Lots has been going on around here lately. Charlie had an interview last week for a carpentry instructor position. They called the next day to schedule a second interview for today. He feels both went very well and is relatively confident they may offer him the position. I've been doing a lot of praying for God's will to be done.If it's the right thing for our family, then I believe that's the direction we'll go. If he doesn't get the job, that just means God has a different plan for us. It's nerve wrecking, but I'm very proud of Charlie.
Just before Charlie left for the interview today he heard a loud crash. The dead tree on our property fell down. It was a bit of a focal point near the river when we were looking at the property 6 years ago. Luke told us repeatedly at the time that the dead tree was his favorite thing about the property. It dead have a sort of barren beauty to it, especially in winter. When the river flooded in 2006, you could see where it pounded away at the tree base. I thought it would fall then, but it made it 5 more years. I took some pictures of it laying on the river bank. A branch from another tree got broken off in the shape of an "L" and I hope to do something crafty with it as a tribute to the dead tree. We think there's some symbolism/sig from God that it fell just before Charlie left for the iterview. But, we haven't figured out just what it was supposed to mean quite yet.
The kids are enjoying summer. They spent Sunday night at Mom & Dad's and all day yesterday at Knoeble's. Today they went swimming in the river after shopping for summer clothes at Sal Val. We got some good buys and came home with multiple bags for $36.00. Can't beat that!
