Today, Saturday, we spent at my parents’ house in PA. We got to sleep in a little (which is always nice after driving a whole day) and to spend time with my family. Here’s Leah, just chillin’…

And Melissa doing her thing…

Mom and I sang some hymns - I’d been tooling around on the piano and she just plopped down beside me on the piano bench and flipped through the hymnal. I love that part of my family life - the spontaneous singing. =) I can always count on it at home, though usually I’m just a singer and not the accompanist, too. My dad plays the guitar better than anyone I’ve ever heard. =)

I spent some time looking through Leah’s home school curriculum for next year, too… Home schooling, while socially stunting, is a great way to challenge smart kids. With this “no child left behind” stuff, advanced students are really suffering in school systems. I’m going to give her a list of supplements to her history/bible class for next year - movies to watch and music to listen to that will give her a better picture of the period than just a chapter in the text book.

On the way to bed, we spent some time with my Grandpa - he taught us how to play the fiddle! Dave and I are going to keep an eye open for a used fiddle - both of us think we can learn some bluegrass skills… =) Here’s David trying his hand:

By the way - anyone out there know a solution for a sore on the side of the tongue? David bit his tongue really badly the other day and is still suffering…

I have a job! More accurately, I have a contract position until the end of the year… but it pays so well that I’ll be making a year’s salary in that time. =) Completely out of the blue, I got a call (Thursday night) from a company I’d previously interviewed with - something of an emergency nature had come up and they needed another “resource.” My interviewer had kept my information handy and pulled it out right away… He wanted to meet with me as soon as possible, so (because I was headed out on vacation) we had to meet at 8am on Friday morning. I went in thinking I’d get another interview - I came out with a job and security clearance. =) God’s awesome!

I’ll be working for Clarian Health (a network of hospitals in Indianapolis) with a contracting company, Sedona Learning Solutions, to develop manuals and training material for software used by physicians. Don’t quite know yet what that means, but I’m excited. I find myself doubting my ability to do the job already - before I even know what I’ll be doing! But that’s just my nature. My overwhelming emotion is thankfulness.

So, thanks to you guys for praying for me!

We’re on a road trip! Well, we’re actually in PA, on our way to SC. We’re staying a week in Myrtle Beach. =) Here’s us getting ready to leave Indy…