New Chapter. . .

On September 4th, 2009 Jay was laid off. After 14 months of having a traveling husband I was actually just relieved since he had been so unhappy in that position. At the time I was 4 months pregnant and we both thought we'd have a few weeks together and he would quickly be back at work. Fast forward to now and he is starting a wonderful new job tomorrow, exactly 11 months, to the day, after being laid off. The last 11 months have been very eventful in our lives, 5 months of pregnancy and then almost 6 months of precious Baron. Throughout this time God has taken care of us every step of the way. We went through frustrating times and times of doubt but God always had a way of reminding us to trust him and that he would always carry us.
For the last 11 months Jay and I have been together pretty much 24 hours a day 7 days a week. We have eaten every meal together, faced every challenge together and shared every laugh. I am so happy and grateful that he has a new job but I am going to miss him so very much. All I can think about today is how much I love my wonderful husband, partner, best friend, etc. and how much I will miss him as our life returns to normal. Don't get me wrong there were times that each of us wanted to strangle the other but 90% of the time we really enjoyed our time. After such a period of being away and traveling for work, this time together was just what we needed.
And as I reflect back on the blessings that came out of the unemployment I can't help but see how God orchestrated this period in our lives. I can see so many reasons we may have needed this. Not the least of which is that, and most of you know this, after Jackson was born I had horrible postpartum depression. And when I say horrible I mean, super bad, in a funk, can't pull myself out of it, depression. Maybe God knew I needed Jay to be around after Baron was born because even with some challenges (NICU, nursing, etc.) I pretty much never got down this time. It was so different. Now maybe that was by chance or some chemical in my brain kind of a reason but also maybe it was Jay. Anyway, there are several other reasons why I think God allowed us to go through this tough and wonderful time but that was one of the most obvious.
Ok, now I'm getting long winded (I know, not a surprise!) and sappy but I just wanted to say that I have loved being with Jay. Even our worst day of bickering was so much better than my best day when he traveled.
And while I know he will rock this job I can't help but think that we won't have this much time together again until we are retired and probably 70. We just need to come up with a business idea where we can work together. . .any ideas anyone?
Well, I've got lots of other catching up to do on the blog but I wanted to bang this out while it was fresh on my mind. I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful family and a husband who after being with for 11 straight months. . .I still adore:)