it absolutely blows my mind but God answers prayers. We thought Dave's current job would be ending as of Feb and here it is May and it's finally coming to an end. We haven't complained, we like Beaumont and we love us some Texas. It's not Oklahoma but it's darn close. And with this job coming to an end, so is the division Dave works for. The company is shutting that division down completely. The majority of the crew has already moved on to other companies and jobs. The oil business is still booming in this recession but there is alot of competition for work though.... one guy we know is a great guy, good worker with skills. He is a local though and to get right back to work took a job in Houston for less pay meaning he's got twice the commute and less take home.
But in the face of this, we had faith that the Lord would see us through to his path, not the one we wanted. So through it all, we kept our eye open for jobs and Dave kept up with things through the grapevine of people he works with. We didn't panic and for once, I had no plan.
Now, I think it's important to confess that I'm an A #1 planner. I've always had a plan, actually I've always had two backup plans. Always. As soon as something is on the horizon, I start planning to adjust our plan just in case. It's a compulsion that God has removed from my life. So again for the record, we had no back up plan. We weren't stressing, we were living our life day by day with faith that the Lord would provide. Ignorance? I prefer to call it faith.
Glory be to God, he is amazing! In the middle of last week, in the middle of an ordinary work day my husband got a call. One of his bosses recommended him for a safety job with a local company working on the same refinery. The very next day, he interviewed for that position. He was told to take a long weekend and we'd know something Monday. His crew was off waiting on mobilization so we spent four glorious days in Oklahoma. We occassionally talked about it and about the outcome but we tried our best to not stress and not focus on it.
Yesterday, Dave was offered his first safety manager job. His degree in Safety is 3 classes from complete and the first safety job is always the hardest to get breaking into the field. Thanks to alot of amazing people, he got it. He'll wrap up this current job and move straight into the new one.
Which means it's a good thing we like Beaumont, cause we'll be here for awhile longer. Now, we're not changing too much though. Considering the nature of the business, we'll be continuing with our mobile lifestyle, rv and homeschool. But we can put down a few roots, join our local church and get the kids involved in a few things. It does my heart good. Besides I'm not ready to add yardwork or house decorating to my resume....I'm a rv-ing homeschooling mom yo!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
God Answers
