I have a Vision

i come baring good news:

i am employed and our college group just had their first winter camp.

both were huge blessings and answered prayers. the job has some really great perks to it: casual dress, great hours, good boss, close to home, on my way to school, and it's part time. it is everything i was hoping it would be and everything i didnt think i could find. it was as if all these wonderful puzzle pieces got together and decided, by the grace of God, to help me find an answered prayer: a job.

i am overcome with joy from the huge amounts of encouragement and hope i received from my friends and family. everyone pulled together to bring us kind words, hope, calls, letters, and extremely generous checks, all to make us feel a little more human. a little more like people. and our college retreat was the cherry on top.

we all went to this extremely tacky cabin in big bear and ate like kings, made our own hill to go sledding down, played more card games than known to man, talked about everything, laughed until someone snorted, and learned a ton about each other; about our new family.

here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure!