Romans 8:28

Thank you to those of you praying for my sister, Emily. Her fever broke on Friday (dates are a bit confusing because they are ten hours ahead) and today she was taken off oxygen. She was also moved today from the ICU to the pulmonary unit. Evidently she is still in pain with atypical pneumonia, but she is progressing and was able to sit up unassisted. My Mom is worn out and experiencing some lower back pain, but is happy to be there.

This evening I found out that an elderly friend, one of my church members from my old church in SLO, passed away after a long bout in the hospital. Thankfully she went to be with the Lord, but she will still be missed.

Today was my last official day of work with the California Literary Arts Society and I will miss the lovely Executive Director and our varied literary pursuits. Tomorrow morning I am flying to Bellevue, Washington for a four day orientation with AmeriCorps. On Sunday afternoon I will drive to Orange County to endure local orientation for a day and a half and then hopefully will move into an apartment Tuesday evening. The apartment is still up in the air; I am waiting on both the leasing agency and my employer to approve paperwork. My first day of work is Wednesday.

This has been a difficult month for my family, but we continue to enjoy our many blessings and believe that:

All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NKJV

Amen