Friday, June 17, 2011

where oh where has my husband gone

this move has been crazy. in the process of us getting here, it seems pretty clear that God has worked out a bunch of details that we couldn't possibly have arranged or finagled ourselves. we feel confident that this was the right move at the right time.

once we got here last week, it was time for chris to find a new job. the plan was that he would get a job & i would be able to quit working so i can be a better homeschooling mom. with brooke's aspie challenges, she needs more than i've been able to give her while i was working even though i've only been working 2 days a week most weeks. my goal is to change that and be super teacher/mommy starting in august or september when we resume the necessary evil that is schooling.

we arrived on tuesday night. friday i was contacted on by a mutual friend of ours who was the best man in our wedding, but who we haven't seen in several years. he had a job suggestion for chris. chris emailed his resume friday night. he texted a couple times back & forth with the potential employer over the weekend & he was told to be at an address at 9am monday morning. we thought he was going for an interview.

when the guy showed up to meet him monday morning, he said, "you ready to go to (fill in the blank of a city a couple hrs away)?"  chris said he guessed so but he'd need to return the car to the house. he called on his way back here & asked me to pack him a bag. he thought he'd be gone one night. okay, that was monday morning & here it is, the wee hours of friday morning & he hasn't come back yet. i've talked to him on the phone a couple times & we've texted quite a bit, but it's so weird to me that he went for an interview and then was gone for 4 days and counting on a business trip, with no warning. i've joked that he either just got a great job or he got kidnapped. every day when we communicate he tells me that he thinks he's coming home that day or the next day. maybe he'll come home tomorrow.

it's kind of strange living with his parents and him not even being here. i heard on the news though, a couple days ago, that for every job opening available right now in america, there are 4 people trying to push their way into it. so i can't complain that he got a job, he likes it, he's working enough hours that there should be a lovely paycheck in our near future. he didn't even have to hunt for the job, so once again, it feels like a God thing. i believe that, but i hope he won't be gone this much all the time.

16 comments:

  1. Well you gotta take the good with the bad...and it sounds like you got what was needed. Besides, this is only a start the longer he goes the better it might get, right?

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  2. So glad he got a job....so many people haven't been as lucky! Good for you!

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  3. Hmmm...it would be stressful though for you, I think. I know it's good to be thankful and all, but you must miss him! Well, I hope this job turns out to be a great one.

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  4. I figured instead of 4 people it was actually closer to 400.

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  5. Wow! I love the way God works out the kinks, and things just manage to fall into our laps sometimes! I sure wish He had managed to have my husband kidnapped (when I had one!).

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  6. Weird... but good. It's odd his boss won't tell him when he'll be home... :)

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  7. i think the delay has been caused by faulty equipment that keeps preventing them from being able to do the work that needs to be done before they come home. i'm grateful he's working, it's just weird.

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  8. Yay on the job! Hope he comes home soon though!

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  9. OH NO! Missing Hubby, Hope he comes home soon. I would miss my hubby like crazy... We haven't been apart for more than two days I think.
    I know it's trite but Hang in there. (hugs)

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  10. Wow! Talk about diving right into things! Glad your move is going well so far.

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  11. I know how you (well, more specifically, Chris) feel. The reason for my job has evaporated like an ice cube on the sun. So, I'm unemployed right now. The upside is that I can write a lot more. The downside is that nobody wants to pay for my mad rantings so eating my have to take a pass. Oh, well, I hope to land on my feet like a cat. I just hope it's not a dead one.
    Keep smiling!

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  12. the husband hath returned! he's leaving again in 2 days, but i'm all for employment, so hurrah! anyone want to hang out & keep me company?

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  13. I know what all that waiting is like. I see my husband only two weeks twice a year, but the pay is what has gotten us out of debt and helping us to eventually retire. You have a great family for support and a wonderful husband. I'm glad things are working out for you so well. I'd hang out with you any day if I had wings to fly.

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  14. Hey, I found your blog! So good to see you last night! I really enjoyed it!
    Magdalena

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  15. I'd hang out and keep you company if you hadn't of moved so dang far away!!! :)

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  16. I would be pretty ticked if I packed an overnight bag and ended up being gone 5 days- ha! What on earth is he going to wear?;-) I guess it doesnt matter- congrats to him for getting a job!

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