I have been wanting to go to Texas to be with my daughter and grandkids for several months now, but the time has not been right. I needed to work and save up money to make this grand move, so I stayed. And I waited for a sign that it was time to go. Well, several weeks ago I just knew it was right. Time to get started packing and readying to move down the road. I wasn't sure how I was actually going to do it -- takes a lot of money to make that kind of a change, and I didn't have a job or apartment or anything.
I've never been one to shy away from stepping out on faith, but this one was pretty scary. I've been steadily packing. And packing. And I put a bunch of stuff up on Craigslist that I was wanting to get rid of before I left (and of course, the money for it doesn't hurt, either). Well, I was planning on staying here and working -- to save up more money -- until the first part of February. But everything changed today.
I went in to work and there was a note in my mailbox that said to see the Human Resources lady. This is the lull in the year, and our theaters typically lay off several hundred people until March, when the shows resume. Everyone pretty much knew they would be laid off -- but I worked all winter last year and thought it would be the same this year. So the HR lady says she gets the dubious honor of telling me that the company has decided to eliminate my position and I am being laid off -- immediately. Wow. I was counting on several more paydays to give me some extra money. Guess not.
Actually, I had been worrying about this move, because I don't have a job. It's called falling without a net. Hopefully, I could get a job quickly when I got there, because no more money would be coming in for me. Well, it's funny how God sees ahead of us. Because I will be on unemployment very shortly, and it pays almost as much as I make working full-time. So I can make this move knowing that there is an adequate net underneath me. And while I was kinda bummed about being laid off, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
And to top it off, I've had people at my house this evening, looking at some of the bigger items that I have to sell. And they bought both of them. So I have enough money to make the move, and enough to live on until I can find a job. And because I am laid off now, I qualify for food stamps, and I'm not too proud to accept them while I'm transitioning.
Praise God for his compassion and care!!!!!
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