Birthdays, jobs and unpacking
Elizabeth turned 11 yesterday! I actually managed to clear enough space in the kitchen to bake a cake! It wasn’t fancy, but better than the store bought ones I had for the boys. (Although I must admit the Treasure Island one had so many lollies and chocolate on it that they couldn’t have cared less that it wasn’t home made!!!)
On the job hunting front, hubby had applied for a job that we thought was “perfect”. It was working with computers in agriculture, just a 10 minute drive from home….. but, we heard yesterday that someone else with more experience in agriculture got the job. So it wasn’t meant to be. Now he will have to look at the jobs in the city which means commuting 1 1/2 hours each way.
It’s funny, but when I heard that he didn’t get the job, I felt peace. We want to so much stay living in the country, and this job “seemed” to be the way to do it. But it looks like God has other plans and I am eagerly awaiting them!! It is hard to wait and keep trusting, but I know it is the only way to go. God has plans for us and I know they are for good and not evil 
Jeremiah 24:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD,
“plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.”
And last, but not least, more boxes were unpacked today thanks to some willing hands My dear friend Robyn came around and helped get things sorted out. Robyn is my older woman (older, not old!) and such an inspiration to me. She had a hip replacement last year and is waiting for her other hip to be “fixed” this year. Just having her there to motivate me was a big help, let alone all the lifting, sorting and unpacking she did despite her hip problems. Friends like Robyn are a real blessing
We moved some tables around and now the school/sewing room is looking much better. I have cleared the table tonight ready for school in the morning, and maybe, just maybe, I’ll get a teeny weeny bit of sewing in tomorrow too….!!