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| The colors on the trees this year were so vibrant! These were taken just after it had rained. |
Being thankful always comes to our minds, as soon as the calendar changes to the month of November. However, it has come to light in our lives, for the past 5 months, that we are definitely thankful for so much in our lives.
Back in June, when Keith lost his job, we both felt hurt and a bit scared, not knowing all the whys, etc. Of course, if you have ever gone through the process of losing your life's work, after doing something you absolutely love for the last 31 years and have it snatched away in the blink of an eye, you can imagine you would be a bit scared at first, too. Through this experience, we continue to put our full trust in the Lord and watch Him provide in so many ways.
He provided the temporary job through Davenport University and Michigan Works. Over a week ago, Keith went to a meeting with Dave and Dan in Battle Creek with the Michigan Works people. They were very pleased with Keith's work with the students; not only with just his work, but that he took a special interest in their personal lives as well. They were so happy with him, they are hoping, with the necessary funding, they will be able to have him do another class in January. Keith would be excited to do that again. Now that he knows more of what to expect from the people he works with, it would be a bit easier for him to put together his lessons as well as handle different situations in the classroom setting. The guys from Davenport University also were asking him if he would possibly be interested in doing some facilitating of classes/workshops for manufacturing employees. Keith said he would like to observe a few workshops before taking something like that on. It sounds like they are hoping to find work for Keith. Only the Lord knows, at this point, how all this is going to turn out. We just ask you to continue to pray for the job the Lord has for Keith. That's the only one he wants to have...God's best choice for him!
This past week, Keith was able to observe one workshop for a couple of days and he also has been applying to a subbing company to substitute teach in various schools in the area. It's a job just to apply for subbing! There are many hoops to jump through, testing he had to complete and also must attend a 2 hour meeting on the 12th of November.
On Friday, Marsha completed her third week of her new job working from home. So far she's loving the fact that she doesn't have to leave her house to go to work as well as when phones are slow, she can multitask. As long as she's available to answer the phone, she can do most anything around the house. She just has to be three rings away from the phone. She received her first full paycheck, which was a real blessing as well. She would appreciate your prayers as she continues to learn new things each week.
Saturday...
Yesterday, we were so blessed to have Keith's brother, Ken and his wife, Judy, come visit us for the day. It was really a great day of visiting together. We were also able to Skype with Jessica and Andy and Andy's family, as they are all together in Pennsylvania for a baby shower for Jessica's sister-in-law, Veronica. Ken and Judy, thank you so much for coming for the day. We really enjoyed the day together!
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| Ken and Judy |
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| Ken with his "little" brother, Keith |
