How does the saying go?
Probably not the best metaphor since I live in a desert. I haven't told a lot of people what I am going to say, but it is sort of out there already in the form of Facebook posts on the day to day happenings in my life.
My family is moving from Albuquerque, NM to Amarillo, TX. TA-DA!
It's for a job. My husband has had a steady stream of bad employers for a while now and this is just a drastic enough change in situation to give us some hope that we won't be screwed over again. My own feelings on this procedure are that I am excited, but also sad. We have lived in ABQ for 2&1/2 years now. I have family in the area. We've met some really nice people. I might even have a friend or two that I can call close. But I have to confess I'm more happy for the move than I'd probably admit out loud.
I do genuinely love this place and I'm grateful for the opportunities it's given me to grow as an adult and, more importantly, a Christian.
I've just had this feeling over the last 2-3 months that it was time for a change. Our lease for the house we rent is set to expire at the end of July anyway. I thought, "Why not make a leap somewhere else?" At first we thought about moving closer to my husband's job site on the east side. That wasn't going to work since we had no money to make the transition. (His employer still owes him pay from 5 months ago. Long story..) Rents are higher near the east mountains. Financially, we were stuck where we were. Then, my husband finally decided to get fed up with his job and release his resume back out into the wild. And that is when the magic happened.
My husband starts getting calls from a company in Amarillo, TX that really wants to hire him. We were still waiting to tie up loose ends with the last employer when that call came. So my man said he would call them back in a week. They actually called him back the next week asking him if he would come "try the job for 2 weeks."
Now I have to say, that when a person that is used to working and actually LIKES working is NOT working, it messes up self-esteem and self-worth fairly quickly. My hubby is one of those kinds of people. He loves his family so much and wants to provide for us that he'd pack up and go to the moon if it meant income. That being said, this was (in our minds) not something we should put off to see if he could get anything closer to home. To have a job offer come so fast after he decided to move on was nothing short of a God-ordained miracle! It's practically unheard of in this economy.
The more we heard about the company and what they would offer us (in writing!), the more we liked them. The more we prayed about this, the better we felt about taking the leap into the unknown. I can't really say though that this is an "unknown" situation because it's all known to God. We have seen and felt His presence through all of this. As much as we will miss all the familiar of Albuquerque, we are welcoming the challenge of whatever God has planned for us in Amarillo.
A few things anyone reading this could pray for us, if you are so inclined:
1. We need to find a place to land in Amarillo. I am joining my husband next week to start searching with a realtor. We need this to go as smoothly and quickly as possible!
2. That I will have the strength and stamina to pack up our current house and clean it to the owners specifications by the 31st.
3. I am going to need outside help for sure. Praise God for the offers I've already gotten.
4. That I can remain patient with my kids and figure out ways to include them in the process.
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