These last two weeks have been packed full of activity for my husband and I. We both had final papers, projects, and exams to get through for school, and I am very happy to say that we are officially done with another tough semester. An even more exciting development has been Cory finding a job opening at a company he would really love to work for. After applying and meeting with the hiring manager to get to know the company more, his interview was scheduled for Friday (tomorrow!). We’ve been preparing for it all week, practicing and gathering his materials. I actually had to learn how to tie a tie, and iron!

We are both so excited for this opportunity. After meeting with our church group last night and receiving prayers and encouragement, we feel very confident that this is the job that we’ve been waiting and hoping for. Honestly, I was a little bit uncertain about posting anything about it until after the interview was done and a job offer was extended. But I am taking a step of faith by writing about it, and sharing it with my readers. We trust in our God, and we know that He will come through for us. In our hearts, we are already celebrating this awesome blessing!

It is both exciting and strange to think of what our lives will be like from now on. We will no longer be home together all day, every day. I’ll be an official housewife with a husband who works in an office— how traditional! I’m planning to continue school, most likely at or near full-time, and I’ve also recently started a new part-time “babysitting” job (I prefer to call it kid-sitting, because they aren’t babies). Between school and kid-sitting, I should be staying pretty productive. And of course, as you probably know Cory and I do want to start a family soon after he gets his job, so hopefully that will be happening in the near future.

For now, I have summer break to look forward to, with only one summer class to take up my time. I plan to do some writing, especially working on my novel Eliza and my short story Sink; You can learn more about them here. I am also teaching myself to play the keyboard (piano) which has been fun. I’d like to learn to play the ukulele, too, which I started to do about a year ago but I didn’t continue with it and promptly forgot everything I learned. It’s always been an aspiration of mine to learn to play an instrument, so I hope I can accomplish that, or at least get started, this summer. I’m also hoping to spend some more time with my 12-year-old brother, who is finally showing an interest in hanging out with me! It’ll probably be short-lived since he’s almost a teenager and soon will probably want nothing to do with his annoying older sister, so I may as well enjoy it while I can. 😉

Anyway, that is my life at the moment. I’m eagerly looking forward to what is in store for me and my hubby soon. It makes me wonder, what did I ever do to deserve such an awesome God who looks out for me and directs my life for the good? Oh, that’s right, I didn’t do anything. God’s just awesome. 🙂

Thanks for reading about little ol’ me. I hope you have a great day!

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you,” says the Lord.

-Jeremiah 29:11-14a NLT