God’s plans are so much great than our plans!

This is something I’ve been wanting to share for a while now! For many of my facebook friends, you may remember several months ago I was a victim of headcount reduction at my last job. Bryant and I knew the business was suffering and that layoffs were probable and did the best we could to cut back on spending and prepare for the worst until we knew what would happen with my job. I was laid off on April 18th and as you can imagine, I was crushed! I really never thought it would happen to me! Being laid off is such a scary thing in today’s economy. It’s stressful and emotional not knowing how you will make ends meet, how long it will take and if you’ll find a job, will there be a job available that you would truly enjoy. We were newlyweds and weren’t sure we were prepared to deal with a life changing event like that so soon. This is where I will say, that God is so Good!!!

Bryant was so supportive and encouraging and I thank God every day that he chose me! He reminded me countless time to make sure this next job is something I would really enjoy, not to take just any job! Those are big words when I knew that he is making sacrifices of his own during my unemployment. I worried constantly that with no income that I wasn’t bringing enough to the table in our marriage and he reminded me of all the things that i do bring to our marriage that have nothing to do with money!

I also want to thank each one of you that prayed for me during this time in our life! I know you’re prayers were heard and answered! Almost exactly one month after my lay off, I had an offer from a small company that is 2.3 miles from our house! I knew that God had plans for me at AvaLAN Wireless and I have now been here three months! His plans may have been different than what I had planned for myself, but I can now say that his plans have far exceeded mine! I have had many new opportunities at AvaLAN and hope to grow with this small business for many years to come!

For any of you that may be struggling with unemployment right now, I pray that you will continue to trust that the Lord has a better plan for you and that most often in these situations, your life changes for the better!