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I'm off to the land of wine, opera, and beautiful men - all the things I love! Let's see what God has in store for me in Italy...

Monday, September 22, 2008

I'll take "Answer to Prayer" for $500

"This evening Carrie received 5 e-mails for Nanny jobs and a reference for a teaching position in Rome"
"Umm...What is..Carrie's answer to prayer?"  
"That's correct!"

    So not exactly a great jeopardy question, but i figured i had to give you something after leaving you all hanging for a few days.  my apologies.  so this is my newest news.  thank you all for your prayers and well wishes for me here in Italy.  I haven't really been able to settle down until i know completely that i will have a nice family to stay with and be able to pay my bills every month (damn student loans...).  I have learned in the past few days NOT to ask god for particular things like "hey god, i would really like to stay here in rome...so umm if you could make that happen, that would be great."  but we need to ask god what HE wants us to do.  i still don't know what he wants me to do - but i do feel that i want to be a part of a family here in rome, and really make some lifelong connections.
    i too hope to have a family of my own someday (my mother would probably like this to happen sooner than later.  "where're your italian boyfriend?!" sorry mom...none yet), and i feel that desire to be with people who you love so much now that i'm away from you all.  i tend to think my family is pretty tight and we all show up for each other for birthdays, graduations, whatever!  let's have a party!  i have also realized i have been blessed with the most loving, enduring friends a person could ever ask for.  i'm serious.  i have a KEEN talent at picking AWESOME people to be my friend.  and because i have such close bonds at home, i hope to find them here too. i know god wants me to, and that's the plan.  so i'll keep you all posted, but i have lots of doors to open in the next few days, and hopefully i'll find the perfect family for me.  

all my love,
carrie

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