new everything

so it's been almost 2 years since i have written anything. i have made it my new years resolution to blog more & put my thoughts on "paper." this one maybe a little long, so i'm apologizing in advance.

a lot has happened to the jeffrey family since my last update. a year ago, we thought our world was crashing in on us. steven quit his job and became unemployed. i never thought we would have to go through the stress of one of us becoming unemployed. i remember the feeling of just hopelessness thinking that he would never find a job like he had. the pay, benefits, everything about it. now i'm not saying that my husband isn't qualified enough to find a job. who wouldn't want to hire him?! he's great!

after getting over the feelings of being hurt by not only his employer, but people we have considered friends, we had to move on. of course through all of this, god knew exactly what he was doing. of course my first concern were finances. how were we going to afford anything?! through steven's 1 month of unemployment (which is a blessing in itself) we never went without a paycheck. god provided everything for us.

during that month, steven finally got to relax. no checking emails, no working into the wee hours of the night, & no phones calls from employees or employers. in 3 years i had never seen him this happy. it was like i could see pressure & stress disappear from his body. even our marriage was stronger. it was almost like we were newlyweds again. (gross, i know)

god's timing amazes me. after only 1 month of being unemployed, we were blessed to find out that steven got a job at a the music group studio in edmond. he had done some work for them in the past & it had been talked about for him to work there full time, but the timing never worked out. as i said before, god's timing amazes me. when talking to Tmg before, their timeline looked like they would bring steven on in june or as late as august. when steven met with Tmg in february they offered him a job. i couldn't believe it! all the stress & worry i went through all month long was for nothing. god provided...again.

steven has been with Tmg now for almost a year and he couldn't be more happier. he works for amazing people. people that not only care about him, but care about us. i don't believe they will know what they did for our family. we are excited for the future of Tmg. excited to see where it will take us next.

throughout this whole year i was reminded of god's faithfulness. not once did he leave us. not one did he turn his back. he was there at our lowest point. comforting us & letting us know that he had everything under control. he provided everything we needed.