The Nest

Coincidence? No way.

Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:47 PM

We are certainly being taken care of.  Back in December, I received my job offer to work for Target.com.  Shortly thereafter, my husband's boss decided that the school he is working at doesn't have enough profit with his salary, so starting January, they would cut back his salary.  January comes, and we learn that right after I start my job, my husband is being converted to a part-time worker, which obviously means less money.  We're still okay at this point with our roles as breadwinner being reversed.  At this point, we were just in awe of God's perfect timing in getting me placed in a much higher-paying job with my husband's cutbacks, thankful for the time he had to continue searching for something else.

Yesterday, my husband received an email from his boss informing him that he is closing the school as of the end of this month.  That makes his last day of work today.  Email.  One-day notice.  I don't think this is even legal, so I will be checking into that.  (The owner, his boss, is NOT filing bankruptcy or anything--just closing the school.)  When my husband called me to tell me about this, I was just in shock and on the verge of tears.  My salary alone is not enough, and I HATE using savings money for anything.  However, he told me right away that he was finally in contact with someone from Lifetime Fitness Corporate, and they are very interested in getting him set up to do some TKD programs with them.

I just couldn't believe it!  Not once, but twice now, God has just shown us the incredible ways in which He works.  No, he hasn't secured a job there yet, but I really don't have much doubt in my mind that he wouldn't.  With his experience with the Bally Total Fitness program, I'm sure they will try to snatch him up 1-2-3.  At any rate, it offers some peace-of-mind for now, at the very least.  It'll be interesting to see where this all leads to in the end!

Anyway, I think I will quickly finish up my lunch and get back to work.  I'm feeling really drained today and made the mistake of having ice cream right before bed last night, so I look forward to leaving a little early since I put in extra time earlier on in the week.  :)