Change of Plans

First I just wanted to say thank you to anyone thinking and praying for Erik today. His interview had to be rescheduled because of the interviewer having to leave early due to an unexpected event. It has now been rescheduled for Wednesday at 1:30 pm. Thanks for your continued prayers.

A Thankful Heart

I could have included this in my post yesterday but I felt this news needed a post of its own. Over the past few weeks Erik has spent hours and hours filling out around 47 applications for 41 different companies. I am so proud of him. From the moment he was sent home he has been focused on finding another job and tomorrow he will have his first interview of many (we hope)!! I am so thankful for Erik's attitude through all of this. He has rarely been down and has often looked at the bright side of finding a new job. We are so excited for the opportunity to interview and know that what God wants will come through. We are keeping each other in check and not putting our eggs into any one basket. We know that God has a wonderful plan for us.

Prayer Requests:
- Employment - continued prayer for Erik and his search
-Praise - for the opportunity to interview
-The Interview - Please be praying for Erik as he is on the phone with the company at 3 o'clock tomorrow. Pray for wisdom and clarity as he answers their questions.

Unexpected Change

I am a girl who has always loved change but unexpected change is slightly harder to adjust to. Just over two weeks ago Erik lost his job. It came out of the blue without a true reason, evaluation, notice or any sort of severance package. I had one or two days full of tears wondering why and what in the world we were going to do before I got a hold of myself and put our life back in God's hands were it should be. Since that very first day God has been in control and He has provided for us. 

I have never been so thankful for all our true friends, the prayer warriors, and encourages in our life! It is wonderful to see that our friends believe that God is in control and that there is great power in prayer just like we do. I can't speak for Erik but so far I have not had to deal with a single negative Nancy who just wants to tell me how bad the economy is and how they know lots of people without jobs. Our first prayer request to our friends and family was that someone would rent our old house and days later God moved and our house was rented. When Erik told me I was so excited and moved that it brought me to tears when I got a chance to take it all in. 

God has continued to bless us through other peoples kindness and through Him all our needs have been met. I now have a part time job that was completely dropped into my lap at just the right time. My new work place is C&L Recycling and I am so thankful that I have the opportunity to work with some very kind and wonderful christian people. At work I am doing document imaging and enter search parameters for those documents. (aka I scan things but it sounds fancier as document imaging) Here is their website: http://www.clrecycling.com It is not often that you find a workplace where they pray before they begin the day and blast christian music throughout the warehouse. I can not begin to express how thankful I am. Praise be to God!!

We are also very thankful that God has had a hand of protection on us and that we did not close on our house. The house is currently in a short sale process which we can walk away without any penalty to us. We have told our realtor what is going on and we are so very thankful that they are not going to kick us out of the house. He just simply asked that we keep him informed. 

Our current prayer requests are:

- Employment for Erik - We know that God will provide just the right job.

-Smooth Transition - If we do end up moving we pray that it goes smoothly. This part will be harder for Erik than it will be for me as I am the one who generally enjoys change more.

-Opportunity to Share - To share and encourage others who may be experiencing similar things

Thank you for your prayers.

We love you all,

Katy and Erik