WooHoo!

Okay, it's been a interesting week to say the least. It started off awesome and kept getting better!

Saturday I went with a few friends to see Woodale, a great local band that is getting some great notoriety in the Central Florida music scene. They had the opportunity to play with a few other bands from the area at the Hard Rock Live venue at Universal's theme parks in Orlando. So anyway, I headed to Orlando with Woody and Tina, and Ginger, we ate at the Hard Rock Cafe prior to the show, where we waited forever for our server to bring our food, and our checks, we missed the first two bands completely....

Oh well, we finally got out of there. We made it just in time to catch Between the Trees, they were awesome, edgy, emotional, and of course sonically pleasing, aside from their terrific stage presence. I need to figure out where I can pick up their tunes, in the mean time I believe they can be found on MySpace. Next up was Woodale!!!! They sound a lot like the pop side of Jimmy Eat World, Tom, their bass player and his wife attend Oasis, so we hung out with rest of the Oasis crew that was around. The songs are catchy, pop love tunes. You can check them out at www.woodalemusic.com. Finally, I must comment, that Hard Rock Live is probably one of my favorite venues, the sound was excellent, it was spacious, awesome scenery inside, I hope to have the chance to see other bands at there in the future!

Sunday was good, I was helping out in UpStreet Kid's, the elementary school ministry, I led worship and the 3-5th grade group. We've seen a lot of growth since school started, and we are needing a lot of extra hands! Normally, I lead the 1st and 2nd graders, but since the 1st graders are new, Vanderly is going to show them the ropes before I get my crack at them!

Monday, work was good, although, to be honest, I was sort of contemplating another opportunity and thought about sending in my resume, I just had a lot of questions I had to sort through. That night I had small group, which went well. We have been a group for about 2 years now, and well Monday the current leader broke the news that they are ready to transition out and see what the next stage for the group will be. I was asked about possibly becoming one of the next group leaders, and or co-leading it with Ginger. I honestly haven't thought about it a whole lot since Monday, things have been really crazy, but I will get ot that this weekend!Going back the whole job thing, it would have been at a Real Estate Brokers office, paid less than my current job however would have higher earnings a year into the job and paid for a realtor's license. The deal sounded sweet on the outside, but their were somethings that could have come back and would bite hard. Monday night after my group, I called my Mom and just needed to talk to her about it, while it was appealing, in the back of my mind I knew it wasn't right. I of course being the rather emotional person I am, cried on the phone for my lack of peace about the situation. Mom prayed with me about the situation. Don't get me wrong, the job I have is awesome for a recent grad such as myself, good benefits and great pay for the area. Problem you ask? I work for a trucking company?!?!?! It's not really that bad, but I do have a hard time being passionate about trucks, diesel fuel, lazy truckers, and lumper fees. I know that is really stuck up of me to think this way. It just seems like ever since I got involved in the purchase of my home, and finally closed on it, I just can't get enough about the real estate! It's interesting, exciting, and an extremely hot market in Florida right now! So this other job sure seemed to fit into that...right?

Well, after the phone call, a few tears, a prayer, a little Nyquil for my headache and slight sore throat so I could sleep, sleep on it I did. The next morning, I woke up and got ready for work. I sent in my resume the night before to a friend to look over it, and got rave reviews, but I still couldn't send it in for the job. I just didn't feel a peace about it, and God was just saying no. So, I gave up on it and submitted to God. That was Tuesday....

Wednesday, work was good, the boss was in, and he wanted to meet to go over the weekly reports. So I got things ready, and then worked on other stuff I had to get done, till late in the afternoon. Finally I got called in to the meeting, I thought I was prepared for it as usual, even though I still feel the nerves. Well I go in their, prepared to report on the prior weeks operational results. In their is the boss, his wife, and Liz the supervisor. He starts out talking about their newest business venture, Exxact Properties, while it was kept a secret for a while, they opened up about it now that things are in the works. They told me that they want me to be the main accountant over this business! They noted that, the other audits and reports I have been working on have been going smoothly and making good progress, and hopes that will continue as I take on new responsibilities with the new company. They also said that since I would be taking on more responsibility, their would be a heavier load, but the positive side of that means extra pay!!!! So, let me just say that GOD IS SOOOO AWESOME, SO FAITHFUL! So basically, I will be working in Real Estate, with more pay than I am currently earning! And I keep all my benefits and everything I have worked for since graduation. Exxactly what I desired :)

So anyway, I'm learning some good lessons. God is always faithful, He has a great sense of humor too! He may not always handle things they way I'd planned (thank goodness too)! I'm learning to just be open to His plan, I tend to try to control things that I have none over. I stress myself out in the process. If I would just open my hands and let go of what isn't mine to begin with, He'll fill them with more than I could ever imagine!