ONE of the dumbest things I've ever said

I've been doing a lot of job hunting. Yesterday I had two interviews which was really nerve racking. Last night I remembered something and I couldn't wait to tell Shawn. He laughed so hard that I thought maybe I should share it. If you know me, this wouldn't surprise you at all. The story is short...

I was asked why I would be a good fit at the Broadmoor (a 5 star hotel in Colorado Springs). My response?"I am confident and am very approachable. Well, people tell me I'm approachable. I have never really approached myself so I don't really know."

Yep, that's what I said in an interview! Shawn was rolling on the floor.

Jobs

Just wanted to put a quick post before getting back to the Olympics (which Shawn and I are watching every minute of). There are two very different jobs on the horizon for me.

Job #1 - Missions Asst. for Young Life (consists of answering calls from Young Life leaders all over the country and directing them to the right departments...about 300-400 calls a day I hear)

• pay is okay
• they pay 100% of benefits from day one
• will probably get hired easily and am anticipating an interview this week (did testing last week)
• regular hours 8-5

Job #2 - Banquet Server at The Broadmoor, a local 5 star hotel

• pay is way better than job #1
• will get benefits after 90 days
• am turning my application in tomorrow and will have initial interview at the same time...could get hired quickly
• crazy hours...nothing regular...will have to work some evenings and weekends...possibility of working a max of 70 hours a week which would ensure Shawn could really focus on his classes b/c he could just work part-time, if at all

So, we are just in prayer about what to do. At this point I will have to take whatever offer I get first. Either one would be great and I know that God is my provider, not these jobs. Hopefully I'll be hired somewhere this week. Please pray that God gives me peace while he works this out :)

Return of the Nomadic Daughter

I'm going to try to keep this as short as possible b/c I hate posting long posts.
My dad used to call me his nomadic daughter because it seemed that every time I talked to him we were moving again. He hasn't called me that in a long time b/c we've been in Hot Springs for 3 years (our longest anywhere). As you can tell by the title of this post, things have changed. I'll just cut to the chase. Shawn and I decided to move to Colorado Springs, CO so he could attend Nazarene Bible College to finish his education and to knock out his ordination classes at the same time. He's been taking some online classes and have found they are just not for him. He learns better in a classroom. Owning our first home gave us a little uncertainty as to how quickly we would be able to move. God had a plan for that...we were able to rent it to a friend from church who plans to buy it when her house sells in Little Rock. What a blessing for us and for her. We were sad to say goodbye to all of our awesome friends, but we knew we needed to follow where God was sending us. Believe me, I am no friend to "moving". I forgot how much I hated packing and unpacking. My friends were amazing at helping us pack. When we got to CO Shawn's cousin Robb who we found out lives 45 minutes away was here with his new wife Amy to help us unload the truck. What a relief it was to see a familiar face when we arrived. We've met several other students and families and have even been able to help another couple move in to the same apartment complex as ours. We went to Springs First Sunday for church. We plan on checking out a few more before deciding what church to call home for the next 3 years. We're not used to having options as to what church to attend. The church sent us off with a love offering that covered our moving costs but we are desperately searching for jobs. The boys are happy to be here and are anticipating the snow that will come in a few short months. We are finally unpacked and had a "normal" night last night with dinner and relaxing. It was nice. I will post pictures soon of our apartment and view of Pike's Peak which we can see outside our window. Pray for God to provide just the right jobs and for the boys to have great teachers at their new school!! Love to you all!

All Alone

I officially know it's summer, because I'm at home for a week with the boys without Shawn. He's speaking at the Oklahoma District Camp. I really hate to be without him, but it always gives me a chance to do those projects I've been putting off. I'm going to make the best of it. And now that my work schedule has changed and I'm getting off at 1:00 (I know, it's not much of a work schedule) I thought I could work on my tan at the pool with the boys in the afternoon.
Last week was VBS at our church. It was a blast. My job was photographer. What fun! I got to play all night with a camera while everyone else took care of the hundreds of kids. It made for late nights and late dinners, but was worth it.
Besides the pool this week, my big highlight will be Friday night when I get to see Shawn come home and also I get to play softball at 9:00! I hope we do better than we did last time (loosing by one point is never fun). Another one of my joys will be packing, which is not a joy at all. Although, it is a whole lot better than unpacking which is on my list of things to do NEVER! Shawn gets home Friday...Saturday, we will meet his parents so they can take the boys on a week long adventure while we get ready to leave Monday for Gulf Shores for our "Engulfed Youth Camp". I am praying for safety, fun, sun, and for God to fall on the youth and that they would be challenged. Then we'll drive back to Arkansas Friday (20th) and then leave the next day to drive to Tennessee to spend a few days with the Gray Family. I am really looking forward to that time. We'll get to hang with Shawn's sister and her family who will be moving to Orlando very soon to a brand new ministry position. We are all excited for them and are praying for them to have a smooooooth transition.
That's pretty much me in a nutshell lately. Love to you all!