The good news is ...... as of Friday, I have been working for 2 weeks. The pay scale is not the greatest but the benefits are such that we decided to drop Dave's benefit package. All I know is that I have to make this job work! My position is one of a lot of autonomy, in that I am a case manager and I see people, for the most part, in their homes.

We haven't found a church, yet. Every time we "think" we might have found one, for some reason (Distance, type of service, length of service, acceptance of us, response to our requests, etc.) we end up not going back. I've given it a lot of thought and I think I'm trying too hard. I know it sounds crazy, but I think I half scare them away, too. I want to find a church family so bad, that the way I come across freaks them out. The last one was a little church that is about 50 miles away. I mentioned being interested in getting involved in their worship team and they immediately informed me that I had to be a member for at least six months before they would consider me. I was a little stunned, as we, at that point, were not anywhere near ready to join their church. Another reason was that they have two services, each different, but related to each other on Sundays. One at 1000 and another at 1800. They present the first half, then you go home for the day and come back for the other half that evening. We couldn't possibly drive back and forth twice. It would be 200+ miles, not to mention the Wednesday family night activities. I'm beginning to feel like Rock Canyon Church is truly one-of-a-kind, never to exist elsewhere, even if just a little bit. So, for the time being, we have quit searching. I guess I'm hoping that another "RG" will materialize somewhere in our lives and guide us, once again. RG worked on me for over two years and I just kick myself for not having accepted his invitation sooner.

Merry CHRISTmas!