Ok so back on the work topic. Maybe I should start with a
little background look at our lives. Josh and I joined the church planting team
in the summer of 2007 (we were both finishing up college). We were married in
2009 lived in Oxford for 9 months before I took a job in Columbus (2.5 hours
from Oxford) we continued to live in Oxford for the remaining 3 months of our
lease. I would stay in Columbus for 4-5 nights a week, usually only home
Wednesday nights and weekends. Obviously this was not going to work. So we
moved to Miamisburg and moved in with Josh’s grandmother. Miamisburg is 1.5
hours from Columbus and 1 hour from Oxford) though this was much better it is
still a struggle. “My goal”, I sat that with a chuckle, was not God’s plan. I
thought we would do this crazy drive for 4-6 months and then I would apply for
a transfer to Cincinnati and things would be back to normal. Well not exactly.
You see I took this job in February of 2010 meaning I have been here for 2+
years. It has been hard, but God has always been faithful! And I know that the
only way this works is by the grace of God. I have applied for countless jobs
and transfers but nothing works out nothing opens. Earlier we contemplated moving
closer to work, but after much prayer and what really seemed like no answer we
stayed. I was truly discouraged, not because we were staying but because I had
no clue what God wanted us to do. February and March were very hard; I went
from planning on moving to trying to readjust to another year of not belonging
anywhere. So in an effort to do something I started taking classes in April, which
has helped give me something to focus on, but it is still not filling the void
of church family that I often feel. Ok off that tangent.
SBH is the ODMH branch that is in Cincinnati, over the last
year I have applied for every open position they have posted, many have been
lower paying compared to my current job, but with the reduction in driving it
would still be beneficial. Once you have
applied of most of their jobs you start to figure out what ones are left for
you to apply for. Since there is only a small business office I know most of
the employees that are left, none are close to retire, none were looking to
move on…until today. One of the ladies I trained left; she came in and gave a
week’s notice. Everyone was shocked! She worked hard seemed to like to position
but for some reason she decided to leave. Like I said earlier I trained her,
meaning I know about 75% of her job description and I know it pretty well.
Oddly enough I was extremely nervous applying for this
position. In my mind I kept thinking if I don’t get this job than there is truly
not another answer, God is saying no. So rather than applying right away I waited
almost a full week. Within that week 4 people talked to the hiring supervisor
at SBH to inform them that I should be considered for the position. Then they
proceed to call me and make sure I was applying. So that only added stress. So
today I put my application in and it is in God’s hands not mine!
Oh this would be a raise too
J
