Belated

Hello,
Obviously I am very behind on blogging. I have been very busy since August. I took a 4 unit class at GCC in Accounting and book keeping. It was a hard class and took a lot of time. I fell behind in almost every area of my life. My house, blogging, socializing, blogging, book keeping, blogging. You get the idea. Well, I passed the class with flying colors. Thank the Lord and my study buddies. Then on Nov. 6th Skip and I headed for Northern California in anticipation of the arrival of our grandson. God's timing was perfect. We drove 11 hours, stayed up all night while Joy labored and heard Anthony Steven Olla cry for the first time. That was the most amazing experience in my life. What a blessing. Anthony weighed in at 7lbs. 9oz. and was 20.5 inches long. He is not yet two months old and has gained 3lbs and grown 3 inches. He is having some trouble with colic. The dr. says he should do better after his 3rd month. He will be going to a Kidango program on the Ohlone College Campus where Joy works. He will start the beginning of February. Momma Joy and Daddy Phil are enjoying their new son.

We learned the middle of December that the gym I have been working at for almost three years is closing. My last night is Dec. 30th. I am losing my job. It is sad because I have made some great friends at the gym. I really have enjoyed that job and will be sorry to not meet the ladies there night after night. The Lord opened another job for me though. In addition to working at the gym I have been taking care of Ben Robinson. He is an active 22 month old boy whose 3 year old brother has cancer. It is a blessing to watch him and be able to help the Robinsons. I will continue watching Ben until the Robinson's don't need me anymore. Then I will probably look for full time work.

Lord willing Skip and I are going to Moldova at the end of April or May. We will see where the Lord leads with that.

The economy has made life challenging with our business. Work for Skip has been hit or miss. We need more work to stay afloat. It will be interesting to see how God works out the financial details for Moldova as well as for maintaining our finances at home while we are gone. We are willing to go to Moldova, if the Lord wants us to go. He will need to work out the details, because they are beyond us.

We had a quiet Christmas at home in our PJ's. We loved it. We usually invite people over, but this time we just relaxed. It was wonderful. My brother, his wife and mother-in-law are coming to visit tomorrow thru Saturday. We will spend New Years with them touring Sedona. We are looking forward to that.

So, school ended, and now my job is ending and the year is coming to a close. I will be interested to see where this next year leads us. We are here by God's design. His will doesn't lead us where His grace cannot keep us. We know we live and serve where God has planted us. We are trying to trust Him for His leading in this next year.

God Bless you and have a Happy New Year.