Wishin and hopin and prayin {lots and lots} and I can finally say that THIS girl has a new job!! After applying for lots of jobs, having 6 phone interviews, 11 in-person interviews for different jobs I finally got to hear those sweet words on Thursday "We would like to offer you a position"! And then, a short time later I got to say the sweet words I have been wanting to say for awhile "I'm putting in my two weeks notice". I am sooo excited to have a new job, I cannot explain it in words.
Some of the things I am really looking forward to are:
*Being able to use my degree
*Truly feeling like my job will be making a difference in someones life
*Room for growth in the hospital
*My drive to work will go from 60 miles round trip from my house to 15!
*Working with people who want to make a difference in someones life and not always worried about making a profit
Though the journey was long and I wanted to lose heart the Lord was always faithful. There were times when I wanted to give up but the Lord continued to help make my current job bare able and my trust in the Lord has been strengthened through this journey. Kyle has been a great support for me during this time and I'm really glad that we were in this together. My family and friends were also incredibly encouraging through all of this and I am blessed that I have so many people in my life that I can share life with.
Now it's time to celebrate this exciting news and only 8 more work days to go at my current job :)
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Being Renewed
I consider myself a patient person, it usually takes awhile before something pushes me to my breaking point. I would not say I am at my breaking point but the Lord is truly showing me what it looks like to be patient and to continue to trust in his ways. I have mentioned before that I have been trying to find a new job. I have worked for my current employer for three and half years and I have probably not liked working there six months after I started. When I first started working there we got engaged, wanted to buy a house, and I wanted to pay for school so I knew that I had to be a grown-up and keep working even when I did not like it at all. There are a combination of things that I don't like about my job and last year when I got my bachelor's degree I thought I would be leaving there soon after. The Lords ways are faithful and just {Psalm 111:7} and he has had other plans.
The job searching process of: looking up companies to apply to-applying-interviewing {in my case I average at least two-three times for a job}-waiting for their decision to be made, can be tiring. When I first got my degree I wanted to work for a hospital or college. I really enjoyed my co-op at Cincinnati State and I wanted to be in an environment where I knew I was making the difference in someones life {even though I know my role may not be of high importance}.
Though this process has been long and weary the Lord continues to renew me and to give me hope {2 Corn. 4:16}. Whenever I get a interview I am beyond thankful for another opportunity to be able to find a job where I can use my gifts and utilize the degree I have. Over the past 6 months I have had lots and lots of interviews, it's hard for Kyle to keep up :). I have interviewed with all the hospitals in the Cincinnati area {for more than one job at some of them}, and one of the colleges. Between phone interviews and in-person interviews I have probably had 20 interviews. 20 interviews and no new job is why I feel like the journey has been soooo long. Kyle has been great about reminding me that the Lord has my future plans in his hands {Jeremiah 29:11} and my family and friends have also been great about encouraging me.
I can feel the Lord continuing to tell me he is with me through this. I recently started a new Beth Moore devotional {Stepping Up} and here are words from Beth Moore that the Lord has been using to speak truth in my life:
"Today those of us who need it are going to accept biblical permission to have a "woe to me" moment with God concerning some difficult environments we're enduring".
"I'm reminded that God never doses off, even when for a time the air is smooth and the way is clear. He doesn't jolt awake when the earth rumbles beneath your feet. He is in perfect attendance to your every step"
"Every obstacle we face and every battle we fight on the way will be worth it"
"God's delivering us from every ounce of trial will never develop the relationship that occurs when God shows himself right in the midst of difficulty, delivering us through it"
"When our lives are immersed in Him, every ending, everything we believe to be the death of us is instead a hand-engraved invitation to a new beginning"
I am continuing to wall paper my mind with his truth and I may not understand what the Lord is doing now but later I will {John 13:7}.
The job searching process of: looking up companies to apply to-applying-interviewing {in my case I average at least two-three times for a job}-waiting for their decision to be made, can be tiring. When I first got my degree I wanted to work for a hospital or college. I really enjoyed my co-op at Cincinnati State and I wanted to be in an environment where I knew I was making the difference in someones life {even though I know my role may not be of high importance}.
Though this process has been long and weary the Lord continues to renew me and to give me hope {2 Corn. 4:16}. Whenever I get a interview I am beyond thankful for another opportunity to be able to find a job where I can use my gifts and utilize the degree I have. Over the past 6 months I have had lots and lots of interviews, it's hard for Kyle to keep up :). I have interviewed with all the hospitals in the Cincinnati area {for more than one job at some of them}, and one of the colleges. Between phone interviews and in-person interviews I have probably had 20 interviews. 20 interviews and no new job is why I feel like the journey has been soooo long. Kyle has been great about reminding me that the Lord has my future plans in his hands {Jeremiah 29:11} and my family and friends have also been great about encouraging me.
I can feel the Lord continuing to tell me he is with me through this. I recently started a new Beth Moore devotional {Stepping Up} and here are words from Beth Moore that the Lord has been using to speak truth in my life:
"Today those of us who need it are going to accept biblical permission to have a "woe to me" moment with God concerning some difficult environments we're enduring".
"I'm reminded that God never doses off, even when for a time the air is smooth and the way is clear. He doesn't jolt awake when the earth rumbles beneath your feet. He is in perfect attendance to your every step"
"Every obstacle we face and every battle we fight on the way will be worth it"
"God's delivering us from every ounce of trial will never develop the relationship that occurs when God shows himself right in the midst of difficulty, delivering us through it"
"When our lives are immersed in Him, every ending, everything we believe to be the death of us is instead a hand-engraved invitation to a new beginning"
I am continuing to wall paper my mind with his truth and I may not understand what the Lord is doing now but later I will {John 13:7}.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Just Keep Swimming
This clip from Finding Nemo would describe how Kyle and I feel right now...we just have to keep swimming when life gets us down. After numerous phone and in-person interviews, I still have no new job and Kyle has taken the written part of his paramedic test three times now without passing. It seems to be a frustrating/hard time with our careers right now. I feel like a broken record now when I text my friends and family about praying for a interview and then having to tell them that I did not get the job.
I just finished my Beth Moore devotional Breaking Free and it has given me lots of encouragement of how not to let Satan make me feel like I'm not good enough or that I will never get a new job {I know it may sound dramatic but most of the time my work is not the most encouraging or most professional environment so sometimes I feel like I will never be able to get out of here}.
Kyle has always had a hard time passing big tests in his life and he knows the material so well from class and is studying all the time at work, but it is hard to pass a test that is designed to make you fail and there are thousands of questions from the test bank so he has never seen two questions the same on the multiple attempts he has taken.
We have been continuing to pray and are holding on to God's word to help us make it through this rough time. We have a great family and friends that are continuing to encourage us and we could not be more thankful for them! One of the things I learned from my Beth Moore devotional is that I need to be wallpapering my mind with scripture so that I can defeat the enemies lies when the come {and they always come lol}. For now we are clinging to the only one who can comfort, encourage, and give us peace about our current career situations.
I just finished my Beth Moore devotional Breaking Free and it has given me lots of encouragement of how not to let Satan make me feel like I'm not good enough or that I will never get a new job {I know it may sound dramatic but most of the time my work is not the most encouraging or most professional environment so sometimes I feel like I will never be able to get out of here}.
Kyle has always had a hard time passing big tests in his life and he knows the material so well from class and is studying all the time at work, but it is hard to pass a test that is designed to make you fail and there are thousands of questions from the test bank so he has never seen two questions the same on the multiple attempts he has taken.
We have been continuing to pray and are holding on to God's word to help us make it through this rough time. We have a great family and friends that are continuing to encourage us and we could not be more thankful for them! One of the things I learned from my Beth Moore devotional is that I need to be wallpapering my mind with scripture so that I can defeat the enemies lies when the come {and they always come lol}. For now we are clinging to the only one who can comfort, encourage, and give us peace about our current career situations.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Reflecting
I wanted to look back and reflect on some of the things the Lord has done in our life this year. I am not always good at remembering things and always have to write it down or I will forget. Here are some of the things the Lord has provided for us/has helped us get through when they were really tough and some of the joyful moments he has given us.
-Kyle and I both finished school. I have my Bachelor's and Kyle finished paramedic school
-We celebrated one year of marriage
-I have had 4 interviews for different jobs this past year {no new job yet, but I know the Lord has something great for me} and Kyle is in the interviewing process to work at a fire department he would LOVE to work for.
-Leading YL at Taylor
-Building relationship with our friends at Taylor and having a great team for support
-Taking a much needed vacation to Carolina Beach {Hurricane Irene couldn't keep us away and the Lord made everything work out for us to have a great trip!}
-Getting to spend time with our families
-Kyle and I have learned more about each other, what we want our marriage to be, and things we want to work on {and having sweet reminders of our love along the way}
-Having Bentley provide us with constant entertainment and to keep us working on our patience :)
-Clinging to God's word when times have felt hard and overwhelming
-Kyle and I both finished school. I have my Bachelor's and Kyle finished paramedic school
-We celebrated one year of marriage
-I have had 4 interviews for different jobs this past year {no new job yet, but I know the Lord has something great for me} and Kyle is in the interviewing process to work at a fire department he would LOVE to work for.
-Leading YL at Taylor
-Building relationship with our friends at Taylor and having a great team for support
-Taking a much needed vacation to Carolina Beach {Hurricane Irene couldn't keep us away and the Lord made everything work out for us to have a great trip!}
-Getting to spend time with our families
-Kyle and I have learned more about each other, what we want our marriage to be, and things we want to work on {and having sweet reminders of our love along the way}
-Having Bentley provide us with constant entertainment and to keep us working on our patience :)
-Clinging to God's word when times have felt hard and overwhelming
Here is the verse we are taking into 2012:
Psalm 111:7 "The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy"
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Do Not Lose Heart
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day"
2 Corinthians 4:16
This verse describes my season in life right now. I do not want to lose heart when work, life, my marriage, YL, etc. do not go how I planned or do not understand what the Lord has planned. I am holding close to God's word that he will never leave me or forsake me, never give me anything I can not handle, I am his beloved, he is my deliverer from all that hold me captive, he loves me. The Lord is renewing me day by day to hang in there and to keep trusting that he will provide all my needs {more than I could even imagine}. He has placed wonderful people in my life to help me keep listening to his truth :)
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