Josh and I did it - we moved from Concord, NH to Pittsburgh, PA. And oh what an adventure it has been. When we first got here, we moved in with drizzling rain going on in the background, we quickly found that Rigby has something against the upstairs renters - she barks at them or the sound of them moving upstairs nearly constantly, and to boot, she doesn't have her "perch" to watch the street people so she mopes in our bed all day long. I had my 2 interviews... and have a job as well. The first interview with St. Margarets went well and they called me back the same day to offer me the position. Having no job security I thought - yeah, I better take it. I had my interview with West Penn yesterday and I think they're planning on hiring a previously employee anyways, so win win I suppose.
I read my blogs every morning - and one that I always read without fail is prayforian.com; Larissa and Ian Murphy's blog. This morning Larissa was talking about how difficult it is to go to work while Ian stays home, and how their roles are reversed. I can somewhat relate to that feeling - Josh doesn't stay home by any means, he goes and does his thing either at law school, or here - the public defender's internship. He's worn out and not getting paid for it... I would very much love to cut back to at least part time, because while I loved nursing in nursing school - something went awry. But also reading her post, I realize how much stronger she is than I. She recognizes that doing this job, getting up and going to work every day - is a display of love and obedience toward God, and toward her husband. I complained non-stop at my previous job because I just hated it so bad, but that certainly wasn't pleasing to the Lord, and it certainly wasn't honoring my husband. I need to go into this new job opportunity with an open mind, and a joyful heart. There will be difficult patients, there will be nights where I'm just thoroughly overwhelmed, and there will be people I don't quite get along with - but God has put me here for a reason, and it's my responsibility to be joyful, and to do it because "I love god, and I love my husband" - just as Larissa has said.
Amen!
-Sara
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