NEWNESS

It's pretty ridiculous that I haven't posted anything (ANYTHING!) on here in nearly 19 months! That is way, way too long...

My marriage thus far has been absolutely incredible. Liss is just... perfect for me... in every way. We're currently living in our 2nd place together, exactly 7 days before we begin the move into our 3rd, which is just a hop, skip, and jump over to the other top corner of the same building we're in now. Fun stuff... Plus, we're doing a bunch of buying and selling of different furniture and whatnot-- couches, TV, TV stand, bookshelves, etc. It's been kind of a whirlwind couple of days.

I'm in my last days (maybe?) at TNT Direct Sales Group, selling Comcast/Xfinity TV, HSI, & Phone. The first 8 months were really, really good, particularly September, in which PR's were my theme (60 in a week, 16 in a day, $2400 on a check, etc) down in Corvallis and Albany; however, the past 4-5 months haven't been so hot, especially the brutal stretch from end of October through beginning of February. Oct-Dec saw me attempting to step into a management role, but nothing panned out and Liss and I lost most of the massive amounts of money we saw pouring in in June-Sept. Long story, short, I might be getting a new job with Flir-- an Outbound Sales Specialist/Roadie. Salary. Commissions & Bonuses. Benefits. Paid travel. Good stuff! Praying and hoping for it.

What else, what else...

Wifey and I are part of and leading two house churches now, one on Sunday nights with Ben, Mandy, Ted, Acacia, Mindy, and Laura; and one on Monday nights with Chris, Liz, Dan, Ross, Shawna, Kyle, Jamie, Chris, Sarah, and sometimes Lootzy! MNF (Monday Night Fellowship) has really shifted over the past few months. What once was a tight-knit group of the Nichols', Perry's, Wortman's, Paul & Sarah, and sometimes Lootzy, has turned into a Solid Rock-affiliated group in which every person who comes (besides yours truly and Mrs. Nichols) attends Solid Rock. It has a much different focus than before, but I'm definitely enjoying getting to know these awesome new people and seeing who God has created them to be.

Praise God, though, for fellowship and gathering! We've been praying for wonderful opportunities like these for quite some time. We're excited to see what He has for us in the future with these 2 home churches, as well as how far our connections can spread and how powerfully the gospel can impact the people we come across.

Speaking of which, we've gotta go meet with our dear friends right now...

Grace and peace! :)