Last April my sister became unemployed. She has been working through a temporary agency, and she really loved her last temp job. She had been told her position could become permanent, so when that position was unexpectedly terminated she was upset. Several people from that company told her they would do what they could to get her hired, but it never worked out. The temporary agency had her interview for another company a couple weeks ago, and the training for a new temp job began last Monday. This newest temp job was not a job she was well suited for, but she needed to take it. She wasn't excited about it, but she was faithful to take what opportunities God provided for her.
During all of this, we, her family have been praying with her that God would open a clear door for her. It's been hard to watch her struggle with decisions on whether to continue to live where she is while looking for employment, move back home, or just what to do.
On Monday while sitting in a very boring training class, she received a call from place where she had previously applied for a full time position. She was able to call them on her break and went for an interview on her lunch break that day. She had several calls with them throughout the week, and was offered a full time position on Friday! Her first day at this new place is Monday, November 16th.
Praise God for the answered prayer, and congratulations Diane!
When I was a young child I remember my dad reading me stories from The Children's Bible before bedtime. Sometime between Katherine's first and second birthday I began reading to her from The Rhyme Bible Storybook for Toddlers by L.J. Sattgast. We read it so much that she could recite each story and turn the pages at the right place almost like she were reading the stories for herself. She and I loved it, but she eventually out grew that book.
For Easter 2007 Katherine and Sebastian received The Jesus Storybook Bible, written by Sally-Lloyd Jones and illustrated by Jago, from their Grandma, Linda Kenney. Since that day our family has loved reading from that book. (Wes tells about the book here & here.)
This was my favorite picture taken on Thanksgiving. Sebastian's outfit & bike provided by the grandparents. 
Our family had managed to stay healthy with the exception of dealing with a little allergies up until this weekend. Katherine came home Saturday night saying she had started having a cough. Sebastian had a cough off and on last week and he didn't feel well Friday morning, but by mid afternoon he seemed fine. Maybe a little congested, but I figured that was allergies. 
