Clarity

Leave it to the Irish to cut through the crap and make the whole issue crystal clear... Thoughts from across the pond.



An email from Ireland to the brethren in the States... a point to ponder despite your political affiliation:



"We, in Ireland, can't figure out why people are even bothering to hold an election in the United States this year.


On one side, a lawyer who states he is 'black' when it is documented he is only 12% 'black', who goes to the wrong church, who has stated he wants his countrymen to learn to speak Spanish rather than English, who refuses to put his hand over his heart and say the pledge of allegiance or wear the flag of the country he wants to run, who can't remember if the re are 50 or 57 states in his own country, who is married to yet another lawyer who doesn't even like the country her husband wants to run.


Now...On the other side, you have a nice old war hero whose name starts with the appropriate 'Mc' terminology married to a good looking younger woman who owns a beer distributorship.


What in Lord's name are ye lads thinking over there in the colonies?"

Leave it to Me.

So what is the first thing I do when I get the job I was dying to get? PANIC!!

I met my "partner" and found out that she has a MSW to my Diploma in Emergency Medical Services.

I am seeing how much I will have to "put myself out there" after being in my comfort zone of my home, loving on my kids for over 6 years.

This job is so much PR and marketing, so much people stuff, when essentially I have been a hermit since Alex was born. WHAT WAS I THINKING?!

Then I got the book "Believing God" by Beth Moore from the library. There is no mistaking that God chose this very book and these very words to go into my heart for just this time. Among many powerful quotes, "This place, this circumstance is holy because God stands on it with you. You don't have to fill His shoes, Dear One. Take off your sandals and walk barefoot in his wake." AND she backs it up with scripture, experience and humor. Wow, God is cool. I know that I have been called to this job, that the devil is just trying to cast doubt into my soul, but alas, God is there, holding back the devil with the Shield of faith and the Sword of the word of God.

It's Official

I am gainfully employed.

I start my new job at Bethany Christian Services as an Open Arms Advocate tomorrow. The job is mostly PR working to find homes for the 6,000 kids in limbo in the Michigan Foster Care system. I will be working mostly from home, about 10 hours/week. Life is good.

For Such a Time as This

I ran across and article about Project Open Arms. I cannot help thinking that God has used my experiences in life, good, bad and otherwise, to prepare me for this project. The more I pray about it, the more passionate I am. This crisis of older, available children needing permanent homes must be solved, and I believe this may be the answer. I know that I want to be a part of this project.

I Could Pee

I am so geeked that Sarah is on McCain's ticket. Pinch me, am I dreaming? I feel like it's ME running for Veep, except the Rockstar is (thankfully) not expecting. Wheeee!