Mariah Carey-Merry Christmas

OH MY GOSH. God is so dang good to me, and I don't even deserve it. Ever.

I had determined a few days ago that if I didn't have a second job lined up before I left for home that I couldn't come back out. I'm just not making enough.... sure, some of that has to do with my spending habits but I'm working on that. So I started the job hunt all over again; I know you all know how annoying that is. Yesterday I stopped by the church offices, which are located off site in a little shopping plaza. Driving through the parking lot, I saw a sign up in front of a store saying that a Paintworks Pottery studio was coming soon - you know, one of those 'paint your own pottery' places. I thought, "Cool! I love places like that! I hope they're not too expensive..." and went on my merry way. However, as I was getting back in to my car after an unsuccessful attempt to catch Mike at the office, I noticed a 'help wanted' sign in the JoAnn Fabrics store. I had no desire to work there, but I felt God prompt me anyway. "You can't afford to be choosy right now..." Okay, okay.... so I go and get an application. Then I thought, why not check out the pottery place while I'm at it? So I walked down, and the door was propped open (cuz they're doing all the construction), so I just stuck my head in to look around. A man greeted me, I asked him whether or not they were to the hiring stage, and he said they were. We exchanged info, his wife called me this morning, and I went in this afternoon for an interview. They loved me!! I got the job! I'll have like, the two coolest jobs EVER - working at a coffee shop and a pottery place!! I'm so stoked... I can work full time at both, and I don't think I'll get too burned out because they're both so fun and laidback and people-oriented. Maybe I'll finally be able to say goodbye to all my financial difficulties! We'll see... but it's just much-needed affirmation that God wants me out here and he's not done with me yet. I'm glad that every now and then, He allows me little glimpses of himself so that I don't loose heart. He's good like that. So yeah... just be praying that all the final stuff goes through alright. Oh - and it's totally fine that I'm going to be gone for the next 2 weeks because they're still building the place, and it lines up with their schedule that way....

Thank you God!!