As we welcome in a new year, we welcome in new challenges with it. This is the year that Jared is getting out of the military (in a week actually!!). This is also the year that he'll be finding a new job, and starting his work on his Bachelor's degree. The kids we'll be turning another year older and we'll be celebrating our 10 year anniversary this year. Yup, a whole decade.
We are scared, but excited. Finding a job is going to be challenging. We were hoping something would have worked out by this point. No such luck yet. You never know what can happen in just a few short days. However, I know that is just hopeful thinking there. We are trying to stay as relaxed as we can about all this. Needless to say that we are getting very nervous. As Jared says, he can always get a job at Home Depot until something else works out.
The excitement of it all is that this is OUR house. YAY!! It's not a place that we are just living in until the military moves us anymore. This is OUR house. We are excited at all the fix-ups and such that we want to do to this place. It's going to be very different...eventually! It's probably going to take us years to get this place how we want, but we have the time now. We sell it if we want. That part is nice.
We do find it hard to keep the faith with everything. We both really believe that Jared getting out is the best choice. But short-term, it looks like such a stupid idea! It's hard to look past that sometimes. Once you start looking at the long-term consequences of staying in, it doesn't seem so stupid. It's just scary and hard to think about what we're going to do. It's very hard to find comfort at times with our decision when things just don't seem to be working out like you would hope. I mean, most of all that we hoped would work out would be Jared having a job by this coming week. Just having something all lined up for him to start after he's done would be perfect. I just don't know if it's going to work out that way. I know Jared is working hard to find a job and we're praying hard and living our lives the best we can. I know that doesn't always mean that things will work out, or that your life will be easy. I guess the biggest thing is that doing the right things makes your life easier than it would be otherwise in the same circumstances.
So here's to hope, here's to a new year and hopefully a successful change!
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Hi there April :) I don't know if you have a UPS or FedEX hub nearby but that is where my husband Brian works. It was (and still is) just a part time job but it has great benefits, better than what I get working with the State. Jared might want to check it just to get something ASAP. Brian says UPS is almost always hiring as there is high turn over. Anyways, Jared would get full benefits and to add a family would proably be cheap. I think Brian said for me on his insurance is less than $20 per month.
Good luck you guys! I'll keep you in my prayers! ~ Joan
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