The three youngest kids and I ran away this week to Fort Wayne. We stayed with Katie and Nathan, but got in a good long evening with Jane and family. I went to Indiana with firm resolve to sleep a lot so as not to relapse into illness. But I just couldn't tear myself away from talking with these ones I love so much. Managed to get at least six hours a night, and am still feeling fine. :-) Didn't hear as many lectures as I would've liked, but got to put in some time helping a friend with the CCA booth. Attended a wonderful church service Thursday evening, and then later the Sabre ceremony. The boys and I had only one complaint about chapel: too much choir; we like to sing those hymns and songs TOO!
Gary didn't get to go with us. He stayed here, hoping to get called in for a job. The brief news is that he has been hired for full-time employment with a secular business. He starts Wednesday. (Mom, vacation-time is arranged such that he will be able to go to the reunion in June. Hooray!) We assume that he will continue on in a part-time position here at this congregation and at Rockford, but that is yet to be determined, pending discussions with the DP and decisions of the next Voters' Assembly, and how this can all be worked out. Don't have much more news than that until after Sunday (at the earliest). In spite of all the changes that are coming, there is some relief in knowing that paychecks will come regularly and that there will be health insurance for Maggie.
Friday, January 18, 2008
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So glad to hear that you will now have a regular paycheck and you won't be wondering about pay and health insurance. God Bless you as you are going through this.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's a lot of information for one not very long post!! Yeah...
ReplyDeleteChanges, indeed. Giving thanks to God for His provision and praying for all of you (and especially your dh) as you adjust to a new routine.
ReplyDeleteSo who won the Sabre this year?
ReplyDeleteThanks be to God.
ReplyDeleteThe Sabre winner was Aaron Moldenhauer. He is an LCMS pastor who started out at the WELS sem, and then when he came to LCMS ended up with a troubling vicarage situation. Hopefully there will be further details on Eckardt's blog, because there were quite a few nominees this year and a lot of the details of the different men got all confused in my middle-aged muddled mind. (My guess is that the information isn't going to show up on the Gottesdienst website as soon as it "should" since the webmaster is going to be gone at work and commuting there for so many hours a week.)
ReplyDeleteI have missed your posts this week. Glad you had a wonderful time away...and thankful that Gary has a job, which will provide steady income and health insurance. We will continue to hold you close in prayer!
ReplyDeleteMichelle
Wow! Am glad for the news of Gary's employment. I'll pray for all the changes that will mean for you and your family.
ReplyDeleteGrinning with gleee for y'all!
Paula