Visitors and Job Interviews

Well friends, I don't really know how often I will write this fall, but if things of significance happen or I have prayer requests, I will be stickin them up here. So here we go...

Today I mostly have some praises and requests for you.

Praise:

MY PARENTS GET TO VISIT ME! 

A group is coming down from Haven in the beginning of April and my parents are able to go! It hadn't really been considered or even thought about because of the money factor and losing two weeks of work, but God is working things out really really beautifully and they will be able to come. I'm so happy. So so happy. Not only because I will get to see them half way through and have people that I'm close to who will understand, but I'm also really excited to see how God works in and through them. Yay God! So praise him for his provision and faithfulness and the way he always works so perfectly. Mm he is good.

Requests:

-My summer job at the jewelry store is finishing up in the next couple of weeks, so I am in need of a job for the fall. I had an interview today with Little People's Place (a daycare center in Holland) and it went really well. So prayers that God would open up doors and that his will might be done, whatever it is.

-A lot of my friends are leaving this week for college. And I'm sad. So I guess I'm just asking for prayers for contentment and peace and more open doors for service and relationship building.

-A close friend of mine had a bit of a rough day yesterday. Her brother dove in a shallow lake and they thought he broke his neck. They took him to GR and did a seven hour surgery last night, and God is doing really wonderful things and healing him, but there is still a lot of unknowns as far as what recovery will look like for him. We are hopeful and trusting in a healing God, but also uncertain of what the future holds for him. If you would like to learn more, you can read SharaLee's blog here: http://attema.blogspot.com/2013/08/ryan.html

Friends I'm so excited. Though this period of transition with my friends moving away and starting school is weird for me and I feel like I'm missing out a little bit, I'm still really excited and know this is where God wants me. He is a faithful God of provision and he has already just blown me away. Thanks for sharing in this journey. I am so blessed to be surrounded by this great cloud of witnesses to love and support me. You are an important piece of the puzzle. The fact that you reflect a piece of God is so beautiful and so encouraging for me, because I get to see a LOT of what he looks like through the combination of so many people loving and encouraging me. I cherish your prayers. I cherish your support. God is so good my friends. So very good.

Love always,

Gracie