We have many friends and family that have been praying for a full-time teaching position for Keith for fall. Our hope and prayer for Keith was that God would supply a needed job in order to provide for our family.
For those of you who have thought of and prayed for Keith's interview this morning, he had a very good interview with the teacher and administrator. At the end of the interview, they offered Keith the job and it was a done deal! Praise the Lord! You can only imagine how excited Keith is that he will have a first day of school this year with a group of 19 third graders! He also found out the job is not for the six weeks that he had originally thought, but for 12 weeks! They also told him that since he will be doing the lesson planning, and all the preliminary work for the class and grading, he will start out with the regular long-term sub pay instead of the regular sub pay for the first 1-29 days. This will mean he will be employed up until Thanksgiving holiday.
We are so very thrilled for Keith, even though this is not the job we had all hoped for, God has other plans for him. We continue to trust him for His plan for Keith's life, not our plan.
PSALM 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.
2. He also, brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.
3. He has put a new song in my mouth -- praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord.
QUICK UPDATE ON MARSHA
Today, the good news is we found out from lab work that she did not have a Crohn's flare up, but an obstruction of her bowel. We are thankful the steroids are doing the trick to make things come back to whatever her normal is for now. We thank the Lord for the provision of knowledgeable physicians who have been taking care of her. At this time, there will not be any surgery. However, Dr. Kim, Marsha's colo-rectal surgeon, will be keeping tabs on her if she continues to have these obstructions occur. This morning, he told Marsha, that he feels she had more or less dodged a bullet from further surgery for the past 10 years or so. Previously, she had had surgery just about every 10 years from the time she had been first diagnosed with Crohn's (30 years ago).
They have not said when she will be going home, but most likely when she can tolerate regular food, she'll be discharged. Her diet has been moved up to a low residue tonight, so we'll see.
It was great to see a couple of dear friends pay me a visit today. What a great surprise! Thanks, Darlene! Keith also surprised me today and brought our neighbor, Ilene, up to see me. I also had a nice walk with my dear friend, Barbara, even though it was not in person, we sure enjoyed a nice phone chat. Thanks Barbara!
QUICK UPDATE ON MARSHA
Today, the good news is we found out from lab work that she did not have a Crohn's flare up, but an obstruction of her bowel. We are thankful the steroids are doing the trick to make things come back to whatever her normal is for now. We thank the Lord for the provision of knowledgeable physicians who have been taking care of her. At this time, there will not be any surgery. However, Dr. Kim, Marsha's colo-rectal surgeon, will be keeping tabs on her if she continues to have these obstructions occur. This morning, he told Marsha, that he feels she had more or less dodged a bullet from further surgery for the past 10 years or so. Previously, she had had surgery just about every 10 years from the time she had been first diagnosed with Crohn's (30 years ago).
They have not said when she will be going home, but most likely when she can tolerate regular food, she'll be discharged. Her diet has been moved up to a low residue tonight, so we'll see.
It was great to see a couple of dear friends pay me a visit today. What a great surprise! Thanks, Darlene! Keith also surprised me today and brought our neighbor, Ilene, up to see me. I also had a nice walk with my dear friend, Barbara, even though it was not in person, we sure enjoyed a nice phone chat. Thanks Barbara!
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