Someone's getting married in the morning (afternoon, sorry!)

Greetings, dear readers!

I hope this post finds you well in body and mind. I'm going to try and keep this post as brief as possible, because I need to get ready to go to bed for what promises to be a hectic and happy day for my family tomorrow.

As the title suggests, there is going to be an important wedding tomorrow. The day has nearly arrived for my younger sister Elise to wed her long-time boyfriend Tom. Having watched their relationship grow and blossom over the last seven or so years has been a pleasure, and I look forward to being able to call Tom my brother-in-law, having known him for a long time already as a brother in Christ. I am not only immensely proud of my sister, I am also not at all fussed that she has beaten me to the altar. It has given me a chance to see just how much organization (and expense!) goes into preparing a wedding. By the end of this year, I will have been to five weddings, and given that Vanessa and I are still in the early stages of our relationship, I am now more than happy to wait a few years before I tie the knot.

As I said in my previous post, I returned to work at McKinnon Secondary College at the start of Term 3 in July, and midway through the first week I had to sit what turned out to be more a formality than an interview, then was offered the position the following day by the principal. The position is part-time, teaching German at Year 7 and 8 level for the term, but we all have to start somewhere, don't we? And there are few schools better than McKinnon in Victoria, let alone Australia. Term 3 ends in two weeks, so of course I've had to start looking for positions for next term / next year. Prayer for that is of course much appreciated.

Before I finish up, I want to extend a very belated congratulations to Die Mannschaft on their deserved World Cup victory. Argentina were brave, and annoyingly I missed Mario Götze's extra-time winner because I was in the car driving to McKinnon!

OK, that's all from me for now. I'll follow up with a more detailed post next time, with of course information about my sister's wedding.

Cheers and God bless