BarbaraGrace

Hi Everyone, Just thought I'd update you all. I will be starting my new job on Monday. I will be working out of Holland employed by LSS: Parent Center. It's a really cool place that has families, parents and Kids at the heart of all they do. So you know I'm gonna be loving it! There are actually three organizations under the LSS roof, Parent Information and Resource Center, a Federal program, Parents As Teachers, we are the state headquarters, and Communities and Schools, which is a state organization as well. So you can see what we do is quite diverse, but it all has to do with kids. I will be working mostly in the area of early childhood education. I will be educating and raising money at the local and state level. I will only need to in my office once a week for my new boss Deanna Depree' and I to connect. She is allowing my GREAT flexibility which means that I can have Fri. off with my hubby, go to the cottage, I can combine my Lansing trips for LSS with other meetings I need to have for a group I am working with on Prayer for the government of Mi., I can go help take care of my two new grandchildren, I can take time to go on a trip with Gramma and Grampa TB to TN. to see Bradley and gang in March, etc. Sounds like a job made JUST for me? WEll it was Deanna created the position for me. As we prayed for the leading of The Lord, and we just weren't sure about this job (only because of the pay), I heard this voice ask, "since you've been praying for me to guide your decisions, do you think the fact that you only have one job offer just might BE direction?" Duh!! So my first week will be spent in Orlando at a conference with Deanna, not too shabby of a first week hey?
I am also starting a new 501c4 with another ex-rep called International Travel Organization (ITO). We are working with The National Foundation Of Women Legislators to organize travel trips for state Reps and senators across the nation. Our mission is to increase knowledge and exchange in Commerce, Culture, and government. I was in DC for two days with her (we stayed with Leah) we made initial visits to the embassy of France, Australia, Japan, and China. It was a really interesting trip!! You can pray it all works out. This is one of those opportunities that came knocking on my door and I'm not so sure about exactly where it's going but I am trying not to figure it all out and let God be God. God idea huh?


Other "jobs" that I am moving into are the Vice-chair of the Ottawa county GOP, I was also appointed to the Ottawa County Mental Health Board which meets once a month. I am helping to organize a group which will focus on increasing the numbers of women involved in the Republican party state wide.

I have said NO to many more "opportunities" I
am TRYING not to get too busy.

Stacey, THANK YOU for organizing this way for our fam to hang more tightly!!! It has been such a blessing to me!!

Love and Prayers to all, Barbara