FINALLY!

I finally got my first job! I have been so frustrated/stressed out as time progresses...I got a phone call today from First Baptist Church and they want me to work for them at their music program! They will pay me on a tuition based salary, so the more students, of course the more I will get paid. I am so excited, because I already have 3 students lined up and a 4th that is expressing interest! The music director expects more students to trickle in as fall gets closer...This is a huge answer to prayer. I was starting not to care where I applied (coffee houses, restaurants, etc.) So now I feel like a door has opened and I can focus on finding students. It's been so depressing seeing Madison's and my hard-earned money being drained out of our bank accounts and not making anything to put back in there, so I am pumped at any amount that can be put back in our accounts!

We had a fun visit with the Taylors this weekend - it's so fun to have people stay at our house! We had so much fun trying out a few neat restaurants in Oxford that we've been dying to try, and it was fun to introduce them to a few new places that we have found. I love Oxford, it's a fun artsy cute town. It's a little of an adjustment, being from big cities practically my whole life, but there are so many good things about it, I haven't had too much "homesickness". I do miss restaurants, stores, friends that are not here, but am also becoming attached to things here that I would miss if we left. It's finally feeling like a place I can call home, even though I sound so much different and the culture is just a different place than I'm used to!
People are so friendly and helpful, and I have felt nothing but welcome from anyone we've come across. We visited a really nice church with so many young adults, I think we're going to stay at this church. It's called Christ Presbyterian Church. Funny, because our Pres. church we attended for a while in Grand Rapids was also Christ Pres. We're going to try the Sunday school once the new one starts this fall.

Sometime soon, Madison & I are going to take some pictures of downtown Oxford and I will post them on here.

Hope everyone is doing great! Leave me a comment if you feel like it :)