Change is good!

Dan Having Family Fun

Suzzie's Great Spades Hand

As I write Dan is at work - Praise the Lord!!!! Two weeks ago yesterday, Dan (for very good reasons) parted employment with Ferman of New Port Richey. He received an offer of employment the very next day. We were soooo happy. Then on Friday, things began to change and though we never received a no, we kept being put off without any good explanations. We continued to pray for guidance and felt that we were being asked to wait. We enjoyed alot of family time and trusted that God was in control and if this was where Dan was supposed to work, then it would all work out in His time. Of course, being human (and living from paycheck to paycheck as we do) we decided to give them til Tuesday (Monday being Labor Day and all) and then call and see if we could get a straight answer. Dan called first thing Tuesday morning and was told they would be working on it and he should call back between 3 and 4. He patiently waited til 3:10 and called and was told that things were happening and he should have an answer shortly. He (again patiently) waited til 6:30 and called again and got voice mail. Ok patience was wearing thin. Then at 7pm he got the call that he needed to go in yesterday for a meeting at 10am. He went and was told he had the job and would be starting today at around 1:30-2:00 (they'd call and let him know). If you can believe it, he had been waiting with his phone by his side for two weeks for this call, but today his phone was in his box by the door, somehow set on silent! Of course his new boss called at 11am and wanted him to come in earlier but he never got the message til close to 1. Doesn't it just figure. Anyway, as I said he is at work right now and we are grateful to God for this opportunity (not to mention that he's way closer to home making for a much nicer commute time).

Angie is doing well - she is counting the days til September 15th when we return to the Doctor's and get her cast off. We're all looking forward to it, especially since lately she's gotten used to her crutches and doesn't pay as good of attention as she should and has put a crutch down on our toes a couple of times.

We also started back to school this week and my hours at work have been changed to 9-1. Lot of changes going on and we are all working at adapting and improving ourselves. Dan has even taken to waking to the alarm at 5:45 and running on the treadmill and studying the Bible before I even get up. I'm considering getting up earlier too, but so far am still adjusting to all the other changes.