Paperwork, Blessings and Life

I haven't posted in a long time..... Life is VERY busy right now.

Student teaching is a BLAST. I am also sub-ing when I don't have a ton of homework, which has been interesting. Tomorrow and Tuesday I will work as a sub for my mentor teacher. Woohoo!

(Prayer Request) Since I quit my job August 15th things have gotten interesting. Two weeks ago, my A/C went out. Our mechanic is fabulous and loaned me his truck. We are expecting a call this coming week about the cost....

(Blessing).... I mentioned Greg quit his job on the same day I did. His Dad runs a pool business and Greg has been working with "Papaw". Between this and working part-time as a valet, we have not touched our savings (except $120 I needed to pay to take a stinking test!).

(Prayer Request) The pool business, while it has been so good to us, is starting to die off for the season. Greg is beginning a job search in earnest.

(Blessing) So our fridge went out. Not the freezer, just the fridge part. Lindsey's friend does fridge repair and suggested we defrost the whole thing. And it worked! Yeah, baby! We mentioned the fridge issue at church and a couple called, saying their daughter had a really nice fridge she was selling for $200. We decided not to buy it since ours was working again, and just hope for the best. They called us back the next day and said their daughter felt led to GIVE US THE FRIDGE. We are working out a time to pick it up. It is a side-by-side that has a water and ice cube dispenser in front. Funny story: I am really thrilled about the water/cube feature because as a child I always thought only really "rich people" had fridges like that. Ha, ha.

(Blessing) My sub paperwork for the school district I teach for came in ONE day before my mentor had to put in for a sub for Monday and Tuesday. I literally got an e-mail Friday afternoon, just in the nick of time. This was really nice since I'd been waiting for that e-mail for about a month. Now I will get paid for two days, when I would have to be there anyway for free.

God is really, REALLY good. He always provides.

Now for more news:

WE ARE FINISHED WITH OUR PAPERWORK!

We just need to print out our applications and take everything to the agency. I am planning on doing that this week.

We are going to talk to our agency about going ahead with the home study but not accepting placements until the first of next year. We don't even see each other.... I'm not sure how we would take care of a child. This is disappointing to us, but we have to think about what is best for the kids we would bring into our home. It's not about US, right? :)

I'm just ready to meet my kids. And I know they need me too....