March 17, 2006

• APU Rocks
  Work has been really good. I'm really getting the hang of some of the stuff, and actually spent a lot of my time mapping articulations today, (too hard to explain, just go with me here) which was cool. Also, there was a new girl that was hired to replace the only other male person in the office, who is leaving on Paternity leave and then moving to somewhere far away.
  Well we had a meeting today with the President of the University (who is an amazing person--there was a standing ovation when he came up to speak--everyone loves him).  He explained his vision for some new stuff in the works, i.e. building plans and goals for the university in the near future. One of those goals was better compensation for the faculty/staff at APU. Yada yada yada, I'm getting a $250 bonus check tomorrow and so is every other fulltime employee on campus (over a thousand of them). Part-timers get a bonus too. So me and the other chick that started this week are already getting extra  $$.
  
  Here's the kicker though--this job pays slightly over half of what I was making at Midway. We've been figuring that I would get a part-time worship leading job to help us make up some of the difference and also just planned on living on less. Well, I don't have a church job of any sort yet, and money has been tight. Everyone has been extremely generous, and we've been doing well for a while because of that.  I've done some arranging jobs, and have a couple others that could help a little, but have mostly earned as much as I've been able to without anything steady.  In addition to that, we're going to have to start shelling out thousands of dollars to get Noah the care he deserves--and we just don't know how it's going to happen.
  
  I literally was asking God the other day to please provide for us through the next couple of weeks until I start getting paid. I was like, "Well, you're going to have to do something crazy, 'cause I can't imagine how you will provide for us now..." But we all know that I'm not omniscient. So I heard the news and let me just say that I was pretty teary for quite a while afterwards, because I knew that it was part of God's provision, something that I could have never seen coming or would have expected, and BAM, there it was. I was and I am still floored.
  
  We sang the Doxology to end the meeting.
  I couldn't sing. It was physically impossible to make sound with my voice (well, without utterly losing it in front of all my coworkers).
  So I listened.
  
  Praise God from who all blessings flow
  Praise Him all creatures here below
  Praise Him above ye heavenly host
  Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
  Amen.
  
  
  
  
  Final Exam
  In other, less important news: my last class was a disaster.  It was supposed to be a "listen to everybody's project and eat lots of food" party. Only three of us (including the prof) brought food.  It was horrible. THEN, about two hours in I accidentally dumped the cookies all over the floor. Everyone screamed, except for the one guys that was like, "That's ok, I'll still eat 'em".  Go ahead dude. Go ahead.
  
  I think my project was fine, but it was a little painful listening to other classmates tunes. A few of them blatantly strayed far off the assignment, and it was a little bit embarrassing. "You know that you weren't supposed to use strings..." Oh well. It's over. I better get an A is all I'm saying. One week off, then back to school for Quarter #2. Can you believe it?
  
  
  
  Pray for Christy
  This is one of the most difficult seasons in her life. She is carrying quite a bit of the burden of caring for Noah and Nathaniel, plus arranging all the autism stuff, and cleaning the house, and so on and so forth...it's waaaaaay too much, and she's doing it all.
  
  Also-an amazing thing is happening next week at APU. It's pretty unique...
  

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