Too Pretty to Eat

I had my very good friend Tammy come over today and help me make this diaper cake for Lauren's Baby Shower. It was fun and I think that this is a gift that I am going to make for any future baby showers I go to as well. This cake will actually serve as a centerpiece so it is a decoration and a gift.

If it wasn't for this baby coming into our lives in a few months I sure would be down. I am trying so very hard not to get discouraged but all this job searching with no positive results is starting to get to me.

I have another interview tomorrow and I am still waiting to hear an answer from an interview I went on last week. Sometimes when I stop to remember that God is in control, and that He already knows the outcome and my future, I can relax in that knowledge. I just wish I could be at the end of this voyage but my wants are not important and my needs are being met. So with that thought I am thankful and grateful to my Lord.

A Beautiful Saturday

Today is a nice, sunny, not too warm day here in FL. I am slowly getting around to doing the things I need and want to be doing around the house. Sort of a light spring cleaning. We are also having a Garage Sale here next Friday and Saturday, so I am going through the closets and gathering stuff - we have too much stuff!

My daughter, her (and my new) friend Maggie, and I went shopping on Thursday, and picked up the decorations, invitations and misc. for the Baby Shower. We have a few more items to get, put we put a huge dent in the list of "Things to Do".

We settled on a date, time, menu, and all the other little things that make for a baby shower. It was so much fun and so enjoyable that I can honestly say this is one of the happiest times of my life! Thank you God.

Chuck had an interview yesterday, and although a formal job offer isn't in front of him... it looks good. I pray that this is indeed what the Lord wants for him. Chuck is such a hard working, good and honest employee that I pray he finds the job that will bring him contentment and fulfillment. I am praying that God's Will be done not ours. He is supposed to meet again on Monday with the man who could be his supervisor. So I will keep you posted on that development.

I am learning to be calm and actually embrace this quiet time in my life. I can honestly say my new granddaughter-to-be is bringing me so much joy that who has time to be stressed?

NC Family

We just returned from a quick trip to Wake Forest, NC to visit family. Chuck's dad is not doing well and we want to try and see him as often as we can before he leaves us.

We love to visit with the rest of the family as well and this time we got to meet our newest family member - our great-nephew Vaden. Our niece Melissa and her husband, Randy, had Vaden about 3 1/2 weeks ago. He is a precious little guy and it was awesome to be able to see him so soon. It made me all the more excited about our future granddaughter.

We stayed with Chuck's sister, Eileen and our brother-in-law Jerry and their happy, bustling house of children. It is never quiet nor dull there and I always feel welcomed and loved when there. There is something special about the Mestas Family and you feel it as soon as you are welcomed into the house. They also have the best desserts around :)

While up in NC, I found out that I didn't get the third job I had interviewed for and although it wasn't really even something I wanted that bad, the rejection hurt all the same. I was reminded by Eileen, that God is Good and He has something in store for us. She also reminded me that we really only need our daily bread and HE has most certainly provided that for us all along.

I feel grateful for my life and although this time of unemployment and uncertainty is not what I would have chosen for us, I am so at peace today and even excited to see where God is leading us.

Stike Two and So What!

I have heard my second "no" in regards to the three interviews I have been on recently. Both times I have been told that I 'lacked the experience and knowledge in certain software programs' that they were looking for. I was told that I was a second choice and a strong candidate and the decision was hard but they went with the knowledge the other applicants held.

Was I disappointed? Yes, of course I was but I have this overwhelming feeling of peace (THANK YOU, LORD) in fact I am starting to wonder if I may be enjoying this time off a little too much!! I am still waiting to hear from one more potential employer but if that doesn't come through then it will be 3 strikes but like my husband said, "that just means I am getting closer to hearing a YES". No news other than that on the job front. Chuck is still looking. I am still looking. We just need to be found!

Oh yeah and in this game, 3 strikes does NOT mean......"You're Out" it means "So What".