Interviews

Nathan had two interviews today, *see my previous post* He says "Both went REALLY well!"

DST Systems- The first was a phone interview and apparently the recruiter told him that she would be scheduling a second interview for later this week once she figured out the "guy who interviews" schedule.. I don't know what he is called so, that is his name, for now. :-) Before he left at 2:30 for his other in person interview he had the second interview scheduled! (Thursday @ 1p) :-) YAY! This job is located in Downtown KC, about 30 minute commute. But, the cool thing is he could work 7-4's which he seems pretty pumped about. Especially during rush hour!
The recruiter also told him to wait til he has all his options for jobs and not to just take one because it's offered-- meaning, he may be offered a position there?

AmeriNat'l Bank-The second interview was very good as well. It's a smaller office with a total of 3-4 IT guys. He would be doing pretty much the same thing he did at his last job except with clearly defined roles. (IE: Not working 3 jobs in one!)He was the FIRST interview for this position and he feels pretty confident that he made a great first impression for the other candidates to live up to. He also ended up staying 45 mins past the interview time just chit-chatting with the guy about XBOX and other nerdy stuff :-)

I don't know God's plan for us but, quoting my new fav song " It's gonna be WILD, It's gonna be GREAT, It's gonna be full of HIM!"

Thanks for praying and keeping up to date with us during this journey.

Jesus Culture - Come Away

This song was played last Sunday at our church and although I have heard it before.. It really SPOKE to me this time. Enjoy!

Two Possiblilties

Just wanted to post a quick update on the Job Sitch (Situation) :-)

Nathan has an interview tomorrow morning at 11am with DST Systems. They are the people that gave him the heads up about a position opening to apply for this week. They determined that he has all the experience needed so, they just called him before he could apply and set up a phone interview! So awesome!

Then he has a face to face interview with AmeriNational Bank at 3pm. This is job that one of his old co-workers had found out about after he was laid off as well.
So he referred them to Nathan. :-)

I am feeling more hopeful now about the whole job issue. I have more to post but need to catch up on IDOL now. CIAO!

Opportunities Knockin'

To keep track of the different opportunities still out there for N. I will list them just for myself to keep track of as well and it will be fun to see the journey that we take as I document this all :-)


1. Terracon- had a phone interview and then a 3 hr in person 2nd interview a month ago. (The Friday after he was laid off) We never heard back so figured it was a NO GO.. then they emailed him after the snow days a week ago and said "We still haven't made up our minds yet" So.. technically he is still in the running :-)

2. Perceptive Software- had a phone interview with a recruiter, went in this week to take a written technical skills test (feels pretty confident on how it went) and will hear back shortly with the results. If his score is good they will call him in for a face to face interview.

3. Convergenz- Used to work with a guy and has a possible job, IF they acquire a contract that he is already familiar with.

4. SolutionsNow- He has a phone interview on Monday with their recruiter.

5. DST Systems- Sys Admin Job (He went to a job fair at JCCC and a recruiter gave him a heads up about a job that would be "opening up" So, they called today to let him know the job will be posted this week to apply for)

6. MegaForce,TechniSource,TechSystems,RobertHalf Technologies plus 4 more recruiters all have his info so when something floats across the desk they will contact him.


Keep the prayers a comin'.. Very appreciated!! :-)

On the hunt

Nathan has been on the job hunt for almost a month now. He has been on countless
(i'm sure he could count) phone interviews, recruiter interviews etc.. nothing has turned up yet. We have filed for unemployment but, unfortunately the maximum amount is 450 or so a week and that just covers our home and car payments.. eek! We do have our tax refund coming back to us shortly. Our last paycheck was last Monday and it was little higher than his usual paychecks so, combined with our state refund we are okay for the month of February (including Ethan's birthday party!!) Praise GOD! I was worried that we would really really have to skimp on it and thankfully we have just enough to give him the dream TOY STORY birthday he keeps asking for.

In the midst of all this uncertainty I try to really just focus on the moment. I try to see this as such a great time for us, as a family. To be together and be able to really unite. Some days I am ready to disband but, those days are fewer than the rest. It's been such a joy to watch Nathan and Ethan enjoy the snow and build forts inside together. At first I thought I had to be uptight and freaked out 24/7. I thought Nathan had to be on the prowl for a job 8 hours a day everyday. But I do feel like God has changed my heart to know that He knows whats best and has been leading me to treasure this time and be grateful to have Nate around while we do cause he will get a job again and things will be a "new normal" again. Instead of wishing for what was or what "should be".. I am accepting what IS, RIGHT NOW and that is all that I can do.

I do absolutely TRUST God to move mountains and put the perfect job for Nathan in front of us, at exactly the RIGHT time. I have an awesome prayer warrior friend Jean and she always says, God is rarely early, but never late. I love that saying! It really does give me great hope! I have been applying for jobs here and there but none of them are panning out for me. I am going to start pursuing p/t jobs that I can work around Nathan's schedule once he does get a job.

I was putting together my calendar today and thought, gosh I have a job. I have to keep track of a million different schedules (mine, ethan's, nate's, doctors, birthdays etc) all the time. I have to get people places, remind them of things, pay for things etc.. I FINALLY realized how much WORK I do for our family. It's crazy.. for a moment I thought, I am too busy to get a job! LOL

Updating more regularly..

I obviously have not been on here in a while. Nate lost his job 3 weeks ago! I can't believe that time has flown by already! But, since then I have a lot of wonderful friends and family praying for us and wondering what is going on with our lives and the whole job search. SOOO... I thought taking to the blog would be a great way to update everyone all at once without posting all my business on FBOOK for the whole universe to see. This way, those interested will at least have to click on the link to keep up to date. We gotta run to the kids pediatrican this morning for shots. Yuck!
So, I will post when I get back. Ciao

Trains

A couple weeks ago Ethan got out all his train tracks and was very intently playing with them.



He has a motorized Thomas and when Avery heard it she made a bee-line for it.



We tried to distract her with different trains, Ethan's train hat but, it didn't last for long.



I thought it was adorable and had to capture the moment!