Saturday, November 28, 2009

Salvation Mountain

I would love to see this place. It's crazy to think I've been an hour away from it every time I drove through California. It's called Salvation Mountain, and it was built to share a simple message that God is love. It's made from local adobe and donated paint and is 50feet tall and 150feet wide. I think it would be incredible to see in person. Maybe that will be a future road trip...


Thanksgiving and such.

I haven't been blogging very consistently, mostly due to work. By the time I'm done working, I feel like mellowing with my husband. On top of that, this week has been crazy, but the good variety. Thanksgiving day was wonderful. This whole week I've been realizing how much I truly have to be thankful for. The Lord is good. It was so good to have a handful of my friends in our home, eating and lounging and talking. At one point the guys went off to talk about guy things and us girls congregated around Sense and Sensibility, and talked about marriage and things of that nature. I love times like those. Yesterday, my husband and I relaxed and stayed very far away from stores. We made turkey soup, of which we are finishing today, and we also ate a whole pumpkin pie together.... maybe not the wisest decision, but oh so good.

Today my friend Lindsey is coming into town with her husband Lorenzo. I'm so excited to see her. I'm glad she'll be living here.

Well, I promise to be more consistent in my posts. The larger the gaps between them, the more my apathy to write is, so I need to be writing. Cheers.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

It's been a while

I've been working a lot (at Walmart) and it's been interesting thus far. I'm strongly convinced that God keeps us right where he wants us. We can of course be foolish and ignore what he's asking of us, but it's amazing to follow his guidence where he has us. I didn't get the job as the hospital cook and I found out that another job that I applied for wont be hiring until the spring. After reviewing our finances though, we realized Caleb can still go to school full time and be jobless with the income coming from Walmart. Pretty cool.

Another thing is I've been growing attached to some of the people that I work with. There are a couple that require a bit more patience to be around, but there are a few I feel I can make a significant impact on. My favorite person to work with is Connie. She's an older (60's I believe) woman that works two full-time jobs. She lost her husband in the summer and she's always tired from working so much. Despite that, she's a joy. She's sarcastic and cranky, but incredibly lovable and caring. She's guarded as well, but I think she feels safe with me. On top of all this, she reminds my of my Grandma Joyce (my dad's aunt who raised him). They look the same, talk the same, and the way she acts with me, reminds me of how Grandma Joyce acted with me. Of course I was twelve or so when she died, and not being twelve now, I feel very protective of Connie. Working so much has her worn out, so when I work with her, I try to make it easier on her. I also try making her smile, which, when she does, it's the most beautiful thing.

I want Connie to know Jesus. I want all of them to. God has me where he wants me right now and I'm content with that.

Other than work, life is great. I love my husband sooooooo much. I'm so glad that he doesn't work a night shift anymore. I love reaching my hand over on his side of the bed and finding him there.

A few other things: my dear friends, the Sorillas, are leaving Missouri this Saturday. They have been such great friends to Caleb and I and I know they will continue to be so. I'm going to miss them a lot. With this sadness comes a different joy however. One of my best friends, Lindsey, and her husband, are moving just down the street from us from NM. I'm so excited that she's going to live here. It's been too long since I've seen her for any significant amount of time.

In conclusion, God is really good. For reals.