Blessings

Cameron starts his new job tonight. I have a wide range of emotions running through me concerning this new job, but most of all, I feel blessed.

Since we found out I was pregnant I have been worrying a lot about how we would "survive" without me working. I have been very stressed trying to figure out how we would get insurance, how we would pay our bills, etc. Cameron began looking for full-time benefited jobs, but was having a hard time because 99.9% of them were 9-5 jobs and most required weeks of training. These jobs wouldn't work because of his school schedule.

I was feeling very discouraged. Then he came across a job opening for a "sweeper" at the Church Office Building working from 9pm to 5am, and it was full-time with benefits. We thought it would be wonderful because he could go to his classes and still work full-time. The only problem was that they couldn't hire him while I still worked here. The Church Office Building has a policy that only one spouse can work here full-time.

We sort of pushed it to the back of our minds, but it was always there. Well a few weeks ago, the guy in charge of hiring for the position approached Cameron, because he knew Cameron was interested in it, and told him that because it had been a month since they posted the job and no one was applying he might be able to talk the higher up's into hiring Cameron now, but they would have to figure out someway to not give him his benefits until I was gone. We were extatic! I decided to talk to my boss and see if there was any way I could waive my benefits so Cameron could get the job. I explained to him the situation and he went and talked to other people. Well, finally he came back and said that they were figuring out a way that we could BOTH have benefits and be full-time!

It has all worked out so perfectly. They decided they would waive their policy for the few months I have left, under one stipulation, that if I do in fact decide to return, Cameron has to quite immediatly...umm...no problem there!! They are even going to start him off a little higher than the base pay because he already has experience with the machines. So it's a great pay raise, the hours are kind of sucky because it's all night, but he will still be able to go to school and finish his classes so he can graduate in May, and we will BOTH have benefits. I don't know a WHOLE lot about the way insurance works but when Cameorn talked to the guy in charge of benefits here at the Church he told him that since we will both have insurance we shouldn't have to pay anything when we have our baby! That was music to my ears.

Cameron and I have seen the hand of the Lord working in our lives and I am so grateful! I know he truly loves us and is watching over us. My faith is growing and I finally feel like everything WILL be alright :) I'm not so excited about sleeping alone every night, especially after I have the baby, but I know the Lord is aware of me and he will continue to bless me.