theme it is now called Devotions with Heaven. I will keep a journal of sorts about my daily devotions! I am so excited that I have something to keep me accountable, and that I do not have to feel bad about blogging every day - I do not want to become obsessive.

http://hmnicholasdevotions.blogspot.com/

I am starting a new routine.

I am going to have a new routine in my life, I will take 10 min. a day and have myself a short devotional alone. Today I read a story about a young orphan who came upon a tiger, he sang for God to help him escape, and he was saved. So I went to look up a verse for protection and this is what I got:

"Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
The troubles of my heart have multiplied;
free me from my anguish.
Look upon my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.
See how my enemies have increased
and how fiercely they hate me!
Guard my life and rescue me;
let me not be put to shame,
for I take refuge in you.
May integrity and uprightness protect me,
because my hope is in you." ~Psalms 25:16-21

I believe that God does speak to us, and that this text describes to a "T" how I feel about my life better than I can even put into words. God knows what we are thinking and our greatest desires, he also knows what we can and cannot handle. He is an amazing role model of patience.

my summer projects...

lately I have inherited a good for nothing, lazy, L&O SVU addicted husband. Apparently, Davin has decided that since we painted the house, he now has the right to sit on our bed all day and have a Law and Order SVU marathon. While I on the other hand, am either outside weeding or getting sun burned or doing laundry or cleaning or cooking... I especially love it when I get off at 9 or come in from weeding all day and Davin says "what's for dinner?" I am not just talking about during the week but on the weekends too. Argh....I always end up making dinner in the long run, for fear that my chubby hubby might starve to death.

On top of everything Davin contracted the flu this week, which made him an invalid for 2 whole days. Now enough ragging on my husband.

I am excited to say that I have all but 1/2 of the gardens left to weed! And today I witnessed God's miracles on a personal level...
I was in the garden weeding when I came to a place where the weeds were hard to pull without the trowel. So I got up and got my trusty trowel... after about 2 feet of weeding I felt like the spade was bending. Then all of the sudden the metal part broke, then I decided that I could not continue with out it. I walked over to the shed to look for something that could work, but found nothing. I headed inside to ask Davin if I could go buy one, right when I got upstairs to our bedroom Davin was answering my phone. Some one asked for me, I then took my phone and answered. It was a principal of a local school asking me for an interview!!! After 3 years of subbing, I finally got called for my first interview here in Marshalltown!

When I finished the phone call, I started to think about the perfect timing of all of the events that just happened... God knows the path in my life and I think I am finally understanding what true patients really is. Davin pushes me more, but I have come to realize that God's plan in long, but amazing.

"You are being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might, so that you might patiently endure everything with joy." Colossians 1:11 ISV