This blog will be changing its name.

So there's something I haven't been able to tell you. I wanted to tell my family, both sides, first, and until tonight I hadn't told Brad's side of the family yet just in case it didn't happen. I finally got some news this week.

I was accepted into Columbia University's Teachers College.

I KNOW! I can hardly believe it. I keep pinching myself and have to keep reminding myself it's true. I'm in. I found out on Wednesday when I called to find out if they had everything they needed for my application. The woman who answered the phone told me that they had actually just made a decision, and I would receive a letter soon. I asked if she could tell me what that decision was, and she said, "I wouldn't worry about it." And then I received my letter on Thursday.

So now what? The next step is to find out whether or not we applied early enough to get campus housing. If we get housing we'll put our house on the market and watch God do his magic. If not, I'll defer my enrollment until next fall, giving us another year to sell the house.

In the meantime, if we stay here another year we'll be able to finish the Theophostic training we're doing-- that's a good thing. Also, Brad is looking at doing a one-year graduate certificate program at the university here which would qualify him to be a compliance auditor. It would be a great career move for him and seems like a neat program. If he does that, though, God would have to come up with the money to pay for the program, plus the money Brad would make at the computer store since he won't be able to work there while in school.

So much up in the air, but things are starting to fall into place. I feel like we've been in a tornado for a while, with lots of ideas and possibilities swirling, and now it feels like it's going in reverse, like all the debris up in the air is falling into place a bit.

So far this summer's activities are up the air for me. Right now I'm subbing full time during the day and still working at the computer store a few evenings a week. I'd give my right arm to quit there (it's just not the best fit for me) and I might quit if I get some other job. We shall see. It feels good to be in the audience right now-- we've done all we can to be responsible and pursue options. Right now we just sit and watch God orchestrate his plans.

Thanks for rejoicing with me! Suncoast Living will come to an end. Expect Big Apple Living or something in the future!