So apparently we life in a very nice part of town. I have to admit that there are a lot of perfectly manicured yards around here. But you know that you really live in a nice part of town when the student drivers are in BMW's. smile. Thanks Carlos and Heather for the beautiful and safe surroundings! We are very blessed to have such generous friends that let us take up a huge piece of their home, driveway, fridge, bathrooms, living room, basement, lockers, and I could go on. Sharing is never very easy, but they are so joyful about it that it has really been easy! And we love their kids, who are hilarious, so that helps.
you asked great question. It is hard to find something like the DMV (a very general term, right?) when it does not exist in the phone book. Never fear Google is here. I love Google. Apparently the DDS is the Department of Driver Services and I visited them on Saturday. It was a wonderfully fast experience! I know, I was shocked too. I even got my DL before I left and the whole thing took less then 20 minutes. So I am now officially a Georgia Driver. It is so wired to not have the picture and birthday in the same place anymore. I wanted to include a real picture of my new drivers license, but James said that was not a good idea because it has all of my private information... bla bla bla... he is always right.
James took me out to the movies. He really wanted to see Iron Man, but being the incredible loving husband that he is- we saw Baby Mama. We both have not laughed that much in one movie in a very long time. I highly recommend it! If you have ever had or know someone who has had a baby this is going to be funny. Mom, you would even like it :).
Tonight we had to get our sweet fix. James and Heather really wanted some doughnuts and I am not one to refuse any of the sweeter pleasures in life. The kids were so excited. They pretty much have most of the same things out here that we do at home. EXCEPTIONS: no In-N-Out, or Miguels, or Del Taco.... just a few things that I am missing. This week at work I really started to get into my job description and it seems like it is going to be a good fit for me. I will try to post more about work later.
It feels like forever since I posted. My work is keeping me busy! I am doing 5 8hour days right now. I am ready to be done with that one. Next week I start 4 10hour days. I am excited to report that I am officially working in the nursing area. I have been floating all around the office learning the different things that go on. I am working with Tiffany, who is great! James is still applying and looking for new jobs. Keep him in our prayers. As for what we have been up to, we went to Chuck-e-Cheeses on Monday night for a birthday. James was fixed on earning the kids as many tickets as possible. I am not sure who had more fun. You be the judge...
James had an especially fun time at church today. One of the advantages of living with the head of production is we get the inside scoop. Carlos even selected James to be a game show player this morning. Here are a few clips from my seat of his fun times.
Yes, the Host called us "freeloaders." (smile, thanks to the whittakers) He ended up winning 221 pennies and got a starbucks gift card.
I think that the best part of church was actually the sermon. Even though Vicky Beeching was amazing and Plinko really raised my spirits, we were taught on faith. This subject, as you can tell by my blog title, is an area of my life God is growing. Before we moved God gave me many verses to encourage my journey of Faith (aka coming to Atlanta). Abraham and the great faith chapter Hebrews 11 were one of the things I was really drawn to.
vs 8 "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going."
Where is God calling you? How are you doing at listening? Do you even know what God has promised you? (these are just a few things that have been on my heart. Don't worry I will share more when the time comes)
FAITH is more than having HOPE and wishing God might bless you. It is BELIEVING He will do all he has promised and DOING what He instructed.
Today was Sohaila's birthday party. There were about 15 6-year-olds running around. That does not do justice to the craziness and obscene amount of food that ended up on the floor. I am just not ready for this yet. Heather did a great job and the party was a great success, but WE are not there yet. I have been wondering lately what God is up to. When are we going to start a family. What are we going to be doing here. The Lord spoke to me today... "this too shall pass." We shall see what this week brings.
Looking forward to Vicki Beeching tomorrow. We had dinner with her tonight. I just love the British accent. We missed you Eddie. She would have loved to meet you. And Cheryl, Matt, the Third Day guitar player, was here this afternoon. If that is not a sign for you two to move here I am not sure what is.
James didn't get the job. After 2 weeks of interviews and driving and taking tests and working a 9 hour day they informed him that this is not the right time. I might have been a little angry and wanted to call that man and give him some of my thoughts on the disrespect he just showed my husband, but I did not. I might have even shot myself in the foot when I told God that we cannot go back into ministry. we shall see.. eeek...
As for me, I was the mad scientist today. This is Shana' (pronounced sha-nay). She is the pharmacy tech and I was her assistant. She has the sweetest laugh and a fun southern accent. We had a great time talking. The above picture is where I was mixing chemo under the hood and looking up chemical compositions and compatibilities (Jeff would be so proud). I actually did it all myself today. I mixed every chemo administered by the nurses. I am so proud. Tomorrow I get one more day of mad scientist then I am off for the afternoon to learn the insurance side of things, which I am sure is not as fun as today, but good experience. bla bla bla
I can't believe it is already wednesday. I have worked 2 days now! Yesterday they started me off in the lab and let me tell you that poking adults is very different from kids! I am just doing the normal introductions and tours of each department. The next few days I am in the pharmacy mixing chemos..... oooh..... important ha??? This is a picture of the evil poking device. Good news though, I got every one. James had an exciting day as well. We are in the south 1 month and James has a red neck, literally. He spent the day on a "ride-along." He went to one of the events that he may be selling (pending they offer him the job). We hope to find out by the end of this week if he gets the job. He is meeting the owner of the company tomorrow and taking a personality test.... he has had to jump through so many hoops for this. I will keep you posted.
Today was not too exciting. James and I messed around, looked at townhomes, went to the movies, ate lunch and later took a walk to Bruesters. It is an ice cream chain we do not have in CA and I love ice cream, so I had to show and tell. Here you see me eating some yummy ice cream. Never fear- I got the frozen yogurt and we walked the 3 mile round trip to get there(still trying to loose weight :). I will just tell myself that the walk canceled out the ice cream.
As for this morning, going to church is so different now. Its not about how I feel walking through the doors, or who is looking and judging and asking questions I don't want to answer, feeling uncomfortable, feeling unwelcome and disconnected from a family; even though I know none of that should matter. I am here to hear God speaking to me. Today we started a series about Faith. A topic I will undoubtedly expound upon in depth at some point. For the first time in a long time, it was just me listening to hear what GOD was telling ME, Alyssa. I am excited to be moved, again.
this is just my life. my thoughts. my views. my emotions. the way God talks to me. the things i do every day. the people that i spend time with and the people i left behind. the things i love. the things that challenge me (because my mom always told me that hate is too strong a word). thank you for sharing in my journey. numbers 22:24-27
