Finally a new post!

Sorry it's been a crazy few months! I had my head (literally and figuratively) stuck in a book (I'm on my second trip through the Twilight series - almost finished again!). I know I'm a little obsessed. : )
I found a place to live - finally - it took everything I had to find the perfect place. Here are some pics...

front of my place
front house

my street - Ave. C 

the yard outside my house

living room

What a beautiful waste of time!

I spent the past few days engrossed in Twilight! What a great and strange book - I will start the second one today.
So much fun to spend an entire day in a book. An indulgence that I never allow myself. I am having so much fun! : )

I got a job! and a new bag!

God is good ... all the time! He not only provides but redeems! I found a job - Rolling Hills Covenant Church. I will be working with High School students (a whole lot of them). I don't start until June so I have some time to rest, prep, and move up to LA to start a new adventure. Thank you all for your prayers and support! I am so thankful to be on the other side!

I got a new bag to celebrate . . . ain't she pretty?

She came with a yellow squirt gun - I love Harveys!

Got him!

Ding Dong . . . the big fat rat is dead!

Hallelujah I can sleep again 

I broke the silence . . .

Life has been crazy the past two months to say the least. I no longer work at South Shores Church - I was laid off last month (most of you know that). I feel like I've been on a roller coaster of emotions from hurt and disappointment in leaving my friends, church family, and most of the all the amazing students I worked with, to relief from stress involving the possible lay off and no longer feeling trapped. Freedom has new meaning to me (every girls retreat theme has been a bit prophetic in my life). So I'm searching for a new job - which is no easy task in this economy. I've resigned myself to finding employment out of church ministry for a while, at least until the economy bounces back a bit. I refuse to take a sub par ministry job just to stay in ministry. God can use me wherever I end up. 

On another front - I have a rat reeking havoc in my life. We've trapped him in the walls of my house, however, he keeps finding his way into my space. This is a problem on many levels. One - he keeps pooping on all my blankets (this grosses me out more than you know). Two - he's chewed holes in a cashmere sweater, a silk sweater, and several pairs of my underwear. Three - I can't sleep knowing he's on the loose. I go to extreme measures to make sure he can't get into my room. We've set traps everywhere and he doesn't touch them. I hate being outsmarted by a rat, especially one with expensive taste. Ughhhhhh