Catch Up

Where in the world has time gone? Also where in the world is the blogging frenzy we started with? I am now wondering what is going on in all your lives since you wrote or since I have seen you. I guess I am guilty of not picking up my phone and calling...but for the benefit of everyone, maybe you should drop a line. ;)

I have completed 2 weeks of work at OneHope. I am enjoying it so far although it is MUCH different from my last job. It's taking a while for me to get used to sitting 8 hours a day. How do people conduct business and jam the rest of their lives into just some evenings and a weekend? At last I believe in and/or enjoy what OneHope does. I can't imagine doing this for some place I didn't care about...but that's just me. (I'm not trying to offend any of you) I think I'm just struggling with really knowing that this is what I want to do. I kind of miss my kids. I went to His House to visit them 2 weekends ago. It was great to see those faces and a little sad at the same time. I missed being in the know about their lives. I missed their hugs. I missed their laughs. I missed their funny sayings. I missed cooking for them. But then again, I didn't miss the stress. I think I will start volunteering there every two weeks or so. I just need to schedule it, that way I'm committed.

I'm still living with the Thompsons, a family from church. They are awesome. They are also hilarious and make me laugh all the time. I'm waiting on my friend Lauren to get a job so we can get a place together. She's looking for a job in the women's health profession. For now I'm saving up my pennies so I can replace the Diamond Jubilee. She needs to be replaced badly! She is sooooo loud. I squeak with every movement of the wheel. My car is like a bomb shelter. Noises outside the car sound like their miles away inside. So if I can hear those squeaks loudly from the inside, they've got to be horrendous on the outside. I'm always driving so I don't really know. Two of her windows no longer go up and down. One is actually taped so it will stay up....GHETTO! Still she lives on, about to make her 145,000th mile.

I'm reading two books currently. A Life of Prayer by Paul E. Miller. It is excellent! It has been so helpful practically for me and has been such an encouragement to pray, something that has been difficult for me to do consistently. The other...Decoded by Jay-Z. haha. It's sort of an autobiography/memoir/history of hip hop and rap and his songs. It has been interesting. African American culture has always interested me. This book helps me understand why the lyrics say the things they do, the history behind it all.

That seems like a pretty good update. Who knows if you'll even read it cuz it's so dang long....but here's to me! Now it's your turn.

Love you all!
Kath