Good News vs. Bad News

So the bad news first: I heard from Accenture the other day and my start date has officially changed from February 7th to February 21st. I'm a little bummed about that but what are ya gonna do right? Besides, my good news far out-weighs the bad.

I'm not sure if I've mentioned here or not, but I've had some frustration at my church in regards to the music ministry. I love to sing, and I really feel like that is where I am meant to serve. However, I haven't always felt like I've been given many opportunities to use my gifts in that area. My frustration stems mostly from the fact that they had never really taken the time to listen to me sing. I mean, it's one thing to listen to me sing and then tell me that you just don't think you can use me but to not even take the time to listen is a little discouraging. So, they gave notice that they were going to be having "auditions" for the praise team which totally excited me. Today was my day to go sing so I cued up a song called "How Beautiful" by Twila Paris. After a verse, the music guy stopped it and goes, "Wow that was...well, beautiful. I don't think I've ever actually heard you sing by yourself. We're going to use that in the next couple of weeks just as soon as we can tie it into a sermon." So I was super thrilled. He wants me to sing in the choir thing that they're putting together plus he's still going to rotate me into the praise team so all in all it turned out well. Just goes to show you that God will find a way to encourage you and use the gifts He has given you if you just have the patience to wait for Him.

As for Jeremy, he's been on a major movie binge lately. We've watched movies almost everyday this week which is totally fine by me because I love movies. Today was nice because it was raining outside which made it a perfect movie day. We rented Paparazzi and The Forgotten, both great movies. I slept through the second half of Paparazzi because I had to get up early this morning for my audition at church. I managed to stay awake for most of The Forgotten and then he kicked me out because he had to do homework. Apparently, he wants to get this thing called a degree and he can't do it if I don't leave him alone so he can do his homework. Crazy person.

Random thought:
I never used to be sensitive to cold. I could sleep with the windows open and 2 fans blowing in the dead of winter and be extremely comfortable. Now it's like I can't stay warm no matter how hard I try. I can be wearing shoes and socks and yet my toes still manage to get cold. Today after lunch we walked outside and I told Jeremy "I officially cannot feel my toes anymore. They're completely numb from the cold. For all I know they could have fallen off my feet and are just rolling around in the front of my shoe." He said I was being "dramatic." Pssh!