I made it through another week. Hooray! I am excited because i hired a full-timer today, which means i am fully staffed! I got a personal "way to go" from my boss, which was very cool. It seems like things (as far as staffing goes) is starting to come together.

This is weird! I am on jerem'ys parent's computer, and i am so jealous of their big monitor! I think i am going to steal it. We are here because his parents are in pittsburg, so we are puppy-sitting. Ths dog adores me! I can still make him pee himself just my comming in the door! That is a rare gift!

Well, i had my first appointment with a counselor on thursday. Well, there was a little confusion, so instead of meeting with a woman i had never met for counseling, i actually met with the missions pastor of our church, who happens to be a guy i know pretty well. He was the first of all the pastoral staff that either jeremy or i had a significant conversation with. So, it was pretty cool. He gave me a lot to think about... his exact words were, "You are really good at being gentle as a dove. It's the Wise as a Serpent part that needs work!" he mentioned a concept i never expected to be an issue: politics. It seems that i am totaly non-political, and the fact that i have "played the game of life"in what seemed to be, to me, a very honest and open way, means that i have not played it as wisely as i could have.

It's funny how people can tell you something, but then someone comes along and says the same thing, but this time you get it. That's what this was like. I always thought of politics as sneaky, and dishonest. But there is a such thing as being clever and shrewd: trapping the one who is trapping you, while keeping your integrity. Jesus did it all the time! I had forgotten that side of the equation.

IT was cool because i appreciated his unique perspective. God paired me up with just the right person. :)