Stepping Out in Faith

There's so much going on in my life right now, I don't even know where to begin.

Family:
Ken & Nicole have decided to move their wedding date up a year, and they are getting married at the courthouse instead of having a big fancy wedding. They can't see spending all the money for a big ceremony when all either one of them really wants is to just be married. So the new date is May 14, and it'll be a very small, private ceremony, with a big party later on this summer. If you're not invited, I'm sorry, but the room only holds about 40 people. We wish you could all be there!
Josh & Beth & Jonah & Miles helped me with some wiring issues. Really, all I was trying to do was to change out a couple of outlets and switches. How hard can that be? Just put everything on the new one exactly where everything on the old one was, right? Apparently not... things I never even touched stopped working. Jonah & Miles were both very helpful. Jonah carried a thermostat around and identified a screwdriver, in case Josh didn't know what it was. And Miles was giving all sorts of advice, but no one understood him. Beth and I sang karaoke to help the process along.
Jeremi & Shayna have been suspiciously quiet lately. That either means that they are getting in trouble or extremely busy. I think probably both! :)

Work - no, still not working (although looking for work is a job in itself!):
I didn't get the job in Woodinville for which I had two interviews. But that's okay, because I've applied at several hotels and have heard back that three of them are interested in talking to me about a position as a conference coordinator. Or front desk person, depending on how the conference part goes. The story is much bigger and better, and I'll tell it someday when I find out how it ends. The important part is that I am following God's prompting and wonderful things are happening!

Home:
I have decided to sell my condo. I finally came to the realization that I don't need a three bedroom home anymore, no matter that it's wonderful to have all the extra space. Also, I don't need to be paying for said extra space...times are tough and I need to be as thrifty as possible. I spoke with a realtor on Wednesday, and he is confident we can get more than I paid for it. What a relief in these times! I do have to replace the carpet and vinyl, but that's no more than I expected. Good thing it's already been painted! I'll be moving some stuff to storage and getting things sorted out over the next couple of weeks: what to sell, what to give away, what to keep.

I find that as I am working through these several issues in my life, I am becoming stronger and at the same time more willing to lean into God. He has shown me constantly through the last three months that He is there, listening to my prayers, willing to answer them, and giving me strength that I did not have. Some of the things He's done have flat astounded me, to the point of me sobbing after hanging up from an amazing phone call, or sitting in stunned disbelief after hearing exactly what I had prayed for regarding an open position.
There's a whole lot of opening and closing of doors going on in my life and once it calms down and I can get my brain wrapped around it all, I'll share with you completely. For now let's just say that God is amazing and I love Him and am following Him with all my heart, while holding loosely to the material things in my life. It's an amazing journey and better than any roller coaster!

It's easy to say that I believe in God and that He can and will do things for me, but I always feel so unworthy of His notice that I am totally surprised when He does notice and answers my cry. And it only serves to humble me and make me trust Him more and lean into Him more in the rest of my daily life. And to thank Him from the bottom of my heart for the evidence of His love in my life...

I love you Lord
And I lift my voice
To worship you.
Oh my soul, rejoice!
Take joy my King
In what You hear.
May it be a sweet, sweet sound
In your ear;
May it be a sweet, sweet sound
In your ear.

Yours in Christ,

Sharon