BTW

I did not mention in the post before where we are all going....Papua, Ache, Lesotho, DRC, Haiti, Equador and more places that I can't remember at this moment.

Threads of Grace

Mijo is upstairs in our apartment giving a voice lesson to a fellow MK. Nick is skate boarding with another MK outside in the 99 degree heat. Scott is running yet another errand on my behalf, trying to make things run smoothly in this temporary household. We have just finished our orientation and waiting to begin our Security training. We are all a bit tired but today as we wrapped up our time together we were amazed at the community God put together here in Nampa in these short two weeks. We are from everywhere, US, Canada, Netherlands, Mexico and the Philippines. We are married with 4 children, 3 children, 2 children, no children. We are single and widowed. The youngest child is coming in September and Conner at 13 is the oldest. Some have been married 30 years, some just a 1.5 years. All of our stories though have an amazing common theme whether we are going to fly airplanes, teach, houseparent, maintenance, do IT or LT, be Mom's and Dad's, we all have come with one purpose, to do right by those we serve and make Jesus' name famous. Every story shared was weaved together with threads of grace. The sadness of some, the joy of others and the fears of all were woven with God's amazing Grace.

5T does not mean 5C

We are learning quite a few things here at orientation. We have been doing personality tests and between Scott and I we have found a a few key things. On a scale of working well or relating well, Scott and work well together but we don't relate well. We should be co-workers but most likely we will have conflict if we are wanting to have a relationship... This session was not that helpful :). Scott says we just need a lot of projects that we are constantly working on so we can get along. It has been good to be here, but it is a bit on the long days and sore bum side of things.
Today we were learning how to cook from scratch. This was fun...Remember that Scott and I work well together...not necessarily relate well. We were making a pie crust, Scott was mixing I was gathering ingredients. I like getting things done, so I kind of glanced at the recipe...Scott would have read it completely. I read 5 cups of water rather then 5 Tablespoons of water. If you have ever made a pie crust...yes...it requires only 5 tablespoons. Anyway...Scott was mixing, and waiting for me to do what he thought I had gained a proficiency...I read 5, I assumed cups. We had to start again from scratch. It was good though, we did good work when Scott read the directions and told me what to do.
Mijo and Nick...they are making friends and were able to play in a puddle made from a fire hydrant. Cheap thrills on a HOT Idaho day. They seem to still like each others company.. this is a good thing. We are looking forward to the weekend. We may even go and see a movie or replace some clothes that were ruined in the drier after a pen exploded.

Behaving Badly!

I am sure none of you can relate, but in the spirit of honesty let me tell you...I behaved quite badly this week. I lost hope, yelled at the kids just because I could, quit several times and simply lost it. BTW...all is done, all animals in loving homes, house is cleaned, classes are done, even our plants have a place to settle....Mind you...this all transpired in its entirety this Friday. OK, back to the story, it is Thursday afternoon and I am stressed OUT!!!!!! A wonderful lady, I am sure, has just told me over the phone that maybe because we don't have all the details taken care of we are really not supposed to go. She used the trump card, God had told her and she felt obligated to let us know this new message from the Almighty. I am weary to the bone, my house is in disarray, my kids are sad, my husband is tying up loose ends, I have a paper to write AND I get a message from God that we are all in the wrong because we can't quite get everything together. Bless her heart, I was in no mood to talk, I should have but I hung up the phone, curled into a small ball and wailed. Scott walks in the room at this time, watches me melt and wonders what for awful has happened. As I wail in desperation, Scott, (wanting to tell me ..NOT the time Heidi for a melt down.. SNAP OUT OF IT ) gently puts his arms around me and lets me drain my stress tank and lets me know its going to be all right. I so wish in times like this I would remember the faithfulness of God. I don't...I hate that about my faith. I know better...I really do !ANYWAY..we are on the way to Idaho. All packed up and somewhat rested. Wanted you all to know inspite of me, God is previous, He already knows, He's already been. Remind me next time !!!!

Behaving Badly...

Sheesh already !!!

Swimming in papers, deadlines and deep thoughts. Kids have their first production of Alladin this Friday night after 2 weeks of really hard work. I finish my class next Friday after 2 weeks of really hard work. It is all a bit much at this particular time, head above water, swimming really hard, almost to shore but one more week of papers, deadlines and deep thoughts.
Oh yea, then we pack up and go..........Sheesh already!!!