Great news!! Wilson emailed me this morning and said that they have pointed the bow towards home. Of course, it's going to be a meandering, drawn-out voyage home, but still. They are at least headed in the right direction!! I'm looking forward to watching our 7-hour time difference shrink.
My job stuff is coming along nicely. I have a couple of things to do before I start (pre-employment physical, etc.) and those are getting done this week! I am so excited!!
Thank you all for your prayers! We are on the home stretch!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The Job!
A lot of you have been asking about my job. Well, after a few phone calls and one really good interview, I was offered the cardiac recovery ICU job!! Turns out, it's an open heart recovery room that also takes care of other lung and vascular surgeries. Basically, my dream job!! Plus the hospital is a lot closer to home. Needless to say, I accepted the offer! This job has more versatility than the regular PACU job, plus it's more of what I like to do. It's really pretty perfect!! God is so good!
Wilson is doing great, but he's super tired. His schedule changes every day, so his sleeping is all messed up. Pray for him as he continues to work hard and learn the job. Please pray also for Christian friends for him and for his strength to stand alone. He's reading his Bible and such, but he still lacks that fellowship that comes with another believer.
Thanks to all of your for your prayers! I so enjoyed visiting home last weekend and getting to see so many of you. Thanks again for everything!
God bless! We love y'all!!
Wilson is doing great, but he's super tired. His schedule changes every day, so his sleeping is all messed up. Pray for him as he continues to work hard and learn the job. Please pray also for Christian friends for him and for his strength to stand alone. He's reading his Bible and such, but he still lacks that fellowship that comes with another believer.
Thanks to all of your for your prayers! I so enjoyed visiting home last weekend and getting to see so many of you. Thanks again for everything!
God bless! We love y'all!!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Wilson's Address
Oh my gosh, I can't believe I didn't post this earlier! Y'all, please send Wilson a card or care package or something if you can. Letters and packages both take about 3 weeks to get out there, so I wouldn't send anything after the 1st week in October. Here's his address:
ENS Wilson C. Miles
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
FPO AE 09565-1269
Be careful of stuff that melts, and he doesn't have access to a microwave. But he can get hot water, if you're looking to send him food or hot cocoa mix or something.
Any questions, just call, comment, or email me.
Love y'all!
ENS Wilson C. Miles
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
FPO AE 09565-1269
Be careful of stuff that melts, and he doesn't have access to a microwave. But he can get hot water, if you're looking to send him food or hot cocoa mix or something.
Any questions, just call, comment, or email me.
Love y'all!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Life and haggling...
Hello all! Ok, job updates: I was called for a second interview for the cardiac recovery ICU job. Its on Monday at 9am! Yay!! Keep me in your prayers, please!
Wilson is doing wonderfully. His schedule is constantly in flux; I think he stands watch at a different time every day now. He is making good friends and really likes his boss. He hasn't really found any Christian friends on board. When I asked him about that, he said that he hadn't expected to find many Christians. I thought he would, especially among the officers, but I'm glad that he was prepared for what he did find.
Apparently they pulled into port somewhere and he had the chance to do a little shopping. He found this hand-carved lion in a market that he really liked (about the size of a chihuahua), and as any good haggler would, he immediately started looking at something else. After a few minutes he was deep into negotiations with the seller. As he told this story, he stopped here and said that he hates bargaining with people who don't have anything, because not only does he feel bad for them, they don't care if all you have is $10. They'll take your socks, your belt, your pocketknife, whatever! So, in the end, Wilson wound up with the lion for $10 and 2 ballpoint pens. =) Later on he spotted an entire hand-carved chess set, but instead of trying to haggle for it, Wilson sent his boss in after it. According to Wilson, his boss is great at "all this stuff". Yeah, he got Wilson the whole chess set for just $7. Haha, I guess we know who will be doing Wilson's shopping from now on!!
Life is going well for me, too. Last night I make Chicken Florentine Crepes with a friend and they were delicious!! I had never made crepes before, but I got the urge and wow, they are so easy!! I was shocked! We had a great time.
I just love hearing from y'all! Feel free to comment and let me know how things are going back home!
Wilson is doing wonderfully. His schedule is constantly in flux; I think he stands watch at a different time every day now. He is making good friends and really likes his boss. He hasn't really found any Christian friends on board. When I asked him about that, he said that he hadn't expected to find many Christians. I thought he would, especially among the officers, but I'm glad that he was prepared for what he did find.
Apparently they pulled into port somewhere and he had the chance to do a little shopping. He found this hand-carved lion in a market that he really liked (about the size of a chihuahua), and as any good haggler would, he immediately started looking at something else. After a few minutes he was deep into negotiations with the seller. As he told this story, he stopped here and said that he hates bargaining with people who don't have anything, because not only does he feel bad for them, they don't care if all you have is $10. They'll take your socks, your belt, your pocketknife, whatever! So, in the end, Wilson wound up with the lion for $10 and 2 ballpoint pens. =) Later on he spotted an entire hand-carved chess set, but instead of trying to haggle for it, Wilson sent his boss in after it. According to Wilson, his boss is great at "all this stuff". Yeah, he got Wilson the whole chess set for just $7. Haha, I guess we know who will be doing Wilson's shopping from now on!!
Life is going well for me, too. Last night I make Chicken Florentine Crepes with a friend and they were delicious!! I had never made crepes before, but I got the urge and wow, they are so easy!! I was shocked! We had a great time.
I just love hearing from y'all! Feel free to comment and let me know how things are going back home!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Updates!
Hello all! So sorry I haven't written in a while. So much has been going on! I had to go to SC last week to get some of my nursing license stuff straight, so I just made a short trip home. It was wonderful getting to see some old friends from work and church. I miss y'all!!
I had an interview this week for a part-time position in a PACU (recovery room) about 20 minutes from my house. I was so nervous!! Usually I'm pretty un-flustered when it comes to interviews, but I was coming out of my skin! I was trying to quiz myself (What are some of you strengths? What are some things you need to work on?, etc.) and couldn't think of anything!!! I was praying on the way for the Lord to calm me down and help me think of stuff and...still nothing. So I finally just said, ok, that's enough. It's in Your hands. Well, at the interview they didn't ask me any of those questions. We really just chatted about my PACU experience and what to expect from their PACU. That's it! Nothing at all to worry about! I'm telling you, life is pretty cool when you're on the winning team.
Wilson is doing really well. The ships is incredibly busy, pulling into and out of port. Don't know which ports though. Gotta love the Navy! His schedule has changed somewhat by now. He should be off of his 10pm-2am watch rotation, but that's about all I know. When things calm down a little on the ship, I'll ask him for his schedule again so we can all know how to pray for him! Right now his emails are 1-3 sentences long, so I know he's slammed.
Life is good here. I went to a meeting with the spouses club the other day and made banners for homecoming. Yay! And then I went to game night with some people at church. Haha, kinda hokey but really fun! I've got a busy day ahead, so I need to scoot. But thank you all for your prayers and loving support. I love y'all!
I had an interview this week for a part-time position in a PACU (recovery room) about 20 minutes from my house. I was so nervous!! Usually I'm pretty un-flustered when it comes to interviews, but I was coming out of my skin! I was trying to quiz myself (What are some of you strengths? What are some things you need to work on?, etc.) and couldn't think of anything!!! I was praying on the way for the Lord to calm me down and help me think of stuff and...still nothing. So I finally just said, ok, that's enough. It's in Your hands. Well, at the interview they didn't ask me any of those questions. We really just chatted about my PACU experience and what to expect from their PACU. That's it! Nothing at all to worry about! I'm telling you, life is pretty cool when you're on the winning team.
Wilson is doing really well. The ships is incredibly busy, pulling into and out of port. Don't know which ports though. Gotta love the Navy! His schedule has changed somewhat by now. He should be off of his 10pm-2am watch rotation, but that's about all I know. When things calm down a little on the ship, I'll ask him for his schedule again so we can all know how to pray for him! Right now his emails are 1-3 sentences long, so I know he's slammed.
Life is good here. I went to a meeting with the spouses club the other day and made banners for homecoming. Yay! And then I went to game night with some people at church. Haha, kinda hokey but really fun! I've got a busy day ahead, so I need to scoot. But thank you all for your prayers and loving support. I love y'all!
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