This and That

Hi Everyone,

It's been a while for a lot of us it seems. It is a busy time of the year. First, congrads to Randy and Anda on number 5 (and I thought 4 was setting the bar high!) Snow on Easter is unusual, but I still remember Good Friday 1996 when it snowed 9" in Abilene and 18" in Sweetwater. That was in April, too, as I recall. I drove from Abilene to Waco (where it was not snowing) and hit my younger brother with a snowball, to which he exclaimed (where did that come from?) There were about six inches in the bed of the pickup, some of which we converted to snow ice cream.

We are partially moved into our next apartment, expecting the finishing help from our small group tomorrow.

Work is as busy as always. The legislature disappointed most everyone at work by keeping the staff in-office last Fri afternoon. I scheduled it off beforehand to move boxes and prepare for a LAN party, so I used overtime hours instead of holiday time.

Small group leadership has been a good challenge. We are starting a customized study of The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel a week from tomorrow.

I'm going to take a couple of sentences and brag on April. She has been working very hard at work with few if any breaks and usually no lunch. She will have been working for one year as of next Monday. She has been working to get an interview at UT for the past month, and the labor has now paid off. She has an interview late today or tomorrow at the Dean's office in the Law School. Please pray for the Lord's will to be done as there are advantages and disadvantages to both outcomes. It would be advantageous financially and would give us more time together, but she may lose some "work environment" advantages as the new office will be more fast-paced and it will be definite work transition for her. She is more than capable in either outcome. There will also be child care job openings later in the Spring or Summer that she is qualified for and that will also pay more.

We saw Larissa again on Sunday. She is having a time at the Four Seasons. She spoke with Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaghey, Owen and Luke Wilson, and other well-knowns during Austin's South by Southwest Music Festival. Also, the Bosts will be in Austin on April 10-13. We have considered offering to have them over for a meal, so if anyone wants to drop in and say hello, we could set that up.

I hope everyone has a blessed week.

-James