It's official. Dave was laid off, effective last Friday - it was just formalized this morning. These are difficult times which require difficult decisions. We hope and pray that it is only temporary. Right now we (everyone at the office) are just looking at it as a two week vacation without pay. Should it go longer than that, well.. we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
As I'm sitting here contemplating it all though, the following commentary and then a verse came to mind:
ATTITUDE by Charles Swindoll
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude
on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than acts. It is more important than
the past, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more
important than appearances, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a
company…a church…a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day
regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our
past…we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot
change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we
have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to
me and 90% how I react to it. And, so it is with you…we are in charge of our
attitudes."
James 1:2-4
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
Monday, February 25, 2008
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deanna- your girls are darling! their eyes sparkle! are they musically inclined? we are learning the piano and harmonica in our home. :) well, i'm sorry to hear the news about the lay off. while i was reading your post, another thought came to my mind, and that is that the lord doesn't test us beyond our capabilities (though some times it feels as though we are being pushed to our max). i believe that he mindful of us, that he knows us personally and that if we are doing the best we can, he provides a way for the things we need and are to accomplish. i pray that things will look up for you shortly. after the trial of faith, comes the blessing huh? :) keep smiling! love ya.
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