- Ben resigns.
- We go "home" to interview.
- Jobs offer... Offer from Job W (for wilderness) is 9K higher than offer from Job L (for LDS). Interesting thing is that the benefit package from Job L makes up for the gap.
- We lean toward L (which re-enters as a contender by offering a location closer to family - a given for Job W but unheard of for new-comers to Company L).
- Job W (knowing that they are loosing us) comes back with 10K more. L's benefits don't fill the now 19K gap!
- We pray, deliberate (for the fourth time), and bid adieu to thoughts of living "comfortably."
- We sign on with Company L - which appears to be better for Ben professionally and for our long-term goals.
- I cry - Me: Can't we have it all - the right job and the right pay? God: No, the other is dirt in the proverbial conference bucket. Me: Shucks
- I start to get over it.
- We pack.
- We move - at month's end.
I try to keep our whereabouts off of this blog, so I hesitate to say where we are moving. Let's just say we've gone a very circuitous route to end up 400 miles or so from where we began! We won't see much of the snow though. You can guess our whereabouts through "comments." I won't post your guesses but will respond via email. Sorry for the hassle.
Thanks for your prayers - though I may need them now more than ever as this is not a place of fond memories for me. Guess I'm going to get rid of some baggage. More than anything, we are grateful to have a stable job doing what Ben was meant to do.
PS In an effort to "unwind" in all of this, we've become addicts of The Office. But shhhh, we're still on Season 2! We love TV on DVD... now we have power over what/when we watch!
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Well no wonder you haven't had time to post. You've been keeping yourself quite busy lately. I think you did the right thing. We had a similar situation happen to us a couple months ago, except it was regarding which home to buy. The homes were in two different wards in the same city. One was clearly a better financial choice, brand new part of town, brand new home etc... However the Lord had plans for us to live in this home, I still don't know why, but I know that he knows best and I have peace with this. Everything will be okay.
How are those babies in you tummy? Is there still two?
Yup, both still growing and bulging my belly. At this point, they are most likely both here to stay!
Congrats on your home! That's so exciting. We hope to join you in the mortgage-holder camp some day. My great grandmother thinks it's the biggest crime to have babies before you own a home. I guess we're working on our third and fourth offenses then!
It sounds like you have been really busy! I'm glad things seem to be working out -- although some of those things are always left with question-marks behind them, huh? We go forward in faith, I guess. I loved your abbreviated spiritual insight in your post.
Good luck on all your busyness in the upcoming month.
Oh Sarah I miss you. I am so glad to you are so much closer. When ever I see twins I cringe and think of you. Micah's Birthday party is on tuesday but is won't be complete without Benjo there. Give me a call cause I don't have your number.
Love ya
Well, I'm glad to see you have a job again and that your babies both in and out of your tummy are doing well, too. I hope when things calm down I'll be able to hear from you again!
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