Jeremiah and I got married November 23, 2008. We had just purchased a home in La Habra, California, Jeremiah had started the Masters Program at Cal State University Long Beach in Curriculum and Instruction, I was finishing my final classes in the Social Science Teaching Credential program and preparing for my student teaching semester, and Jeremiah was working as an eighth grade English teacher in Compton, California. notably one of the most challenging districts and neighborhoods to work in within the United States. We moved into our home on our wedding night, traveled to Catalina and Ensenada on a Carnival Cruise for our honeymoon, and then just as we finished our final two weeks of the fall semester, Jeremiah heard from his principal that he would most likely not have his job back the following fall. We knew the economy was in trouble, especially in California, but we had figured that Compton was a safety net for us because we assumed that they kept those that actually wanted to stay! And so as the New Year came in, we welcomed it with a bitter-sweet greeting: we loved being married, but worry started creeping in. And for the last 6 1/2 months since we've been married, we've clung steadfast to our favorite verse listed at the top of this blog - the verse straight out of Jeremiah's book in the Old Testament. And we begin this blog now to showcase God's amazing faithfulness (Lamentations 3:23) to us...He has moved mountains (Job 9:5) as He promised He would and will always do. For even though we both have been going through some tough events in these past few months, in His perfect timing, everything started coming together...in a way that only God Himself could ever ordain.
Please enjoy our blog. We will keep it updated as we begin our journey in Central California, serving students within the Burton Elementary School District in Porterville, California. The story about that coming up next!
These pictures were taken on June 7th, the night we all celebrated my 26th birthday. There was much to celebrate! (So read on!). We were at Laguna Lake, our favorite place to go. We make sure to visit at least once a weekend, as it is right around the corner from our La Habra home.
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