The last few weeks have brought on a few milestones. All four of us are working now. Jacob got his first non-seasonal job with Hambino's Pizza Co. a couple weeks ago. For those of you who know Jacob, getting him out of his shell has been quite a challenge, getting a job was made all the more difficult due to his introverted qualities. The owner of Hambino's saw something in him that he could work with. It seemed that all others did not or would not. He took Jacob on with the promise that he would train him to be what he wanted Jacob to be and do in the store. That is true leadership. Not sure where this will lead for Jacob, but it has done him a world of good, and we will be eternally grateful to this man.
Christy and I took Michael last weekend to audition at AMDA, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. AMDA is a college and conservatory for the performing arts. He set a goal to go to school there next year after he graduates. He did his best to prepare for the audition (bought his own music score and selected his monologue). He set a goal to audition and he achieved that goal. If he gets selected now is up to the school, but we are proud of him regardless. We've always told our kids to "not say no for other people." In other words, if he had not auditioned, he would have been saying no for them, and he would never know if they would have accepted him or not. By auditioning, he put the "yes or no" decision on them, plus we got to see New York City.... :-)
I turned "hmmmmm" years old this week. I used to think this age was old, but the older I get the more I realize how young it really is, and, I guess, how short life is.
Christy and I also celebrated 22 years of marriage this week (well, the same day as my birthday...:-) ). I thank God every day for the support she has been to me over these years. It's not easy living the life we have, moving around quite a lot, but she has been my rock, especially over the last year. This past year has been a challenge professionally and personally. I know some of the difficulties I brought on myself, but some were thrust upon us through no fault of our own. Strong, enduring marriages work through their difficulties and do not give up. They allow God to work through them, knowing that He is working everything for our good and His glory. I'm still her "fool in the bushes" (yeah, there is a story there...haha) and am eternally grateful that God has given me a helpmeet who is in it "for better or for worse." I love you.
When I think about this past year, and really over the years of my life, I can't help but think of the Israelites before they went into the Promised Land. They set up a "stone of remembrance" on the banks of the Jordan River to remind them of God's faithfulness. Joshua 4:7 says, "These stones shall be a remembrance to the children of Israel forever." Through the good and through the trying circumstances, God is faithful!
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