The Skinny. The Lowdown. The 411.

The last few weeks have been kind of crazy and full of unexpected turns.  It’s almost hard for me to wrap my head around everything that’s going on.    So, lets start at the beginning and I’ll explain.

A few months ago Mark’s company announced major layoffs.  This announcement didn’t come as a huge surprise to us.  We knew they were coming and in a crazy way, we began to hope that he would be one of the ones to get laid off.  I know, right?  It sounds absolutely crazy.  But it really was what we were hoping for.  We were just ready to make some big changes in our lives, and the severance package they were offering would really give us the financial ability to do that. 

When we found out that Mark was selected to be laid off, we were actually excited.  We viewed it as the open door to make a move we’ve been wanting to make for quite a long time.  Now we could start making plans.

So, we put our house up for sale.  Five days later we had an offer come in and we were able to secure the sale of our house!  That in and of itself is truly a miracle.  Seriously.  We were so mentally prepared for it to take FOREVER to sell our house, because let’s face it, houses aren’t exactly selling like hot cakes right now.  The fact that it happened so fast is amazing to me.  It’s almost hard for me to believe that it actually happened…I’m still kind of in shock.   

What’s next in this big plan of ours?  Well…we’re moving to Idaho.  That’s right.  We’re going to the land of snow, wind, and potatoes.  Do you think they’ll let me in even though I hate potatoes?  I sure hope so. 

We are really excited about this move.  Most of my family has gradually made their way out there and for the first time since we’ve been married, we will live near them.  I’m actually going to be able to hang out with my sisters and my parents any time I want to….and that makes me so happy.

Mark actually left me here in Oregon and headed out to Idaho as soon as the official layoff notice came.  He’s been staying with my parents and hanging out with my family.  I’m super jealous of him right now!  Really, he’s been working hard to make contacts, follow up on leads, and find a new job out there.  Considering he’s been out there less than a week, things have been going really well.  He has a big second interview lined up for Thursday that he is really excited about.  We’re crossing our fingers and toes on this one.

We truly feel blessed with how quickly everything has happened.  This isn’t an easy move for us to make and we are working really hard on our part to help make everything come together.  It is so easy to see the hand of the Lord working in our lives right now.  Doors are being opened for us and the way is being prepared.  I don’t know exactly what the next few weeks and months will bring, but I know we’ll be just fine.  As my friend, Marie has always said, “The Lord provides”.