Frustrated

Turns out that the rental company can not lease the place out without the owners consent. So, back to square one. Joe called them today and she said it isn't that they don't want to lease to us their hands are tied until the owner calls them or emails them. So, we are looking again. Have made appointments for some places tomorrow and also Saturday. The yard sale will be put off until I know how much furniture I will have room for. So, that gives us the day to look at places. All the ones that were hopefuls for me before the place we tried to rent are gone so we really are starting over again. High rises...yuck but if they are as roomy as the one we almost took then I will be happy. Just don't want to be in a box and no where to move. Just can't do it. Spoke with one potential high rise landlord today and he was really pushing his unit. Will see how much room it has tomorrow. Only one parking though that isn't a good way to start.

Geni got a job interview for tomorrow. I am excited for her as it is in my old field. Dental Assisting. She was told that they will pay for her to become certified. That is wonderful and it is working in a pedodontic practice. She said she is interviewing for the assisting as well as the office receptionist. She could excel in either area as her customer service skills are excellent. I am really excited for her this would give her the medical benefits she will need once Joe retires. Yippee for her. Say a prayer.

Well, guess I will end for now. Here is another story that I found and liked and thought I would share...wonder how many balls of clay I have thrown away in my lifetime?!?!?!?

Clay Balls

A man was exploring caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake.
They didn’t look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.
He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!
Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left. Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 to 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown it away!
It’s like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel. It doesn’t look like much on the outside. It isn’t always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it. We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person.
There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.
May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as God sees them. –author unknown, internet