{Least Expect It}

Dean spent the last 12 days in Northern California for Cisco Systems Certification Training (CCNA & CCNA Security). He arrived Sunday and then had ALL day classes Monday through Friday. The training is super intensive and the test is REALLY hard. The first thing his instructor told him, was "plan on failing the test!" Luckily he followed that statement up with "unless you pay attention to what I am teaching you!" Dean took the test about 7 years ago and did not pass, so we were very nervous/anxious about him taking it again (well, at least I was!) Friday rolled around, he took the test, and PASSED (with flying colors!)! He was so happy!

Saturday I flew in to spend the weekend with him and Monday morning he was back in training for the Security portion. He had 12 hour training days Monday through Wednesday and by Thursday he was ready to be done! He took his last test and PASSED again (with flying colors!)!

The whole situation is a huge blessing that we never expected. Dean has wanted to take these training courses and get certified for years, but with their HUGE price tag, it was never in our budget. Then came the miracle. The school district was presented with money that had to be spent on training of employees! Dean put in to go, with little hope of being approved (especially since over the last 9 years they have paid for NO training), but sure enough, they accepted it and he was on his way! We know that the Lord provided him with the opportunity of going and the blessing of passing the tests! This certification will help him a lot career wise and we are so grateful! The whole experience was proof to us that Heavenly Father knows what we need and is willing to bless us, even when we least expect it!