Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Tomorrow...we move!!!

Tomorrow is the big day. We hit the road for Tallahassee, Florida! Actually we're going as far as Oswego, NY for thanksgiving with Jason's parents. Isn't it silly that those Americans celebrate Thanksgiving late every year!
From there we travel to Washington, D.C on Friday, Florence, SC on Saturday and Tallahassee, Florida on Sunday. YEAH PALM TREES!!!
It's going to be a tricky weekend driving since all Americans will be on the road. Pray for a safe journey! And I'll post more later after we arrive!
God Bless!!!

Monday, November 22, 2004

Oh my...life is crazy!

Well, I tried this blog thing before...but I never really did anything with it...but since I am headed for a new chapter in life, I thought it would be a good idea to start it again. That way, people may not be as confused as to where I am!
Well let me bring people up to speed. I am married to an amazing man and we have been married since September 26th, 2003. What a great day! From that September to the following September we lived in Greenville, South Carolina. I was working for the Salvation Army as the Director of Youth and Music. It was a great job, and I got to do alot of great things. I grew incredible amounts in my understanding of Christ and the world. It was truly rewarding. Although my job was going well, Jason and I weren't feeling at home in Greenville so we decided, after a rejuvinating week in Colorado, that we would pack up and move to Canada.
Jason was offered a job in management with a fitness retail company in St. Catharines, Ontario. I was ecstatic about going back to the frozen tundra. We packed up and moved to Canada. At the Canadian border, an immigration officer told Jason that he was approved and legal to work in Canada so we came in, set up residence and got comfortable. To our dismay, we received a phone call a week later saying that Jason's status was changed from accepted to pending. For 26 days we waited and prayed for God's will to be done and then got the news that he was denied. Here we were, stuck in a country where we couldn't even function. This forced us to our knees in prayer and God, after two and a half months, delievered us from this desert.
We received a phone call from The Salvation Army officers in Tallahassee, Florida who desperatly wanted us to come down and join their team. So that's exactly what we're going to do!
We leave for Florida in two days to take positions as Salvation Army mission specialists.
This whole experience taught me so many amazing things about God and his timing and how important it is to go the way he pushes you. He's got my best interests at heart and obviously wants me to have a tan....well I'm sure there is more than that in store.
You'll have to visit regularly to find out more.....