Thursday, June 25, 2009

Too Good to be True?

Anyone who knows me or has spent any amount of time around me probably knows how much I love the rain. I tell everyone. Yes, I like the sunshine. There's nothing quite like a beautiful sunny day. However, I would take a gray, cool, rainy day over the hot, humid sunshine any day of the week. God instilled this love for rain in me and I am so thankful for it. I actually trace it back to the day I was born. It was around 3:30 in the morning and there was a huge, terrible thunderstorm going on as I was born and I think that's why I've loved rain/bad weather since I can remember.

If you've spend extended time around me, you probably also know about my love for the Pacific Northwest, and more specifically, Seattle, Washington. It's where I want my career to end up. Everything about the Pacific Northwest is beautiful. The temperatures, the landscape, the cities, everything. Well, just this morning, as I'm doing my daily search of the job market for on-air meteorologists, I find a position that's opened up at the NBC affiliate in Seattle. Naturally, I have a mini freak out. I meet all the requirements (at least 2 years experience, knowledge with Weather Central graphics, etc.) for the weekend morning weather position plus more air time with the cable news channel there in Seattle. It's such an amazing opportunity, seemingly too good to be true.

Needless to say, I'll be praying hard about this. I don't know if this job is in God's plan, but I'll be praying that I keep my hands open and allow God to work. As badly as I want this, I need to make sure it stays with God. Please pray. Pray that, no matter what, I am completely at peace with whatever God decides to do.

Monday, June 08, 2009

A Soldier's Return

I tear up. Every time.