The Unknown Future

So we have somewhat of an issue occurring.
Jesse's job may be at risk.
This is a little hard to write. Mostly because it's opening up and telling you something not so great that is going on in our lives. I contemplated even sharing it, but then I thought:  you guys are our family and friends.  You're our support system. And the whole point of this blog is to keep you updated on what is going on - whether good or not-so-good.

What's going on: There is a huge "re-organization" going on within his company, and they are moving a lot of people around.  Around here at the corporate office. But mostly out of corporate and to the sites.  Where are these sites, you ask?  Dothan or Georgia. Equals, not Birmingham.

Now, as most of you know, half (or more) of the reason we are here is so that I can go to school at UAB - the only optometry school in the state (or in Georgia, for that matter).  It's a bit of an anchor that keeps us here for a few more years.

What this means:  Either he keeps a job at corporate, keeps a job at corporate for now which will eventually (hopefully around the same time I'm finishing school) move to a site, loses a job here and has the option to go (without me) to the site, or loses a job here and has to get a new one here.

How we feel:  There are lots of options, mostly unknown at this point, on the table.  We don't really know what is going to happen, which is the scariest part. We feel like the company will try to be as fair as possible, whether that works to our advantage or not. They are taking opinions from the workers, which is somewhat comforting.
As we were "planning our lives" around the time we got married, I had been excepted into optometry school and he needed a job in Birmingham.  He had co-oped during college with the company and it was common for them to hire on students upon graduation. The problem then was that he had co-oped at a site, not corporate.  But guess what God worked out?  A shift that allowed him to get on at corporate.
Now, instead of asking: why might God take away something He provided, I'm just going to remind myself that He knows what He is doing.  There is even a chance that it will work out "perfectly" in the end.  Since it is possible that I may practice near Dothan once I graduate, if Jesse were to get the option of keeping his job here for a few years then have it moved to the site the world would be a happy place.  I'm not saying the way I think it should go is the way it's gonna go, or even really should go.  While I do love a good plan, I realize I'm not really in control of the plan anyway.

What you can do:  We tell you this not so that you feel bad that we're getting into a sticky situation, but we just ask that you pray for us.  Pray that the head honchos' decision is whatever is best for us. And if it's not (aka- job loss) that a new job will be available.

Thanks for caring about us and supporting us! We will keep you posted!