Did you miss me not posting yesterday? If I had posted, it would have been a post every day for a solid week (did you miss any of my posts since I did so many?!?). I have never done that before, so I probably should have posted...and I even had something to post about...but it is not good, which is why I probably didn't want to write about it at first.
I found out yesterday that my boss is going to post my position and find a replacement...which makes me sad, because I would love to work for IWU longer.
At first, before we moved, I wanted to find a job up here, but was thankful for the opportunity to work from home for the university and keep my job. After being up here, I really felt like it was going well. I like the quiet, and I could get a lot done. I told my boss that I would be willing to stick it out long term, and wondered what her thoughts were. She said she wanted a month to think about it. At first I was upset, because anyone else I would have worked for would have probably been all about it...but then I realized that it really is a big decision...and it was more than fair for her to take time and think about it.
Well, yesterday I asked her about it again because it had been over a month, and that is when she told me she was posting my position. I am trying to stay positive in the midst of it...because it would be WAY too easy to get discouraged. I have been looking and applying at a LOT of places in the area (and even had an interview), but there really is nothing. The unemployment rate in our county is almost 20%. We are in the middle of nowhere, so most likely if I did find something, it would be a long ways away, which would be hard. But I know that God will provide. As a good friend/coworker of mine (who has really been my inspiration because she telecommutes too!!) emailed to me: God didn't bring Stephen and I up here to abandon me now. Maybe God will provide a job that I like even BETTER. Who knows, maybe IWU won't find someone, and I will be able to keep my job. If nothing else I REALLY hope that I can keep my job through the end of December.
As my little note by our picture on the side of this blog says...praying for God's timing and direction...and also trying to trust.
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I will pray that you will be able to trust God during this uncertain time. I am a big planner. So I can imagine how hard this would be. I hope everything turns out well.
Last November I came back from an emergency trip to Indiana (to see my husbands daughters son who was very sick just after birth, my grandson) and found out that my place of employment did not need me any longer. They actually could not afford to keep me on staff. I was devastated, I loved my job and I had never lost a job before. I felt like a failure for some reason. Well God provided in an amazing way. I am now working the job of my dreams and we have better benefits and I had an increase in salary. We will pray for God's provisions.
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