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Post by Margot on Nov 10, 2009 17:19:39 GMT -8
woo-hoo---to both Josh and Amy!
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Post by sarah on Nov 19, 2009 7:33:58 GMT -8
It's 7:30 in the morning and Lindsay is out the door with Brian on her way to her first day of morning preschool, Victoria is sleeping and for the first time in a long time I have a quiet house and time to think!
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Post by Margot on Nov 19, 2009 17:27:57 GMT -8
Whoa! This IS a big day
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Post by Josh on Nov 23, 2009 19:36:55 GMT -8
Thankful to be feeling 100% better today.
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Post by sarah on Nov 24, 2009 7:42:06 GMT -8
yipee, Josh!
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Post by sarah on Nov 26, 2009 19:47:22 GMT -8
In the spirit of Thanksgiving I am thankful for my amazing husband who is a daily reminder to me of just how good God is to me! I am thankful for Lindsay Rose and the inspiration she is in reminding me that life can be a fun adventure even in the most unlikely circumstances! I am thankful for Victoria Grace who so fits her name, for her safe arrival despite the challenges along the way, and that she has weathered it all in stride and is a healthy (albeit swine fluish at the moment) happy baby! I am thankful to have survived a very tough year and that my body, mind and emotions are all showing progress to returning to a place of wholeness! I am thankful for the blessings of friends and family who have carried us through the really rough times, cheered us in the wearisome moments and celebrated our victories alongside us! We are richly and deeply blessed!
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Post by rose on Nov 27, 2009 9:09:50 GMT -8
Thankful for a wife who works hard, cares, perseveres, nurtures, and comforts. What a lovely thing to hear someone say about a spouse!! I know I'm a little late in reading this, but I do feel special reading something like this that my husband posted about me. I love you honey bunches and am thankful more than ever for you too! ;D
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Post by rose on Nov 27, 2009 9:18:14 GMT -8
Watching Josh fighting his way through pneumonia (and the flu) recently gave me a renewed perspective on life and how short it truly could be. We aren't promised tomorrow and I tend to live life like I'm immortal. I am more thankful than ever for Josh, Justus, and Riley and the life that I have. I love our family and the surprises that each day brings.
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Post by Jeremy on Dec 29, 2009 21:52:16 GMT -8
I am really grateful for my job at McAfee. It is truly a God thing. For those of you who don't know I'll give a brief summary. A tech recruiter saw my resume and saw a position I'd be good for. She coached me on how to interview for the position. That day I had two job interviews on the phone--one was for the tech recruiter at Tripwire and the other was for McAfee (for a full-time salaried position). The recruiter told me what to do in the interview so I did exactly what she said (most importantly asking for the job). I decided that I should do the same thing for the McAfee interview. Both seemed to go well. Tripwire offered me a position--90 day contract with a *possible* conversion to full-time position. I was forced to accept the offer (I'd been on unemployment for 2 months). I was really hoping for a full-time position. I went in filled out paperwork and was all set to start work on Tuesday (it was currently a week away). Then McAfee called back and wanted to do an in-person interview. So I went in and did that (it was 4.5 hrs long) and most importantly asked for the job. It went very well they called me back on Monday saying they didn't have an official offer but asking if I'd take the job if they offered it to me. They didn't have an official offer so there wasn't much I could do...I still had to show up on Tuesday (the next day) for the other less desirable job. He said it would take them a couple of days to put the offer together. I told him that I had another job and I was scheduled to start the next day but I couldn't hold out for them to shift papers around to get an offer together. I was forced into taking the less desirable position; there was nothing I could do. Later in the day I was out disc golfing with a friend and the McAfee guy called back saying he scrambled to get the manager to scrape together a job offer...told me what it was and emailed it to me. I called the tech recruiter for the Tripwire job and told them I was sorry but I had a full-time job and I wasn't turning it down; he complained at me for bailing out at the 11th hour, but I stood me ground and ended the conversation. In the end, it turned out that the McAfee job--full-time and salaried--turned out to offer more than the Tripwire job--contract job. Usually contract positions pay more than salaried, but not in this case. I got the best of everything. Oh and just to show how good God is...the pay for the McAfee job is in the 90th percentile for (Software Engineer I) positions in Oregon, in other words at the top end of the scale. So I'm grateful...it was truly a miracle. Another part of the story: three years ago I had trouble believing in myself (due to some past experiences) that I could handle or even work in an environment like I'm working in now. As a result, I took a job for a friend of my father's making barely enough to scrape by (if I put my loans on deferment), not believing I had what it took for a REAL job. With the help of a close friend he helped me see I was capable of so much more. It took me three years but eventually ended up in a job--or more appropriately, a career that I thought I could never attain. Thank you God
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Post by Josh on Dec 30, 2009 17:05:19 GMT -8
That's cool to read in written form. So glad it worked out so well!
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Post by michelle on Dec 30, 2009 23:35:26 GMT -8
I'm thankful for the warm, comfortable bed I'm about to climb into.
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Post by Josh on Feb 15, 2010 18:51:29 GMT -8
"It is the highest and holiest of the paradoxes that the man who really knows he cannot pay his debt will be forever paying it. He will be forever giving back what he cannot give back, and cannot be expected to give back. He will be always throwing things away into a bottomless pit of unfathomable thanks"
G.K. Chesterton
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Post by michelle on Feb 16, 2010 23:58:48 GMT -8
I am thankful that in my moments of doubt, when I feel like there are too many odds stacked against me that God keeps nudging me with little things to encourage me. He does it in small and unpredictable ways. When will I just trust and stop needing nudges? Who knows. But until then, I am thankful that God has an endless supply of them.
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Post by Josh on Feb 17, 2010 12:59:42 GMT -8
I got a few nudges this morning... but it was a long time coming let me tell you. Maybe he's trying to wean me off lately. Not sure I'm ready either.
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Post by Margot on Feb 18, 2010 22:15:52 GMT -8
Not sure that we're ever meant to be weaned off nudges, guys! I think that's called "support"--we just don't necessarily recognize it when it's not in its flawed human form )
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Post by michelle on Mar 2, 2010 14:13:34 GMT -8
I am grateful for the body of Christ that calls me family. I am grateful for hands that reach out at a moment's notice without thinking twice about it. I am grateful for Scripture that friends share that remind me that we are all Family. I am grateful for the love that my Family doles out.
"19Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." - Ephesians 2:19-22
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Post by Josh on Mar 5, 2010 11:25:07 GMT -8
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