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God's sense of humor is awesome ...

May 9th, 2013 at 12:08 am

I like that in this little corner of the cyber-world, there is no stigma that I feel saying that I am a devout Catholic by most standards (aside from the foray to the tattoo parlor with my seventh grader and other less traditional things like that).

I posted earlier asking for prayers and positive thoughts for DH's job promotion. We were a bit conflicted about this move for him, given it doesn't exactly align 100% with our personal goals for him pursuing a diaconate more part-time than less part-time. But it meant a larger salary that we were planning on banking, or applying to mostly defray the cost of parochial school tuition at the high school level.

Our older daughter has been the recipient of a scholarship last year which cut her tuition in half. She renewed the scholarship this year, based on her service record and grades (4.2 GPA thanks to honors classes).

Our younger daughter was waiting to hear about a different scholarship. This is $20K for four-years and the family gives 25 annually. Last year our older daughter was 26 and is on a wait list. Younger daughter is stronger spiritually and academically. we were supposed to find out on May 15th whether or not she is a recipient.

Today a large envelope came in the mail. Last year was a small envelope. And younger daughter is one of 25 Scholars out of a pool of 190 strong and qualified applicants.

The lesson: Thinking that you are in control of a situation is pretty funny. Let go and let God.

9 Responses to “God's sense of humor is awesome ...”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    Congrats to your daughter!

  2. snafu Says:
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    Compliments to DD2. Being recipient of a major scholarship is wonderful and must be joyously celebrated by her loving family

  3. rob62521 Says:
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    Congrats! And you are correct, God usually has plans for us.

  4. My English Castle Says:
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    Nice!

  5. PNW Mom Says:
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    Congratulations!

  6. NJDebbie Says:
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    Your family is so deserving of the scholarship! I admire your faith and yes, I believe that everything falls into place when you believe.

  7. CB in the City Says:
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    What wonderful news!

  8. librarylady Says:
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    Like!

  9. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Yay! Smile

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