I believe I left off right as we were about to leave for summer camp. Going to camp as an adult leader was a new experience for me but an incredible one nonetheless. We have such a great group of students here who are eager to learn and grow in their walk with the Lord! It was a blessing to be able to connect with many of them on our time away at camp! That is one of the greatest things about going away, you are able to really get to know each other and form new bonds!
I have been substitute teaching for a preschool about 40 minutes away from home and that has been going really well! Right before we left for camp one of our church members came across a Christian preschool that was hiring and knowing I was looking for full time employment, she told me about it! At first I totally disregarded it because I was already working with this other school, but after talking about it with Nick I decided that it wouldn't hurt to just send in my resume! I also prayed about my decision to send in my resume and felt pretty confident that it was the right thing to do! I knew that it this position was not for me that the Lord would close the door. Well while we were away at camp I checked my email and saw that the director had emailed me in regards to setting up an interview! So a few days after getting home from camp I interviewed with them and just fell in love with the whole establishment! The whole reason this facility exists is amazing to me. The owners are parents who had been searching for quality, Christian care for their children and just never found anything that met their standards, so with a determination to have that, the center was born! It has not even been open for a year yet and they are booming! Which is a great thing! They really believe in having Christ be the center of everything they associate with, and that is great! So, needless to say after finding out all of their background and getting to tour the center I knew that if I did not get hired there, I had found a place to send our future children! My interview went well that day and a few days later I was offered the job!! So, I am now the Lead teacher for the 3 1/2 year olds! I am so thankful to be getting the chance to work for such a great facility! I am also so thankful for our great church members who are always looking out for us! I will start working at the end of July!
Nick had his 24th birthday on June 24! It was a great day for us to celebrate with our students! We had about 30 people jammed into our apartment. We grilled out and just enjoyed each other's company! Nick has been pretty busy with all of our summer events at the church! Each Wednesday we are having a theme night, so far we have had a game show night and a wet and messy night! This coming week will be a murder mystery night! These themed nights have been a blast, but there is a lot more work involved than you would ever think! When you are a youth you never appreciate just how much behind the scene work happens.
Other than that we are continuing to decorate our apartment and stock our garage! Nick has been having a blast getting some new tools and having some building projects to do! Nick's parents will be coming to visit at the end of July and we are so excited!! They will be our first visitors! And now I will beg all of you to also come and visit :) Just think about it, that's all I'm saying!
We miss you all! Have a great week!
Nick blowing out his candles!
steph! i am so excited about your job! praise the Lord, that is wonderful!!
ReplyDeletecan't wait to see you in august!!!! (or before - if you want to come to LA!) love and miss you!!!