A layoff. We are now officially riding the emotional roller coaster of unemployment. We've never had to do this before. We're hopeful, but I can already tell there will be many humbling experiences.
...Like when Russ asked if he could apply for this job where I'd have to find more than $50,000 to cut from our frugal budget. I was stumped. Tears welled up a few times as I was crunching numbers in private. Nothing ever dripped down my cheek though! I am SO very composed. Do I get rid of my one haircut each year? I didn't understand how to make a dent. He's still applying for it anyway. He'll find something better as time goes by.
I was thinking I shouldn't post about all of this, but then I thought about my kids and how this is my journal in many ways. I want them to know that these things happen to the best and brightest of us through no fault of our own and how we can really enjoy life even during the bumps in the road. It's just much more of a wild ride!!! Unpredictable, exciting, trying, spontaneous.
It's times like these that make you realize no matter what, we are the richest people on the planet because we have family, clean drinking water, a beautiful home, etc. When things are tight we are still living like billionaires compared to most of the world. And joy comes from the little moments we have every day with these cute munchkins running around! Little smiles, little hugs... those are what life is about. And those happen every day, even while job hunting.
We are really doing fine and have savings. Thank goodness!!! Our spirits are up. We're living a very normal life.
It is interesting timing. Russ has the good fortune of working for companies that bite the dust a couple years after working for them. One company was almost 100 years old, and this one was 158 years old!!! They're now gone forever.
But when one door closes, another will open. We pay tithing. Good things are in store. Russ is the man. We have faith. Now we just have to work hard, be patient, be incredibly resilient, and be really really cheap...oops, I mean wise! ;)
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This too shall pass.
I'm so glad you have savings and a positive attitude. Hang in there! Prayers and hugs. Love you!
You have the right attitude and that will make a huge difference! Its always a great test of faith, but you are so correct in that when one door shuts another opens, looking back on our experience with this, its amazing how it all ends up working out and better then we expected!!! It does force good budgeting skills.. which is a great life lesson. So sorry it has to be this time of the year, we will pray for you guys, but I know Russ is the man!!!! Don't be afraid to look in this area, we'd love to welcome you to Texas!!!! =)
As with everything in life, you are approaching this trial with the 'Leah'ness that makes you so amazing. I'm sure hoping that some of that rubs off on my Leah. You are wonderful. Lots of prayers and fasting wafting up and over to you in WA!
My prayers will be added to the others. My goodness! Who would have thought? I was just mentioning to Scott that one day we will be able to look back on this recession as a memory. We will be frugal still and our posterity will be living the high life and thinking that we are way too conservative. But from experiencing this terrible recession, our view of money and things will have been transformed forever.
May you make it through this hard time. I've heard people say that they are thankful for how the recession has hit them because it forced them to realize what was important in life. (But you guys already know that!)
Thank you for your "Leah"-ness. I love you with all my heart!
Oh Leah that SUCKS! I know that is such an unclassy word for such a classy gal as myself...but I can't think of another word right now. All I know is that Heavenly Father has a plan and you know it too. You and your family will find treasured blessings during this trial, they may be hard to see at first but they will be there.
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