days of nuwanda

Day one

Hubby's at work today! Woohoo--it's great! Not that he's gone and out of my hair *smile* but that he's back into the real world of paid employment! Actually he left last night and is in Cleveland for his first official day of work at a user's group meeting. Life is good b/c God is good. We are so thankful for God's provision, and that He made his time of unemployment so short. I know many of my readers were praying and thinking about us, so thanks to you guys!

Houston, we have a job!

No, it's not a job in Houston. It's right here in town. Hubby accepted their job offer this morning, after a couple weeks of waiting to hear, and he starts April 10th. WOOHOO!

P.S. Thanks to everyone out there who was praying for us during this past month!

Waiting is never easy

You've read here several times "we should hear soon!" about this new possible job for hubby...and maybe I haven't said it, but this week I've gotten impatient. We were to hear for sure 2 weeks ago, and yet we still don't know. There were some unforseen delays that have held up the decision to hire hubby, and the hiring company has been very positive about it still, saying basically that it's just a matter of time. But my heart has not been so patient this week. All I see is our checking account dwindling and the big holes in it where paying for diapers and formula seems impossible. All I see is that my steady part-time job has been anything BUT steady, and they've had almost no work for me. I've used vacation time just to get any income at all! All I see is the extra medical bills (the ones we thought were covered by insurance) piling up w/ no idea how these additional things will get paid. All I see are the circumstances.

What I don't see is how my Heavenly Father is working. I can't see how's He is moving and acting on our behalf, and sometimes when you can't see physically, you lose your spiritual sight. I know He has our best in mind, and that He would never withhold blessings from those who trust in Him. I know that He has something wonderful in store, and that He desperately wants us to just trust Him. Lord, forgive me for my disbelief. Forgive my impatient spirit. Forgive me for looking at my circumstances. I know you are greater than anything I can see. I know that this whole situation is about you and what you are doing, not about us. Give me patience!

Here are some "reminders" I'm reading this morning that I thought I would share...

Jeremiah 29:11
'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope."

Isaiah 55:8-9
"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts."

3rd interview

I blogged 2 weeks ago about hubby being called for a 3rd interview w/ the local company he's been talking with. Well, the interview finally came yesterday, after 2 weeks of several phone calls and emails and conversations about projects and about how he would fit in w/ the company. So at the  official 3rd interview they basically said there is definitely a place for him if this specific contract goes thru, and a good possibility of a job even if the contract does not go thru. We're excited. Ya know, in these situations you don't want to get your hopes up too high, since anything can happen or even the best laid plans can fall thru. But it's clear they want to hire him, and that is reason enough for celebrating! :)

In other good news

Hubby has a 3rd interview this week w/ a local company. It looks promising. We aren't getting our hopes up too high, but we are thankful for what appears to be a good possibility. Thanks to everyone who is praying!

Week 1

Thankfully, hubby has several job leads and has one informal interview this week. (Thanks Chris & Jason for this lead! You guys don't know each other, but you both mentioned this company.) Lots of people have been giving leads and phone numbers of people to contact about local jobs. It's exciting. We know that still none of them could work out, but there are more jobs available this time than 2 years ago when he was unemployed, and if you look at sheer numbers, the situation seems more favorable. I guess time will tell.

People have been very encouraging. At church yesterday everyone said they were praying for us and lots of people had job leads. Several people said they were specifically praying for a job up near our church, which as I've mentioned before, is where we'd like to move. Our heart is still to move, so we'll keep looking in that direction. We were so encouraged that our church family knew our heart and were praying the same thing for us.