About a week ago, Jedidiah and I took the Amtrak to visit my sister Mallary and her husband Chip in Michigan. My sister Savanah also drove to Michigan from Kentucky for the weekend. It was great to be with family. Jedidiah had a blast with Aunt Mal, Aunt Savanah, and Uncle Chip. He was very talkative and full of energy all weekend. As sisters, it was a great time to feel at home together and to catch up on each other’s lives. I feel blessed to have such genuine, loving, Christian sisters. Hopefully, many more sister reunions will be possible with the three of us living a little closer together.
Another exciting piece of news from this week is that I got a job! Yay!! I had two interviews this week with the same organization. My final interview was on Friday morning. I was very nervous the morning of the interview, because I knew that this might be the time to tell the employer that I am pregnant. I had been withholding this piece of information until the “right” moment came along. At the end of the interview, they told me that they would like to offer me the job and that they wanted at least a 6 month commitment. With a bit of a tremble, I told them that I had one issue I needed to tell them about. I explained that I was expecting another baby in early April. Immediately, they responded with great excitement and said “That’s not an issue at all! That’s great!” Wow! I couldn’t believe it, but I was really encouraged and relieved by their energetic response. SO, I will be working about 10-12 hours per week to start. I will be doing a variety of different one on one sessions with adults with disabilities who live independently (mostly, daily living skills). I start on December 6! I really am thrilled about this job. Josh will be able to watch Jedidiah some, due to his fairly flexible schedule. I am still investigating the right childcare option for the remaining hours of my work. Oh, and I think that the hours I work at this job will also contribute to my Illinois licensure. I really believe that God has worked out this job so perfectly for me. I have been waiting a long time for a good job situation to work out, and this one seems like a great fit. Also, I really like the other employees, and the office location is just a few blocks from our house – on the same street where Josh works. I feel deeply thankful and truly excited!
One more exciting event this week was that we got to go to Indiana to see Jim Kelly, Josh’s mentor from Clovis, graduate from a seminary program. It was special for us to be there, and we got to see a few Clovis friends!
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