Saturday, January 06, 2007
Update
Wow - I can't believe it's almost been a month since I have written on here! I thought I should give a quick update on how things are.
This next coming week will be my 5th week at Aflac. I can hardly believe it! My new boss is so wonderful! He is by far the best one that I have ever had - - - and I've had some goodies! He has been so helpful and so patient with me. I literally went from knowing everything there was to know in my previous job to not knowing hardly anything at all in this one - but I still wouldn't trade it for anything. It's been great. My co-workers are pretty awesome also. Every time I have a question or don't understand something, they are right there to push me along. The only thing I can say that I wish I had done differently is I wish I had started Aflac way sooner than now! I believe it would have saved me a lot of stress and gray hairs!!!! (which by the way, my hair dresser told me today while washing my hair that I am too young to have the little silver things that she was seeing!!! I AGREE! I'M NOT READY TO TURN GRAY!)
Andrew started his new job this past tuesday as the Minister of Music and Education. He really loves it. I have seen a side of him that I have missed for a very long time and I'm glad he's back! Andrew definetely belongs in full time ministry. That's where his calling is and that's also where his heart is. I believe that this was a good move for us also. We will most likely be here until God opens up a door for us to go into full time pastoring.....which probably means we'll be here for a while because he hasn't even started seminary yet. We are hoping to get that going this year. I don't see anything other than finances holding us back at this point and we can always find a way around that. Especially to better ourselves for the Kingdom.
Christmas was wonderful in case you were wondering. It was busy, but we sure did enjoy spending time with our family and friends. There were several that we were unable to see because time ran short, but they know we love them anyway.
New Year's was also nice. We spent some time with Dad, Karen & Cherish part of the time and then my brother, Jeremy, mom and step dad Tim came over and we all met Christy, Michael and Chandler out to eat. Later they all came back over here again and we just had a real nice time of fellowship.
Andrew, myself and Jeremy have challenged ourselves to read the Bible through this year. Andrew has made it through already with his cousin. While we were dating, I tried to make it through with him, but around Deutoronomy, I called it quits. Andrew thinks it is easier to read cover to cover, but I totally disagree. I bought a One Year Bible that skips around - for instance, through most of January, I am reading each day in Genesis, Matthew, Psalms and Proverbs. It's really nice. I have really prayed this year that God would help me to become the child of His that he meant for me to be so that others will see Him in me, along with the wife, daughter, sister and eventually mother that he intended for me to be. I am genuinely trying to make several changes in my life for the betterment of myself and for Him. My desire is that when people talk to me that they will automatically know that I am a Christian......and if they need prayer for one reason or another, that they will know that when they ask me to pray for them that without a doubt, it will be done with complete and total sincerity.
Well, that's the update of my life for now. If any of you reading this now would like to take on the reading through the Bible in a year, just let me know. Leave me your email address and I will send you the verses for each day. I mean, what better way to start the new year than in God's word...............Amen?
This next coming week will be my 5th week at Aflac. I can hardly believe it! My new boss is so wonderful! He is by far the best one that I have ever had - - - and I've had some goodies! He has been so helpful and so patient with me. I literally went from knowing everything there was to know in my previous job to not knowing hardly anything at all in this one - but I still wouldn't trade it for anything. It's been great. My co-workers are pretty awesome also. Every time I have a question or don't understand something, they are right there to push me along. The only thing I can say that I wish I had done differently is I wish I had started Aflac way sooner than now! I believe it would have saved me a lot of stress and gray hairs!!!! (which by the way, my hair dresser told me today while washing my hair that I am too young to have the little silver things that she was seeing!!! I AGREE! I'M NOT READY TO TURN GRAY!)
Andrew started his new job this past tuesday as the Minister of Music and Education. He really loves it. I have seen a side of him that I have missed for a very long time and I'm glad he's back! Andrew definetely belongs in full time ministry. That's where his calling is and that's also where his heart is. I believe that this was a good move for us also. We will most likely be here until God opens up a door for us to go into full time pastoring.....which probably means we'll be here for a while because he hasn't even started seminary yet. We are hoping to get that going this year. I don't see anything other than finances holding us back at this point and we can always find a way around that. Especially to better ourselves for the Kingdom.
Christmas was wonderful in case you were wondering. It was busy, but we sure did enjoy spending time with our family and friends. There were several that we were unable to see because time ran short, but they know we love them anyway.
New Year's was also nice. We spent some time with Dad, Karen & Cherish part of the time and then my brother, Jeremy, mom and step dad Tim came over and we all met Christy, Michael and Chandler out to eat. Later they all came back over here again and we just had a real nice time of fellowship.
Andrew, myself and Jeremy have challenged ourselves to read the Bible through this year. Andrew has made it through already with his cousin. While we were dating, I tried to make it through with him, but around Deutoronomy, I called it quits. Andrew thinks it is easier to read cover to cover, but I totally disagree. I bought a One Year Bible that skips around - for instance, through most of January, I am reading each day in Genesis, Matthew, Psalms and Proverbs. It's really nice. I have really prayed this year that God would help me to become the child of His that he meant for me to be so that others will see Him in me, along with the wife, daughter, sister and eventually mother that he intended for me to be. I am genuinely trying to make several changes in my life for the betterment of myself and for Him. My desire is that when people talk to me that they will automatically know that I am a Christian......and if they need prayer for one reason or another, that they will know that when they ask me to pray for them that without a doubt, it will be done with complete and total sincerity.
Well, that's the update of my life for now. If any of you reading this now would like to take on the reading through the Bible in a year, just let me know. Leave me your email address and I will send you the verses for each day. I mean, what better way to start the new year than in God's word...............Amen?
# posted by Amy Fountain @ 6:11 PM 
