A new year is upon us! Kevin and I are both excited about the new year and what it has in store. We have much anticipation as we continue to walk with the Lord and listen to what he has for us. We would like to give you a general update on our lives and the changes that are taking place already within the new year.
I am sure most of you know by now that I applied for a couple of positions (Unit Clerk and Patient Care Assistant) at Lancaster General Hospital back in November right before Thanksgiving. After a few weeks I basically gave up because I had not heard back from them. Well, sure enough a couple of days before Christmas they called me in for an interview. Yeah! What a great Christmas present. Then December 31st they called and said they had a Unit Clerk position available for me and would like to know if I wanted to take it. Of the two jobs I applied for the Unit Clerk is the one I most wanted. Of course I said yes right away! A great New Year's present! My shifts will be 3pm-11pm three times per week and every third weekend 11am-11pm. With these shifts Kevin will be able to take care of the kids in the evening, so we won't have much childcare. I am excited about all of it, but nervous of course. I have wanted to go into the medical field since I was little, so I am excited to get my feet wet a little to see if Nursing is something I would like to pursue in the future. A benefit of working at LGH is that they will pay for your schooling if you meet certain criteria, which is an option for me in the future. Right now, I just want to focus on the new job and fulfill the role to the best of my ability.
The next change is that it looks like Kevin has full-time work lined up for awhile now. Many of you know the journey we have been on with the business, whether or not to continue with it or not. On Saturday Kevin received a phone call from a guy who owns his own remodeling business. This guy wants him to sub for him full-time starting next week January 12th. This is a two-fold blessing in that Kevin has full-time work and he is planning on hanging onto the business (Revolution Builders).
We are excited for the changes to come, but know it will look very different than the last few years have looked for us. Since we have been together Kevin basically has not really worked full-time (because of owning his own business) and I have not worked nearly as much as I am going to be. It seems like a lot of change all at one time, but we are excited to have some consitency in our lives and get on top of a few things financially. Pray for us as we go through this transistion. Pray for the kids, that there will be much grace upon them with Mama being gone this much! :)
We had a great Christmas! The weekend before Christmas we went out to Indiana to visit my family. What a great time! My sister Erica and brother-in-law were also in town from IL. Then on Saturday my brother Dan and sister-in-law made it to the extended family Christmas from KY! I had not seen them since before I was married, so it was quite the time of them meeting Kevin and the kids as well as us meeting their kids. It was so fun to be together again. I really miss my family being so far away. I feel the older I get the more family means to me. Maybe some day we will all be together again! :)
I think this is all for now. Hopefully soon I will have some pictures to post. I think we misplaced our camera during the move (which I think is upstairs in an office box), but my family is going to be sending me a cd of theirs, so soon enough you will see pictures!
Have a great week everyone! :)
One of the joys of winter! Static Electricity! :)
The joys of having a big sister. She wanted to play "dress up" with him. It was totally Michayla's idea to put the scarf on his head! Oh what fun days we have ahead. :)
