Waiting and living, Living and waiting

Funny how I usually write on here when I'm a little moody.  Well, anyway, here goes...

Life is mostly well.  I'm wating for an answer from an interview process at Allegheny General Hospital for an Ambulatory Technician (medical assistant) job.  I guess if God wants me to have it, he'll give it to me, and if not, not.  That's a very comforting thought, given that I'm nervous about either option.  hehe.  I've never particularly wanted to work in a hospital, but this seems like a really good opportunity.

My boyfriend, Mike, and I had a great February 13th.  Haha.  We weren't going to be able to see each other on the 14th so spent yesterday (Sunday) afternoon and evening together.  Also, on the 12th we completed two months of dating, so it seemed appropriate to sort of celebrate both at once.  We're actually not going out for a nice "Valentine's Day" dinner til next weekend, due to some time and energy constraints yesterday.  It means we get to celebrate twice, so to speak :).  Can't really complain.

Life with my family is good.  Sometimes they drive me crazy, living just downstairs and knowing more about my life than any parents have the right to know about a 25-year-old daughter, but for the most part I really enjoy the fellowship with them and we get along well.  I like living with my sister, Valerie, but she's gone most of the time, as she's in a year full-time intensive BSN work.  She should be officially licensed as a nurse by the end of 2011.

Church is really good.  I love Ascension.  Its such a good church and the more I get to know the people and understand the worship style, the more I love it.  We're starting to gear up for their second mission's trip to Brazil (specifically João Pessoa) in July.  I'll be going along as a translator and can't wait to feel the hot sun on my face and shoulders and the white sands under my feet.  I've never been to JP, but have been to the main cities both north (Natal) and south (Recife) of there, and seen pictures, so have a good sense of how beautiful it must be.  Good thing we're going in the winter, since its VERY close to the equator and therefore almost unbearably hot and humid in January.

I guess in a lot of ways I feel like I am in a waiting period... waiting to see what's going to happen with this job, waiting to see how my relationship with my boyfriend develops, waiting for the trip to Brazil, waiting for a special prayer time I'm supposed to have at church on Friday, waiting for my parents to find a house and move and wondering how that'll change my life (especially because I'll be looking for a new roommate), waiting to get my college loan's paid off, waiting to start a masters (either part-time this August, or, maybe full-time in August 2012), waiting for my life to develop into something stable, solid and dependable, which it does not feel to be right now.

Waiting... thank you Lord, for the periods of waiting that tell us who we are and what is truly important to us. Thank you, also and more importantly for your solid presence when all else is liquid.

Loving you, Jesus!

Rachel