job offer :)

i'm sitting next to my husband and just listened as he called to accept the job offer he received yesterday. he is now officially employed as a 'mechanical design engineer!' i could not be more proud of this man, not only for the fact that he's a brilliant designer and engineer with an amazing mechanical mind, but for the character he has and the choices he's made over the last couple of years to live well and to follow hard after the God we love. and what a privilege to be receiving clear direction from HIM and affirmation for the decisions we've made as of late. i'm thankful.

especially thankful for being able to live with my best friend, for already a marriage with strength beyond what i even knew how to expect.

it's raining today and making cozy things seem more important than normal. i love our snug home with comfy texture underfoot and warm colors and a peaceful fan blowing in the doorway. and lamps that are glowing. today we are where we need to be and HE is showing us some things we've been waiting and hoping to see.

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i am mulling some new thoughts and responses around to something someone told us yesterday. that is just to say that i will be writing about it as i find words to fit. about pain being a privilege only as it brings the kind of vision of HIM and HIS kingdom that humans can't see when they are focused on the world around them. that those who suffer are refined by their intimate closeness with Jesus. this thought and all that it could mean is ruminating within me...
more to come.