Just when we thought we had it figured out...

Yesterday afternoon we learned that our plans were not the Lord's plans. A letter arrived from Seattle University--it felt too thin to be good news. Graham will not be attending graduate school in the Fall so that was a bit of a bummer for both of us. It seemed to make a lot of sense--get school out of the way while I'm working and we don't have kids, get a good job, buy and house, use the nurse practitioner degree to do mission work in another country etc.....but I think it may have also been just a little too easy. This plan wouldn't involve a lot of risk and therefore not a lot of opportunity for growth and increasing our faith. Graham of course was disappointed but I really do think he would have said no or at least deferred the program for a year had he been accepted--the timing was no longer seeming right.

To lift his spirits when he returned from work yesterday, he was greeted with a note on the door that told him that unfortunately he couldn't come in but instead had to look under the door mat. Money was waiting for him and off he went to get Starbucks (always a good cheer-up for him!) When he arrived home again (he didn't actually go to Starbuck--the stinker!), there was a new note on the door with instructions to go to the backyard and relax. Waiting for him on our patio table were candles and his favorite news magazine. His "waitress" offered him the house special and he accepted: Homemade Thyme Fococcia, Spinach Salad with Apples and Balsamic, Penne Pasta with Broccolini and Goat Cheese, water and wine. We had a wonderful dinner on the patio complete with a card that led him to his gift: Season 3 of The Office! I think I was able to successfully distract him and cheer him up... :o) I'm so proud of him!

Anyway, so who knows what we'll do now. It feels weird to finally have an answer to the school questions. I keep finding myself thinking "now what?" Here's my vote....

JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!