OK, time for a mind dump. Life has marched right on and I have failed to capture any of it on this blog. When I last left off, we were waiting patiently (haha) to sell our house and we were starting to think about the details of our big move. By starting, we had pretty much just set a date that we would quit making commitments here in Spokane. We have moved in fast forward for the last month and I will try to fill you in. Two weeks ago, Mike and I traveled to Gig Harbor to get some things settled, hopefully rent a house and find a school for the kids. I was feeling hopeless and even said to my mom as I was leaving, don't worry about keeping the house nice, it will never sell. Yep, always so optimistic, I was completely burned out and feeling sorry for myself. I was feeling like we would never sell our house, we would never find a place to live and the school we were visiting would probably be a poor choice for our kids. God must have thought I was acting pretty silly. Or maybe he was up there say, "Selina, just wait and see what I have for you." I wasn't really listening, so I don't know what he said. I was just lost in myself. So, when we got to town, we got a call from our realtor, letting us know we had an offer on our house. It wasn't an offer we were willing to accept, so we counter offered and went back and forth for a bit, and 10 days ago, we came to mutual agreement on a contract to sell our house. Praise God. One big thing accomplished by God. Feeling a little peace. When we were searching for a home to rent, we were having a lot of difficulty. Many of the places we were interested in, would rent almost instantly. Again, me of little faith, I was thinking we would never find a house. We visited the school we wanted to send our kids to, and it turned out to be a great fit for our kids. They offer many activities our kids love, as well as having a strong faith foundation. We had a great tour and the principal gave us all the right answers to our questions. Thanks God, there is answer number two. When we got out of the interview, I checked the craigslist one more time and a house that would work for us had just popped up. We called right away and waited to hear if we were quick enough. We really like the location, being just 10 min. from the school and it looked like a quiet neighborhood. As we were driving around, Mike got a message on his phone. It was from the school. Seems they are looking for a science teacher. I must have mentioned that I was a science teacher during the tour. They wanted to know if I would apply for the position. I haven't been in the classroom in eleven years, when I became a stay at home mom, and I never had full time classroom experience. I prayed about it, and couldn't commit to teaching full time. I still have baby girl at home, but I considered it if there was a part time position. When I went back into the school the next day to drop off the kids applications, I talked with the person who had contacted me. I let her know of my limited experience, and my desire to only work part time. She said to apply anyway and see what happens. After I left that time, I got another call, letting me know if I was to get the job, I would teach in the morning and there is possible candidates for the other portion of the position. I was shocked. Anyway, I have been praying for God to just open doors, and make it easy if this is the time for me to be in the classroom, and to make it impossible if this is not the time. I want to do what is best for my kids, and working in their school has always been a desire of mine. I have an interview next week and I will just see what happens. So after all this, we did get the house and the timing works out perfect for us to move and have a little overlapping time. God is good. He knew He was working it all out, I was just so doubtful and afraid. I try to learn a little bit more each time He walks me through something like this, but I must be a slow learner in the trusting, and faith portion of my life. Thankfully God is faithful, even when I am faithless.
Backyard marshmallow roast
My man has hops
Manito Park
Memorial day camping trip
Grubby camping face
Brother is actually really good with his sisters
Getting ready to try some fishing
The Kelly men fishing
