Welcome 2021

 Well here we are.  It’s February 2021.  We made it through the dreaded 2020.  We walked into 2021 real quiet with “no expectations” and sat down and waited to see what would become.  An entire month of this new year has passed, how did that happen?!  

Of course we all have expectations for this new year.  We’re all thinking “his year has to be better.”  For us, we are expecting a new baby boy.  Our son is growing funnier and smarter and more handsome every day.  We are feeling the love.  

Just as we were seeing bigger and brighter on the horizon my husband got let go from his job.  The job that we got our health insurance from.  The job that brought in the majority of our income.  The job that we felt secure in because his boss was someone that I have personally known for the majority of my life and counted as a friend.  We were blindsided.  It was stressful, and frankly unfair.  I won’t get into the details but the whole scenario left a very sour taste in my mouth.  

After much praying and seeking and just surrender to God, my husband was called about a job opportunity. He went in for a weld test on Tuesday, they called him on Wednesday to start on Thursday morning.  It was certainly a blessing.  We have new insurance and there is no lapse in coverage.  My husband gets ample opportunity to work overtime if he chooses and he enjoys the work.  As much as the whole process caused a lot of tears and fears, God has a plan for our good and I can’t thank Him enough.  This was a new lesson in trusting the process.  

Today’s success:  finding better opportunities through hardship.