July 19th Update

Progess on some of the things from last week. WIC - Medical, Medicaid, they bought a car (Bea's Car) went fishing with Ryan. Couseling session with Geoff was the highlight of the week. Went to the Rodeo. Got the Neon taken care of. Home Schooling the kids? Lunch with Nate to catch up. Let go and let God. Accept the things that cannot change, and let me know the difference.

Jason thinks that maybe the other guys see him going through this, we don't have to be there, but he chooses to. It also helps him out too. He doesn't know what God's plan is, but he's changing the things that he knows he needs to. May it has to be with him being more humble and patient. Waith on the Lord.

Patient, not so impulsive, humble. - Jason
Indy says that they are hoping for the best about the house. Being out here and going to church is helping. Trying not to worry about tomorrow. Luke 9...vs. - Deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow Him. James. A double minded man cannot keep his focus. Serving God= being in His Word, listen to God instead of the devil.

Another update

Tensions mounting ... the garage issues. Jason is concerned about the apartment, credit scores, etc. He's anxious about getting into a place of his own. - Last week, a big blurr. counting the hours till work till being on his own. Frustrated that he's not working yet. License still coming. Feels good about his sobriety. Ran down to Fisherman's wharf with JJ and his jogger stroller. WIC tomorrow!! Tuesday or Wednesday was his worst day. U-Haul, Board of Nursing, Vicky giving his job away. Cursing, and stubbing his toe. Indy says that prayer is what she'd like to see more. Between Jason and her, and also all of us. Just like 'cut - n- paste' from last week. Good meeting in getting out how we all feel about things. Jason wants to make sure that he's not stepping on any toes. Wants to know before things get dicey. Jason gets tested right after this meeting....more to come.

Jason and Indy

The first two weeks:

Sunday June 21st, Fathers Day, 2009 Colliers rolled in like a storm. Michele helped Jason with the paperwork for Licence for Nursing. She also got work for Jason doing landscaping and handyman stuff - Suzanne - We've been going to church and bible studies, not to mention MEW and Saturday morning prayer. Jason's job cam right after a prayer for wonk on Saturday morning. Magnolia Manor has work for him for this next week doing roofing. Indy got a chance to work down Big Sur for Suzanne. Jason tested positive for THC and Opius. He's been clean since the 21st. (14 days today) Yesterday, on Saturday, we switched the phones at Verizon, and now we get friends and family plus 1400 minutes. We've been looking at apartments and there's one just around the corner that would be great, but we'll see.

When they first showed up, we asked Jason what his goals and expectations were:

Reconcile to Indy - Communication - Godly man, Family after God, Provider, / Indy - Motivation in different areas. Papers for citizenship.
Better Husband/Dad -
Sober - Support is good, less temptation. Less of a jerk!
Financial Stability
Employment
"Handsome, hardworking christian spouse" Christian spouses
How has God spoken to you? You're on the right path, you need to be humble.

Let go, and not spend - be frugal. Obey whey He calls, Let go and let God.(Indy)

This Next Week - More work, License, planting seeds. Paper work for WIC (Women, infants, children) Children should be covered by health insurance. August 1st for Preschool 0 JJ and Ellie. Drivers License. MPC - Check out classes. Geoff Buck to give counsel for Finances. Keep looking for Apartments.

Signing off to play Apples to Apples!

Inadequate...

The term 'inadequate' is defined as: "not sufficient to meet a need". Well, posting such an experience on a blogspot is like Moses telling of his mistakes in the book of Exodus. Inadequate is like using a butter knife to run sinkers into drywall. It's like using an iron to toast your bread...it's like using the flesh to do something spiritual...inadequate. Sight is inadequate to conquer something that takes faith. Faith is inadequate to do works. Humility is a very adequate tool in the hands of the Lord to do some of His best work. To see yourself as you should instead of how you would like to be, even though what you'd like to be isn't anything but honorable. To be humble before the Lord is something that I've learned, and have a need to continue to learn. Just a closer walk with Thee....

Wow, What an Ending!

The month of December, 2008 was full of events that, as I look back over them, I still can't believe that we did so much. Almost two weeks in Maryland staying with the White's, and being GG and Mighty Mike to the grandsons. We came back to the Monterey Peninsula (sadly to see Ellie's car damaged). One week in between in which we did a wedding and a Phil Wickham concert in a row! Then, Papa Bear came into town and stayed with us. He's just left this past Saturday and boy am I ready for a little bit of relaxation. We took the afternoon and evening off yesterday that could have been filled with a lunch the Buck's for lunch and Fireproof for the evening, but my sweetie was right....too much! We tinkered around the house, I beat her at rummy, and we watched part of a lame movie. Fires in the fireplace, and hot cocoa! Can't beat that! Uv U, SweetPea - HB

Pressure

The Waterjet needed some fixin’ this week, so Dean and I took to replacing the seals on the high pressure water side of the dual-actuator. After completing the job, I commenced to starting it up to make sure the repairs were proper. Seemed it had a hard time getting to pressure, and that when it was, it couldn’t keep it. Next day I started examining the system and came up with a possible solution at a couple of suspicious areas. After checking to see if we had a leak coming out of one of the hoses, I said that the pressure relief valve was highly suspicious. The boss got involved and actually rolled up his sleeves to wrench on the system. We replaced the 3-way connector block with a 2-way and bypassed the valve. Success! We’ll have a repair kit here in no time for the valve.

I’m prone to relate things that I go though in life to my walk with God. What is it that He tried to tell me throughout my day? This day He taught me about where my pressure needs to go. It’s a given that we have pressure….from our jobs, our family situations, money, health, schedules…we all have pressure. If we don’t deal with it properly, if we don’t have someplace that when the pressure builds we can exhaust, we’ll inevitably keep it in, or give it to someone else. Then it becomes someone else’s pressure. God is ultimately the One that can handle our pressure. We can daily, hourly, go to Him in prayer and relieve the pressure that is building.

Look for the lessons He is trying to give you. It may be something small, like a pressure relief valve, but it can de extremely dangerous to everyone around if you don’t listen and act as you should!

The People Around Me

We'll be heading down to Big Bear tomorrow, and seeing Terry and Mary. I was thinking about the people that we meet in our life. We really don't have a choice about them. They are pre-ordained to be in our path...ordered ahead of time, you might say. Some are such a blessing, and some are put there to do in us what God wants done. It's our choice, though, how we will react to and with them. Someone is watching, and waiting, to see the exchange...the interaction. And we really don't know how long we'll have to reveal our thoughts, actions or love to those around us.

Terry isn't a Saint, he'll be the first to tell you that, but he is a dear brother in the Lord, and I'm really looking forward to spending some more time with him. I have a co-working hear that I just found out was in an accident. He's on his way to the hospital, and I have no idea what kind of condition he's in. He's not a Saint either, but he is a brother in the Lord. Have I been the kind of friend that I was supposed to be to him? Have I told him all that I was supposed to? I really can't dwell on whether or not I did, but it's all about whether or not I do. I have to remind myself on a regular basis that it's not about what I see in others, but it's all about who others see in me.

Don't know what tomorrow brings, or even the rest of today. Carpe Diem is the motto to go by. Seize the day and take advantage of all the time and people that the Lord has put in my path.