if, you cannot guess from the last, slightly garbled post, this new year has brought a significant personality change. it's hard to blog when i really don't understand why exactly i'm blogging (the inveterate sorrow of the purpose-driven life).

(the real issue is that my writing style is sickeningly stale, inspite of incessant thesaurical expeditions for adjectives).

but, good news breaks the gloom. My brother just got a job! At an international school, to boot! In TANZANIA!. To quote said brother, "We're shaking the dust of this continent off our feet come August!"

This lends itself to several cheerful conclusions:

1. Holcombs are internationally desireable workers.

2. Dreams can happen!

3. ...if you diligently work on making them happen, and...

4. you patiently fish for the right connection.

5. God makes things happen through surprises

6. According to the standard laws of kinship and sharing, I now have a place to crash in Moshi, Tanzania! :)