Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Levi's Job Update
Levi found out last week that his first official day with the Norman FD will be Jan. 3. He turned in his notice to EMSA this week, and his last day will be Dec. 14. As excited as he is to start this new chapter as a firefighter, he admitted there are some things (mostly the people) about EMSA that he will miss. I'll tell you one thing neither of us will miss - the schedule! It will be interesting to see how long it will take me to miss the four nights/week I currently have to myself. In the mean time, I'm looking forward to trying out the seeing-each-other-every-night schedule (at least for the first four months while he's training).
Friday, November 11, 2011
Bootlessness
In all our excitement about Levi's new job, I forgot to mention that I'm no longer wearing the boot! Now I get to wear this stylish "flipper" (as Levi calls it):
Only 2.5 more weeks until I get to wear a real shoe again! It's been an eight-month healing process, and I'm glad it's coming to an end. I haven't felt much pain since I switched to the flipper, mostly just muscle soreness from not having used those foot muscles in a long while.
We are full of blessings around here! Thank you, Lord, for taking care of us, even when it's not on our timeline. We know your timing is perfect.
Only 2.5 more weeks until I get to wear a real shoe again! It's been an eight-month healing process, and I'm glad it's coming to an end. I haven't felt much pain since I switched to the flipper, mostly just muscle soreness from not having used those foot muscles in a long while.
We are full of blessings around here! Thank you, Lord, for taking care of us, even when it's not on our timeline. We know your timing is perfect.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Levi the firefighter
That's right, Levi got offered a job this week with the Norman Fire Department! I've thought about how I would write this post for literally years as we made our way through hiring processes for multiple departments (I say "we" because it was an emotional roller coaster for both of us!), but now I don't know what to say.
I guess I should say that Levi can't really believe that it's true. After not getting hired with six departments over the last three years, it's hard to believe it will ever happen. There is one final obstacle this week: medical tests that will determine whether or not he's physically fit for the job. He just knows there will be some part of his anatomy that is unusual, and the rug will get pulled out from under him. I daily tell him otherwise.
We are so excited and feel like we can finally let go of the breath we've been holding until now, waiting for him to get this job. It's such a relief! Thank you so much for all of your prayers and encouragement over the last few years. We couldn't have made it here without your support!
I guess I should say that Levi can't really believe that it's true. After not getting hired with six departments over the last three years, it's hard to believe it will ever happen. There is one final obstacle this week: medical tests that will determine whether or not he's physically fit for the job. He just knows there will be some part of his anatomy that is unusual, and the rug will get pulled out from under him. I daily tell him otherwise.
We are so excited and feel like we can finally let go of the breath we've been holding until now, waiting for him to get this job. It's such a relief! Thank you so much for all of your prayers and encouragement over the last few years. We couldn't have made it here without your support!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Lights Out
What I expected to be a nice, quiet evening to myself at home tonight turned out to be quite the opposite. While Levi was getting ready for work, I was hanging out in the living room when we heard a huge "boom" and the house shook a little bit. We both quickly ran around looking in rooms and out windows trying to figure out what had happened.
When I looked out the kitchen window to the backyard, I saw this:
Our neighbor's large, old tree had snapped in the wind and, on its way down, it literally ripped the power lines off our house. Of course, this left us with no lights or heat on what would likely be the coldest night yet this season. With Levi headed to work, Molly and I were on our own.
After talking to our neighbor, I found out that the power company would reattach the live wires to the house, but an electrician would have to come fix something before the power could be restored. This will likely be tomorrow, so tonight Molly and I are at my coworker/friend's house having a sleepover. It feels quite rebellious to be having a slumber party on a "work night."
Thankfully, no one was hurt and our property was not damaged (as far as our house structure, anyway). I'm really glad Molly was inside at the time! I'm also thankful to have had a full list of people in mind who would have taken me in tonight, had I asked. We are so blessed!
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Also, many of you are probably curious about how Levi's interview with the Norman Fire Department went today. He felt very prepared and feels he did a good job of answering the questions. We're not getting our hopes up, as we have been disappointed several times before, but we are still praying that it would be God's will for Levi to get this job. Hopefully we will hear something by the end of the week. Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts today. They were felt by us both!
When I looked out the kitchen window to the backyard, I saw this:
Our neighbor's large, old tree had snapped in the wind and, on its way down, it literally ripped the power lines off our house. Of course, this left us with no lights or heat on what would likely be the coldest night yet this season. With Levi headed to work, Molly and I were on our own.
After talking to our neighbor, I found out that the power company would reattach the live wires to the house, but an electrician would have to come fix something before the power could be restored. This will likely be tomorrow, so tonight Molly and I are at my coworker/friend's house having a sleepover. It feels quite rebellious to be having a slumber party on a "work night."
Thankfully, no one was hurt and our property was not damaged (as far as our house structure, anyway). I'm really glad Molly was inside at the time! I'm also thankful to have had a full list of people in mind who would have taken me in tonight, had I asked. We are so blessed!
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Also, many of you are probably curious about how Levi's interview with the Norman Fire Department went today. He felt very prepared and feels he did a good job of answering the questions. We're not getting our hopes up, as we have been disappointed several times before, but we are still praying that it would be God's will for Levi to get this job. Hopefully we will hear something by the end of the week. Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts today. They were felt by us both!
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