Snow, Super Bowl and Answered Prayer

Over the last week, North Idaho has seen one snow shower after another. All the kids around here are happy because they got 3 snow days last week, which means no school. The snow just keeps piling up, because until Saturday it hasn't been warm enough for any melting. We have snow berms in our neighborhood that are probably 15 feet high. These pictures were taken after 2 days of warm-up, so some of it has melted. I actually started wondering if it's possible to accumulate so much snow that there is no longer anywhere else to put it!!

On Sunday we had a Super Bowl party with some of the high school students from our small groups. We had a great time and ate way to much "football food" (translation: junk food). During half-time, the girls really got into the Tom Petty performance and were singing along to "Free Falling." I was just glad to be able to gloat to Miles because I was rooting for the Giants, and he was the lone Patriots fan at the party!!

Now about answered prayer . . . on Friday I received a job offer and accepted it. I will be an adoption recruiter for a program called Wendy's Wonderful Kids. It's a program that works with foster kids who are 10 years and older, trying to get them connected with adoptive parents. It is a perfect position for me because not only is it something I'm passionate about, but it is a part-time position from home. The main office is in Boise, so I'm totally autonomous in North Idaho, and get to set up a home office rather than having to go to a different location to work. It's something I can do while we have foster kids, and I get to gain a better understanding of the adoption process. I got the job mostly due to a glowing recommendation I received from the adoptions supervisor. She used to be the supervisor on both Jordyn's and Tyler's cases before she moved to the adoptions unit, so when she saw my name on the list of job candidates, she contacted the coordinator for Wendy's Wonderful Kids in Boise and personally recommended me. Wow! I'm so thankful for that and for the way God opened these doors for me. I also found out that the 2 adoption workers in Coeur d'Alene are 2 of the most wonderful social workers we've dealt with so far. I couldn't ask for a better gig! It will keep me busy in between foster kid placements, but will allow me flexibility when we do have kids. God is so amazing in how He works things out for us.

Miles' last day at Slacker, the S.D. company he was working for, was last Friday. So please pray for him as he works on expanding his business, Tower Cam USA. He is selling aerial photography systems and setting up a training manual. God has totally been providing for us just as a need arises. What a wonderful thing to just watch as we surrender to Him and learn that He knows our needs better than we do. He sees and He provides -- Jehovah Jireh!