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Life Happens and Then We Pray

Another update so soon?! Could it be?! Yes, it can and it is. However the reason I am able to update this quickly is not a happy one. Americo, the company where I've worked for 3 years laid off 25% of its work force Friday, including myself. It all came very suddenly and as quite a shock. Needless to say Friday was a really bad day for everyone, not just those who were let go but those who remained as well. What has been neat is the outpouring of support and friendships that have popped up via Facebook after everything happened Friday. I had no idea how many people I worked with were on and many who had just been let go it seemed heard it was the place to be to keep in touch and many have since joined just this weekend. Including many management levels which is simply amusing to me :0) I've tried to use it as a way to witness even if it is only in how I respond to those expressing their sympathies and the question of 'are you ok?' God gave me a great amount of peace on Friday. Yes I had my moments of tears but they were more so due to shock and the simple loss of a place I went for nearly 3 years and all the friendships it held. We have amazing friends who will help support us as they can. Really we are so blessed in all this. So many of the people who were let go have families to support and major bills to pay. Many held the insurance for their entire family. Some have babies on the way. Us? We have a puppy, who while eats her fair share, is not nearly as costly to feed or maintain as a child. We are blessed to not have house or car payments. We have some debt to take care of but that's our main hindrance if you will. We do not have to worry about our house being forclosed or collection agencies coming to get us. We watch the news and all these families have been suffering so much around this country for months. First we were grateful we were both working. Now, while we're down to one income at the moment, Jon got me transfered to his insurance so we're covered there, Americo gave me a reasonable severance so we can wait a few weeks to panic, Jon's business has been doing well so we have a little extra cushion there as well. Plus, my 'seasonal job' at Macy's hasn't cut me loose yet and due to God's intervention I never got around to telling them I couldn't continue to work due to my class load being so heavy. Now I still have hours there and can request to pick up more in the coming weeks. I have the utmost confidence that God has a great job lined up for me, I just have to knock on a few doors until one opens. Please pray for continued peace, persistance on my part as I 'pound the pavement', that Jon's business would stay busy, and that in all this I will be able to focus on my school work as it is going to be an extremelly challenging semester. Love you all and appreciate your support and prayers. If you hear of any job opportunities please let me know! :0)