As you know, Brian got his CDL license last week. On Saturday, last, he helped drive a semi-truck of food storage down from Soldotna to the church house. The friend who owns the truck liked the way he drove and he asked if he would like to drive a haul to Seattle this week... so Monday night, they took off at midnight for Seattle. It is 6:00 pm on Wednesday, and he just called. They are in Houston, British Columbia. They have been in -15 to -30 degree weather with ice and snow for most of the way, but it is going okay. He doesn't know how much turn around time they will have in Seattle, but we hope he will be able to at least talk to Blake on the phone... He would like to see him if it will be possible, but they just don't know what their schedule will be so they can't make any plans yet. It depends on when they can drop the load they have and pick up the load that is coming back up.
He was going to drive to Utah next week and I was excited about him getting to see my folks, but that isn't going to happen because he just called me and said that the school district called him and he got the custodian job in Homer. he will be the custodian at the high school and middle school. It is less money than he usually makes, but it is steady and indoors and at home. It means he won't have to go to work on the Slope, so he will be home every day. We don't know yet how many hours a week it is or what benefits come with it, but we think it is full-time with school district benefits. he will start as soon as he gets home. he said they wanted him yesterday, but he of course was in Canada, driving truck.
so all our prayers are answered. We really didn't want him to work away from home. This way he can still be around to take care of the Elders' Quorum and here to see us and help around the house, and still have the time to build up his welding business in his free time and in the summers. We had been praying and paying our tithing and doing everything that we could think of to earn this blessing. the final answer came on Monday morning and we had a family conference and decided that while we were waiting for a job to come, we needed to dedicate more of our lives to helping other people. so Brian cut wood for one of his home teaching families and I was crocheting a baby blanket for the pregnancy center and Alicia was quilting a quilt for Humanitarian services, and the phone rang...... it was the final key we needed to add to our prayers. We are very blessed..
Not gonna talk about the elections - some folks are happier and some aren't. We got the governor we wanted, so we are happy. Love you all and thank you for all your prayers. Charlotte and Brian and Alicia
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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5 comments:
Hooray! Congratulations on the new job, Brian! What a blessing to get something Monday-Fridayish that will keep you close to home and your family. :) I bet you'll be the best custodian they've ever had.
Love, Earlene, Scott and Julia
Yipee! We are so grateful for answered prayers and are so happy for you guys!
Love, Joanna
THis is terrific news! Congratulations, Brian. THey are lucky to have such a great employee. ANd it will be great to have steady and more or less predictable work. SOmetimes money isn't worth the wear and tear on our bodies and spirits that those higher paying jobs create.
Blessings to you all, Sandra
We are so glad that this has worked out for you. Your blog entry today made my day! Thanks for posting the great news. I am really so happy for you Brian! I hope your job can bring some security to your home. It is good that you will be able to work closer to home as well. You have always had a strong work ethic, and I'm sure they'll be glad they hired you! We are happy for you!
-Jed, Laura, and Alli
I can only imagine how tiring driving long haul can be. We're so glad that your prayers (and ours) have been answered and that you'll be able to stay close to home.
-P.
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