Time with royalty....

This week I've spent tons of time with my neice and nephew while Mom has been babysitting and my sister is in Louisianna helping my youngest sister Kristin and Matt with the birth of their first baby boy -Bryce Caden born April 15, 2009.
Here are a few pics of our time

Some time to get out...

Today Robert took me on a hike to yellow branch falls... what a beautiful day and a great way to get away from the stress of finishing my final projects for my Masters program and the stress of uncertainty about job security and to get out and enjoy the sun....








Spring is definately here with a bang...
With severe thunderstorms and rain the night before (not to mention tornado warnings and watches about 10 miles to our south east) the sky seemed to be washed clean and all the more sparkling and bright and cheerful after the overcast and darkness of the previous day....





It's great to spend time someone who makes you feel special when life is stressed. And what a beautiful day and memory.



And the force and beauty of the water cascading down the falls was beautiful. God creates such beautiful places for us to enjoy...

It was a great day to get out and develop new perspective... to look at another part of the world and get out of my small focused perception lately...

More pics... click here

Happy Birthday Lindsay

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lindsay....
Have a great one...

Updates....

So for those of you who keep up with me through blog life... I work in a pediatric orthopedic hospital that provides all the care to families for free and is funded by savings placed in the stock market and overseen by Shriners. In specific I work at the Greenville Shriners Hospital. They have recently taken enourmous losses -- they have lost so much that all the hospitals may have to close and to save some they are chosing to sacrifice a few. My hospital being one of them on the agenda. They will make the final vote in July with unknown closure dates to follow after the meeting if its confirmed by vote....
what does that mean?
I may be out of a job in July and the kids may be forced to go to Florida or Kentucky to seek treatment....
So in the meantime I am job searching. I am first focusing in Greenville and then will expand back to North Carolina since my house still is not sold. Please pray for God to open the right doors and to provide insight and guidance as well as networks appropriatly to be at the right place at the right time.

thanks guys...
Karla