I'm not sure where to begin since I have so many wonderful things going on! First, I will start with the greatest news of all......We finally joined a church!!! Yep, we joined Crossridge Church in Little Elm. We love it! We are so happy and excited about what God is doing in our lives, and trust me, He is doing some pretty fantastic things!
Some of you may know that I lost my job at the beginning of September. What a trying time it has been. I am so grateful for my supportive husband, family, and friends. I have spent the last month looking for a job, going on interviews, and trying to network. There were actually 2 jobs in Denton (SallyBeauty and Titus Air Ride) that I felt I was VERY qualified for. I went on 2 interviews and thought they went really well. After weeks of waiting I found out that I didn't get either one. I was bummed. A few days later an old co-worker of mine emailed me and wanted me to send him my resume. He works for Schneider National in Dallas and told me that he would see what he could do as far as helping me out. I was very reluctant as I had NO desire to drive to downtown Dallas everyday. I sent him my resume praying that nothing would come of it. A couple days later I got a phone call from Schneider wanting to set up a phone interview. *Sigh* I really was not wanting this job....because of the commute. In the back of my mind I kept laughing at God saying, "There were 2 great jobs for me right here in Denton (and I wouldn't have to pull my child out of his fantastic daycare) why are you going to make me drive to Dallas knowing I don't want to?!?!?!??!!" I just knew in my heart that God was going to put me with Schneider. After my phone interview the lady told me that she would send my responses to the manager of the brokerage dept. and if they liked me they would call me for a personal interview. Yep, you guessed it, they called me the next day. I drove to Dallas (took me 45 min.) last Thursday and interviewed with 4 people. I left there knowing that the interview(s) went really well. Friday came and I got a call from Beth at Titus Air Ride (the first place that I interviewed at) telling me that she had an available position that she thought I would be interested in. I could not believe it....another opening in Denton!!! I got so excited while talking to her that I couldn't contain it. We talked about benefits, job details, and of course money. I told her that I wanted to be completely honest, and that just the day before I had interviewed with Schneider and I told her what they offered me. She was very kind, and after talking and negotiating she came very close to the salary that Schneider had offered me. I gave her deal a lot of thought, considering I wouldn't have to commute. I told her that I would talk to my husband over the weekend and I would let her know by Monday. Thirty minutes after I hung up with her one of the guys that I interviewed with at Schneider called me to tell me that after deliberating they all decided that I would be a great addition to their team!! Holy cow!! I talked to him for a bit about the benefits, and job details, and I also talked to him about my commuting concerns, as I have never had to drive that far to work before. He was kind and very flexible! He told me that the hours would not be a deal breaker and we would work it out. I also talked with him about the salary that I had previously discussed with the lady that I had the phone interview with, and he told me that he was going to offer me more! I just couldn't believe it. Everything just fell into place so nicely....I accepted the job.
I have shed lots of tears (poor Jason, lol) regarding the commute, the job in general (if I had made the right decision or not), and the fact that I have had to pull Jaxon from his daycare. (Jaxon's daycare has been like a second family and they love Jaxon just as much as he loves them. Those ladies will never know how much they mean to me or how grateful I am for them. I will miss them tremendously.) Through all of this the constant verse I kept hearing in the back of my mind was this, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 I wanted that Sally Beauty job so bad I tasted it. However, God had different plans. I am so thankful and very excited about this new opportunity and pray that I kick some butt!
