I am surprised.

At what you ask? (all 2 of you who read this blog)

I am surprised at how basic the written exam was for licensing. It seemed to me to be about 1/4 of what I expected to be on it. With that being said, I am cautiously optimistic that I have passed. I will have to wait on edge for the next 2-3 weeks though, while I wait for "the man" to mark it and get the results to me.

What will I do until then you ask...maybe visit some friends we haven't seen for a while? Like since they moved to "the hat"? Thomas and Eleanor do miss the boys...

My written exam is this Friday. About 3 weeks sooner than I thought it would be. Time to dust off my brain and get it fired up to retrieve the info I crammed into it all last summer. Then, 3 months to practice until the practical exams in May.

I have just finished applying for and am now awaiting confirmation of licensing exam dates. I am now in to a state of anxiety and panic.

We've been working on a book study with our church, the "experiencing God" series. I am only 2 weeks in or so, and trying not to fall too far behind where the rest of the group is at. I find it hard though, because as I read through and study there are some major points that are getting highlighted to me.

One of these is the notion that I need to look at where God is working and meet Him there, instead of making all of my "man" plans and hoping & asking God to bless them and work in them. My plans suck. They have always sucked, and I think I have always known that, and because of it have so often just failed to plan.

God has chosen to bless me, and to help me along the way regardless of my less than adequate plans or lack thereof. What I am realizing now is that I need to stop trying to fit God in to my plans and arrange my life to meet God where he is working. This is how I will grow closer to Him. This is how to open the floodgates of His blessing in our lives. Meet Him where He is working, and open myself up to be used by Him for His plans. That needs to be my plan.

So, now comes the next step. Meet Him in His work, and trust completely that His plan is so much better than what I have ever come up with. What does that mean for us? Not sure exactly yet, but I do need to move forward or I will never be able to meet up with Him.