New Places, New Faces

Sometimes life becomes stale; you live the same routine over and over again and it seems like nothing will ever change.  You wait expectantly for something new and different to come along and just when you are about to give up, something seems to pop up.  This is where I was several weeks ago.  It has always been my experience that the Lord waits until the very last minute to make things happen.  I wonder if that is because if I had time to sit and think about it, I wouldn't do it.  In any case, I amazingly find myself sitting on a deck in Hilton Head Island, writing this blog.  How did I get here?  About 3 weeks ago, after applying for a Residential Instructor position Mike was offered the job.  We spent a day of frantic packing and renting out our house and arrived at an apartment complex in which we had another day of unpacking and preparing for the seven boys we will be responsible for.  Time has flown by and sometimes we just think, how did we get here and what are we doing?  While I am not employed at this job, I do live here and find myself enjoying the personalities of these young men.  Everyday life has its ups and downs just like everyone else.  However, it is definitely a unique position to be held accountable for the well being of other peoples kids.  I have been baking almost every night because the boys seem to love banana bread and muffins.  This has been a real delight for me as I enjoy baking and I don't have to eat it; there are very little leftovers!  We hope to be able to build lasting relationships with each one.  I am not a relational person.  I find it difficult to come up with witty things to say and my life is not that interesting so I really don't have much to share.  However, I always find myself in a position in which it is necessary to "chat".  I guess this will get easier as we all get to know each other better, but for now, I just try my best; afterall that's all one can do, right? I hope that we all will learn alot from this new experience.