GOD IS SO GOOD!

We had a couple major things come up in the last couple of days that really put some stress on us.

First of all before you get worried- everything turned out perfectly- hence the title:

GOD IS SO GOOD!

I just felt compelled to share!

So the first issue was with Jade. As you may know she is scheduled to graduate from college with her 2 year degree in early childhood education this June. She has had quarterly advisor appt with her advisor who also happens to be the director of the the department of early childhood ed. for OC. Anyways... the the last 3 quarters Jade and her advisor have made sure she is taking all the required classes for this degree to make sure she's able to graduate in June. Every quarter she has been told she's doing great and on track for graduation.

So this last quarter-tuesday- she had her final appt. and what we thought would be the appt where she finalizes stuff, starts ordering the cap/gown getting her name spelling in her diploma and all that fun stuff. But- the advisor tells Jade that she is actually 2 classes short and will not be graduating... WHAT???? WAIT- WHAT? I was not at that meeting cause Jade is taking care of stuff on her own now- I'm trying to (slowly) cut that umbilical cord ya know... Jade said it was probably good I wasn't there cause she knows I would have been freaking out. All day- Tuesday- I was upset about it. The lady said she could take the classes during the summer- because it's too late this quarter to jump in, and get her diploma then go thru the ceremony next summer-HOW LAME IS THAT??

Anyway- trying to make a long story short- I emailed the lady late Tuesday night after I got off work- like 1:30 in the morning. I made sure I was professional but I let her know how disappointed I was that we thought we were doing everything on our end to make sure Jade was on target, and how could this happen??? And how I was so excited at watching my oldest child graduate and the celebration we were planning- I was laying it on thick- but it all was true.

Anyway, I forgot- woops- that Jade is a legal adult and the lady cannot talk to me about Jade cause there is privacy laws and all that- even thought my name is on the check paying for everything- details I say.

Anyway the good news is that the lady did call Jade the next day and said- since she is the director and can pull some strings- that she is able to pull Jade out of one her classes now and put her into the other... just like that... I don't even have to pay for anything. Also they found out that the other class she needs, she actually had taken a class a while ago that they said would fulfill that requirement. Jade said she said a little prayer before meeting with the advisor again, that things would go smoothly- and they did.

Done. Just like that. Jade WILL graduate this June. It still hasn't really sunk in yet. I started getting mad- again- about how inept they are and wondering how did they not see that that other class could be used to fulfill that requirement the first time- then I stopped my self. Instead of getting mad it dawned on me that maybe God just did a little miracle and I should be thankful. No matter how it played out I should be thankful that it all worked out and she will be graduating this June. God is Good!

So the other thing that happened- this was more devastating for Jeromy, he dropped his mac laptop computer on the treadmil yesterday morning... and it would not turn on. It is his only computer. He was so bummed... I mean bummed. Everything he had was on that. His papers for college, several Bible studies, just everything. He was so upset. He called the apple people and they wanted $50 just to talk to them. Completely unbelievable. We were starting to try to figure out how we would pay for a new computer... with 2 graduations coming up... I just don't know...

So later in the day he went to the computer store and explained to the tech what happened. The tech thought he might have an idea that maybe the ram- I think that's what he said- might have dislodged so he took it in back for about 5 minutes and brought it back and it turned on and worked perfectly fine. I think Jeromy had to hold back tears! Jeromy asked what he owed the guy and he said nothing- God is so Good!

Then to top it off... we got a reimbursement check from the oral surgeon- for Kent's wisdom teeth being pulled several months ago for over $400. Wait- what? I had to call them to make sure there wasn't some weird insurance crossover mix up and they said, no, the money was mine.

So the day started with thinking we had to pay for extra schooling for Jade- not a phone call I wanted to make to Josh, possibly having to get another computer for Jeromy... several hundreds of dollars that we don't have- into everything turning out wonderfully and and extra $400- which is going straight into savings!

We all were thanking and praising God for His hand in all this. What an amazing ending to the start of a crappy day.

Some photos. Jeromy spent several days of with Aurora during her spring break- I think she enjoyed having so much one-on-one time with her dad! Let's just say there was alot of UNO games being played over the last several days!

Are they cute or what?

We have such cute daughters!

Adios!