A quick note: This book is absolutely wonderful it takes Hosea and puts it in a modern day story. It gives you the perspective from a woman and helps you to understand her love for her husband and the Lord. It encourages you to become the woman of God that you should desire to be for your future husband. It has been a really long time since I have posted on this site. Things have been going pretty well down here in the sunshine state. I can definitely say that it is a lot warmer than the weather that they are receiving up north. Things that have happened from the last time I wrote... I attended a semester at Warner Southern College and decided that I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would have, so instead of going lots of $$ in debt I decided to take a semester off. So over the holiday vacation I was praying and seeking the Lord as to where I should work this comming year. Before I left I applied to work at Kids Hope United, a social work agency, and after everything that happened with my family I decided that I didn't want to work there. However the more I prayed about it the more the Lord really prepared me to take the job they offered me when I came back to Florida after Christmas. My nephew continues to remain with my sister-in-laws family. He has almost 100% recovered from everything that happened to him over Thanksgiving which is huge answer to prayer. My brother and his wife will be going to court in the upcoming months and from what it sounds like the probably won't win their side of the case. Here's the harsh reality of it all, my brother and his wife are not fit parents and I know that, and if the Lord feels that they need to hit rock bottom by being in prison than so be it, I just continue to trust the Lord and know that he has a plan and a purpose for everything that happens. I worked as a daycare teacher for 2 year olds at Kid City, the daycare at my church. I enjoyed it tremendously even though there were good days and bad days. I honestly think that I had the anti-christ in my class, and I know that's a horrible thing to say but he was just awful. However, when he's sick he's really fun to snuggle with. The job was certainly easier seeing as how the boy that I was dating at the time, his family were the ones that started it. Then in January the Lord was telling me that that particular guy was not the one for me, so I ended it. I continue to work on youth staff and childrens ministry at my church. I assist in leading a girls small group on tuesday nights and we are currently going through women of the Bible. I also have 2 particular girls that the Lord is allowing me to be a huge part in helping them grow as young women in the Lord. I am currently working as a Family Support Worker for Kids Hope United. I absolutely love my job and couldn't have asked God to bless me with anything better, in all matters of speaking. I will be getting an apartment this coming May with Katy, she's originally from Ohio, and finally be 100% independent. Things are not perfect I'll be the first to admit that, but the trials that come the Lord continues to remain faithful and I can see from a year and a half ago, when I moved down here, just how much stronger I am in Christ. The hardest part is dealing with everything with my family and being 1,000 miles away. My faith has been tested but I couldn't have asked for it any other way. I definately want to thank everyone for their continued prayers for my family! | 
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