Metallurgy Continued

I have been continuing my study of metallurgy and trying to extract what God is trying to show me through this. Some of this is very confusing, and some is crystal clear. I had a vague recollection of this scene from Terminator II, and again I find some of the spiritual implications to be fascinating. I cannot "self terminate"....hmm (By the way, the music is amazing too--composer is Brad Fidel).

Metallurgy

Yeah, I know, you are probably wondering if I am going back to school for a degree in engineering? Well, not technically. Some time ago, I had a wild dream about a molten tank of some metal compound. Somehow, I was in charge of it. There was some emergency and I was called to action.....very strange! I asked the Lord what the meaning of the dream was and He told me that I was a metallurgist. I tried to study it a bit and really did not get very far. Besides that, it is a very technical science and therefore very confusing to the lay person! Jeremy reminded me of that word God gave me and I was inspired to try again. I went to Wikipedia (love that site) and typed in metallurgy. I tell you God was showing me stuff through that study. At one point I even started to cry....and at another I said aloud...I don't want to be one of these people, because I was seeing the spiritual implications. Now I feel that I am on a quest to understand this assignment. Wow, God is so strange sometimes. Who would have thought that He would give an English major a metallurgy job?

Rainy Day

It should come as absolutely no surprise to me that the first official day of summer break is a RAINY DAY! Wow, it is amazing when you take kids who are used to a regimen that all of the sudden have little to none. They have absolutely no idea what to do with themselves! We have done everything from mindless eating, making greeting cards to swimming in the rain. And 5 seconds later...yep, you guessed it, they are bored! I know this will get better after a few weeks. Perhaps I need to think of a summer regimen? Or sort of anyway. I am not a mom who thinks that kids must have a strict schedule all of their days. Regimen is great, but for Pete's sake, they have earned the ability to be bored and disheveled for awhile :)

Bittersweet

This life we live is such a dichotomy sometimes. Sometimes I wonder if we aren't all bipolar, but some of us just need meds. Fortunately I am not needing meds, but boy some days, I would love a diagnosis to disappear into.
Today is such a bittersweet day. We graduated a gal from the Selah program as of yesterday, and let me tell you, she is a testimony to how God can defy the odds in a person's life! Who the world thought was a lost cause, God proves once again that is NEVER true!
And then there is her sister who also came to live here. This one is seeming to make it her mission to prove just how dysfunctional she can be and become the living embodiment of what her (growing up) home environment has programmed her to be. She has gained success in this respect. And so, today, we have the "privilege" of discharging her as well.
Two sisters, within one day, discharged from the program. Are you kidding me? How am I supposed to roll with this craziness of emotions?
We know both decisions are right. My temptation is to hold on 'till the death. But I know I have to let go. They both go with God. We have done our part. Glory to God that there is no such thing as a lost cause or a lost life. Please pray for these sisters as they find their way. It appears that the one has a long, hard road ahead of her.