1) In the beginning of July, we started having water leaks from our bathroom through the floor to the kitchen ceiling. We had a hole cut out of our kitchen ceiling to reveal mold. It's been frustrating, and I must admit, I've been tempted to break down and cry and have a pity party. But I keep trusting God and believing this happened for a reason.
As of today, the mold is gone, we still have a hole in our kitchen and we're waiting to get quotes from contractors about fixing/remodeling the bathroom to stop the water problem and trusting God for the finances without going into debt.
2) For those who didn't know, my husband Joe went to culinary school and started working as a chef after he graduated. Working in restaurants, his schedule was hectic and life apart from work was nonexistent. When we first started dating, Joe started a new job at Wegmans as a Sushi chef and moved around to several different departments within the last 2 years he's been there.
However, his schedule was hectic, working nights and weekends and getting a new schedule every week with varying shifts. We made it work while dating and our engagement; but when we got married and talked of starting a family, his schedule began to wear on him and our relationship. Everyday he was stressed out; he was frustrated about not being promoted (when he was the go-to guy for every department); and he dreaded going to work. The final straw was when I got an unexpected bonus at work, and then got a raise a couple weeks later. He was confused and didn't understand why nothing was happening for him. When was his break going to come?
We talked and I told him we needed to pray and believe that God would open a door for him, either a promotion (with slightly better hours) or a new job. I wasn't sure what was going to happen, but I trusted God to move and God pleasantly surprised both of us. About 2 weeks later, I saw on Facebook that a friend of ours had posted an opening about a job with his company, and I called Joe to tell him about it. Immediately after Joe hung up the phone with me, this friend called Joe and told him about the opening and told him to apply for it. The opening was for a sales rep for Bosch power tools. The job offered better hours (Monday-Friday with evenings and weekends off), AND it offered more money!! Joe was so excited and got his resume and paperwork together right away.
During 2 weeks of interviews and waiting, we kept praying and believing that if this job was for Joe then he would get it; and if not, then God had something better in mind. He was offered the job and started the first week of August. He absolutely loves it and he enjoys going to work now! He's home in the evenings for us to have dinner together every night; with weekends off, we can plan spontaneous things to do. And with more money in each paycheck, we can pay for our bathroom repairs. God is so good!!
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