My Cup Overflows ....

Today I truly feel as those I am blessed beyond measure. The reality is I'm blessed that way everyday if I would only choose to recognize it. God is Good!

Yesterday, as I drove into the parking lot at work I came to the realization that the two internal jobs I had posted for were probably not going to work out. It had been at least two weeks for the most recent of the two and probably a week or so back for the first one. I figured if I had not heard by now then they probably were considering other candidates and I would get the 'thanks but no thanks' email very soon. I was OK with that. My prayer is that I end up where God wants me and if this was the case then that was His will and I really had a peace about it instead of the normal twinge of sadness. Then, yesterday afternoon I got a call on my cell phone from the hiring manager of one of the positions. She is setting up times for next week to meet and talk to those being considered and she's like to meet with me. Wow! A total 'He Speaks to Me moment'. Just when I had given up, God said not so fast. Now, I might not get the spot but I have an interview! Again, I want to be where he places me so I am praying that His will will be done here. I'm excited.

Also, yesterday, I spoke with a friend of mine who had reached out to me about a spot she had opened at her company for a contractor. She was looking for someone now and wanted to know if I knew of anyone. During our conversation I mentioned my date would be 12/31 and I asked if she could keep me in mind for anything that might be coming up. She sounded excited and positive about possible work and encouraged me to get her my resume so she could put me in front of people that she knew.

So, the bottom line here is that God will provide. He does all the time. I'm thankful for this time in the wilderness that He has drawn me close. I really would like to get the lesson right this time that I do not need to control my life because He has it all under control. I simply need to trust and follow Him. My cup overflows ....

Friday Night and Sabrina's Surpise Socks

Last night was a blessing and a quiet evening with ladies I don't see very often.

Emma had a sleep-over/birthday party with a new friend she made at school. Ellie had her normal Friday night gymnastics and I went to Knitwitz where I had not been in such a long time. What an enjoyable evening.

It was so nice spending three hours just knitting, chatting and listening to friends.

Worked on Sabrina's socks for Christmas. I sure hope she likes them. I'm using the 56stitch/56 row pattern. It's a basic sock pattern - cast on 56 stitches, 16 rows of K2P2 ribbing, knit 56 rows, start the heel, after the heel it's 56 rows for the foot. Now, for Sabrina's pair, I dropped the needle size down to a 2.5mm trying to make the patter smaller. I did the 16 rows of ribbing followed by 4 inches of straight knit for the leg. Now, I'm on the heel. I'm really stretching to get these done this week-end to get back on track with my Christmas knitting.

Here's a picture of the yarn. I love it --- from Pagewood Farms (http://www.pagewoodfarm.com/). It's their Yukon sock yarn (wool/nylon/bamboo) in the Cotton Candy colorway. Perfect for the girl who wanted pink. Hopefully I'll have a picture of the actual sock for you soon.

Ten Years and Counting

It is hard to believe that 10 years ago this month, four families travelled together to China to meet our daughters. For one family, the McNabbs, it was their second trip but for the other three it was our first time. Little did we know that day in Nanning, where it seemed like forever before we were able to meet our daughters, what the future would hold. We were given screaming, crying babies with no diapers, from sweet nannies who had loved and cared for them. Our beginning.

Fast forward, 10 years to Kirksville on September 17th when we began our celebration. Three of the families met together for pizza, football, Chinese Food, and just good ol' catching up.

We've been home a week are are really missing our friends. Let's hope it's not another 4 years before we get together again.