October 1, 2008...1 Year in Ohio!!

I am naming this blog the same as I did on the other one since it is on the same day. :-)
I hope everyone has been reading the other blog too. Sometimes it is hard for me to blog on both and do everything else I need to do on here. :-) I thought I would write a few more details on this blog for our prayer team that I don't feel comfortable to post on the other blog. As you all know, we are mailing in our application for MARC since it is now Oct. 1st. Scott emailed the director this morning to ask a couple more questions and to let him know that the apps. are on their way. We have spoken to a couple of the guys there to see what the possibility is of us going there this Jan-Mar so endure the winter months there. They are excited. They are looking for a house for us since there is a new pilot there whose family is living in the MARC house for the moment. We will have to pay rent here and not sure what we can afford there too on top of that. They are suppose to let us know what they find. They are even checking into the possibility of MARC paying for Scott's airfare since he will be coming for eval. time. That would allow us to get one on a buddy pass. (much cheaper), to help cut the cost of getting there. From what I hear we will have to pay for each piece of luggage to fly there. New since July of this year. No one is allowed checked luggage for free anymore. I was stressing out trying to see how we were going to fit everything into one suitcase to find out that I may have to make it work even more. (I was thinking of only paying for 1-2 extra suitcases but now paying for all of them doesn't excite me.)

I had to send my camera in to NJ for repairs. I kept getting a error message on it and it wasn't working anymore. Scott really wanted me to get it fixed. They will check it out for free and then let us know what the damage will be if we want to have it fixed. Please pray that it isn't much to have fixed.

Scott and Shaughn had the flu Sunday through yesterday. I hope the rest of us don't get it. Apparently others at the hangar are dealing with it too. Seems to only last for a day or so. Symptoms include chills and freezing, aching and desiring to sleep due to being weak.

Prayer request, we are trying to see what is feasible to do for the holidays with the possibility of going to Alaska this Jan right after the holidays. We would like to see all of the family and could but that might put a strain on finances to get to AK. We are (or were) thinking of going to Scott's sister's for Thanksgiving since his dad with be there. Going to my families for Christmas and have ED & Steph come here for New Years...but we are seeking God's wisdom on all of that. We know that this could be the last holiday that we could spend with them for a few years to come. God is the only one to know that for sure but if we move, it would be nice to have the memories.

We know that we are going to have to pay for moving next year sometime and not sure what God will provide in that area since times are hard for everyone. This is kind of a scary place to be in and exciting too. God is a big God and I don't want to put Him in a box but I also want to use wisdom and be faithful for what He does do.

We are still praying about our monthly support. We have not seen any increase from our MI trip and know that many told us that they were going to pray about it. God could move anytime and it would be His perfect timing. We are blessed and leaving it in His hands.

Scott is doing great on his flying. He is scheduled to fly 3 times the week after next. He will be doing his solo during that time and after that. Paul hopes to have Scott finished and licensed by spring. YEAH! Praise!!!

Tweeners...going well. We have training this Saturday for Word of Life curriculum. ALL DAY!!! UUUGGHHH. I will be missing the MMS Ladies retreat because of it. I might try to do both but it will be scattered. :-)

I am meeting on Mondays with 2-3 other ladies now. We are doing a study on Fears. We are starting this coming Monday for the first time with all of us. It is good. One of the ladies, Lisa, I have been meeting with for about a year now, normally on Thursdays, but she agreed to move the day and share the time. :-) Pray for us, as the other ladies are not in any study and really need to grow deeper. They are hungry for it and asked me...I didn't have to go to them. So, I felt it was a God thing.

Well, not sure if I covered everything or not. My mind is going loopy now. It is lunch time and the kids are no longer being quiet and working...they want to be fed...imagine that. :-)

Love you all and if you have ANY questions or think of something I didn't cover that you want to know about, please ask!!!! God bless you all and love you.

Time to go to the fair....(read the other blog):=)
I have been blessed to work at it twice. :-) Yee Haw!!
Love,
Lela and boyz~