Snow

I love snow when we are prepared with groceries :)

The last time it snowed almost two feet, we were planning to leave right after my shift at work to drive 3 hours north to our parents' houses. The road we take is full of hills and heavily wooded. 5 hours later, we were 10 minutes away from our halfway point and we were stopped by three jackknifed tractor trailers. We had to turn around and go back home, with cars in ditches and "manly" men showing off how cool their trucks are as they skid across the highway.

We arrived back home with an empty fridge and barren cupboards. Our plan was to be away for 10 days so we intentionally ate through everything we could prior to that. We survived on water, popcorn, and lots of canned food we forgot we had in the back of our cupboard. We made due and it turned out to be one of the greatest times I've ever had with my husband. :)

'tis the season I suppose.

New Opportunties!!

Hello Blog world! I come to you a new woman. Well, sort of :)

I have been experiencing a "holy discontent" in my job with LUO for quite some time. I loved my Director, loved my co-workers, but I knew I was being under utilized in my abilities.

Well, one October day when shopping at Target, I saw desk calendars in the $1 spot. I picked one up and said/thought to myself, "I'm going to use this calendar in my new job." I didn't know where or how soon or even how it would happen, but I had a peace that God would have be in a new place at the beginning of 2010. The next few days pass and our office admin assistant Emails everyone asking what kind of desk calendar they wanted. I did not reply because I knew I would not be needing one from that department.

A full month passes with nothing. I am feeling incredibly discouraged, but still walking in faith that I would not be in this position in 2010. Thanksgiving was a dark holiday because I knew I would have to go back to work again. (It was also a big ol' mess because I was gone on a recruiting trip on Saturday through Tuesday, had to drive back to work Wednesday, then had Thursday through Sunday off for the holiday. I drove 6 hours for a 6 hour work day. Needless to say, this did not contribute to my joy for the job.)

I applied for job after job with no responses that HR would allow me to pursue. (I did hear back from several positions but HR denied sending my application through to them because of various policies). 12 applications go by. In early December, I hear back about 3 opportunities in the same week. I interview for all three in the same week and I am called for a second round interview for 2 of them. God's hand moved and I got a job in a new department with better pay, better hours, and my own office. The Lord provided far beyond what I had been praying for initially. As soon as I started praying for God's will, He showed me what He was preparing.

So here I am today on January 28th in the 4th week of my new job in the Registrar's Office. I LOVE my new job! I wake up every morning refreshed and ready to tackle another day. I am constantly busy with something and I am a manager to 20 individuals who do a fantastic job at what they do.


If you look at my tweets and facebook statuses in the past year, you can see the progression from "okay God.. what are you doing?" to "when does this desert end!" then to "God is so good!!".

One underlying theme to all of this: "God knows what He is doing."