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Monday, February 28, 2011
He Got A Job!
Yup, that's right, Jared has a job. He's very excited. He gets to combine his first love (C130 Aircraft Maintence) with his second love (instructional design). He also gets to learn things that he didn't get the chance to at his old job. As I said, he's very excited!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Good News
Needless to say, yesterday ended up being a very busy and productive day for Jared. He had a job interview with a company he's excited about....and the other job he's excited about, that his friend works at, well, he got some good news from his friend. The person that he referred Jared to wants to meet with this guy to discuss Jared more. It's a positive. At least she didn't just say that she wasn't interested in Jared. So some hope there. All around, a pretty decent day. Stressful for Jared, obviously, but exciting. He feels like that last interview went better than any others that he has had. I think it's because he was just himself, instead of trying to do all of the tips that he's been given at career workshops. Either way, his interviewing skills are improving. There's a bit of light showing through in the darkness that we are in. Hopefully, it keeps growing-a good sign that we are coming to the end of this dark tunnel!!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Discouragement and Hope
For the last couple of days, Jared's job hunt has hit a wall. No new job postings. No new contacts. He's made contact with everyone that he can again. And now, it's just a waiting game. With all of his job searching, he hasn't been at a point of just sit and wait until now. They tell you that you shouldn't just sit and wait, but what about when that's just what is left? What if God wants you to learn patience now?
Needless to say, that seems to be where we are at. I still have a lot of hope for the last job that he applied for that he would really like. They haven't even made it to interviewing for that position yet though. They are quickly trying to fill another position first (Nice having someone on the inside that can give you info). Jared on the other hand, is or was feeling hopeless yesterday. I'm hoping today he feels better. This morning he went to the temple with a friend. I'm hoping that will help bring him some comfort. I was also feeling a lot of discouragement last night. And even early this morning. However, shortly after I got up and going, I started to feel a quiet peace rest on me. The worry left my mind...nothing big or amazing. It was just a moment of 'oh, I haven't worried about that in awhile now'. Not only am I feeling emotionally calm, my body is feeling calm too. Sometimes, getting the psychical symptoms of anxiety to stop is harder for me that anything! The sense of urgency has passed, for now at least. I hope Jared gets to experience the same today. I've been praying for him to feel the comfort that he needs.
What do you do when you've done all you can? You wait. You have patience. You have faith that God will take care of the rest. You wonder how long 'long suffering' means. You wonder what else God wants you to do. And then, you just live your life the best you can. So that's where we are now.
Needless to say, that seems to be where we are at. I still have a lot of hope for the last job that he applied for that he would really like. They haven't even made it to interviewing for that position yet though. They are quickly trying to fill another position first (Nice having someone on the inside that can give you info). Jared on the other hand, is or was feeling hopeless yesterday. I'm hoping today he feels better. This morning he went to the temple with a friend. I'm hoping that will help bring him some comfort. I was also feeling a lot of discouragement last night. And even early this morning. However, shortly after I got up and going, I started to feel a quiet peace rest on me. The worry left my mind...nothing big or amazing. It was just a moment of 'oh, I haven't worried about that in awhile now'. Not only am I feeling emotionally calm, my body is feeling calm too. Sometimes, getting the psychical symptoms of anxiety to stop is harder for me that anything! The sense of urgency has passed, for now at least. I hope Jared gets to experience the same today. I've been praying for him to feel the comfort that he needs.
What do you do when you've done all you can? You wait. You have patience. You have faith that God will take care of the rest. You wonder how long 'long suffering' means. You wonder what else God wants you to do. And then, you just live your life the best you can. So that's where we are now.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
February
Still not sure if I like the new blog setup...we'll see how long it takes me to get annoyed with it!!
The countdown is starting now for us. Yes we are nervous, but still sure we're doing the right thing. It's scary. We have a lot of hope. Jared was losing it the last couple of days but whenever he's ready to give up, God seems to show him that it's not time to yet. This last time, a job that's just perfect for him opened up. It was with a place we had both pretty much given up on but for some reason I felt I should check their job board that day. Sure enough there was the job. It's entry level, which he's excited about. This time, his application has made it further through. We are trying not too get our hopes up too high but it's a great position with at a great company. We'll keep you updated.
Today, Jared's records we're finally updated and he has now OFFICIALLY graduated with his associates degree!! Yay! They'll have the formal graduation in April up on base but he probably won't go and he'll just pick up his diploma. He's also getting all setup to start on his bachelors degree! If everything works with that, he'll have that degree is about a year. (Yes, he'll be working his butt off during that time and trying to find a full-time job or working at one already!) Then, his plan is to move onto his masters degree from Utah State! I'm sure he'll want a break in there!
As you can tell, right now we are on a high again! Excited about the future even though we are nervous about what might happen. We'll figure out whatever we need to do!! Wish us luck!!
The countdown is starting now for us. Yes we are nervous, but still sure we're doing the right thing. It's scary. We have a lot of hope. Jared was losing it the last couple of days but whenever he's ready to give up, God seems to show him that it's not time to yet. This last time, a job that's just perfect for him opened up. It was with a place we had both pretty much given up on but for some reason I felt I should check their job board that day. Sure enough there was the job. It's entry level, which he's excited about. This time, his application has made it further through. We are trying not too get our hopes up too high but it's a great position with at a great company. We'll keep you updated.
Today, Jared's records we're finally updated and he has now OFFICIALLY graduated with his associates degree!! Yay! They'll have the formal graduation in April up on base but he probably won't go and he'll just pick up his diploma. He's also getting all setup to start on his bachelors degree! If everything works with that, he'll have that degree is about a year. (Yes, he'll be working his butt off during that time and trying to find a full-time job or working at one already!) Then, his plan is to move onto his masters degree from Utah State! I'm sure he'll want a break in there!
As you can tell, right now we are on a high again! Excited about the future even though we are nervous about what might happen. We'll figure out whatever we need to do!! Wish us luck!!
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