I mentioned earlier that my husband has received a new job offer. This whole situation is hitting me right at my emotional core—I grew up a little poorer than most, and security is a big deal for me. I need to feel stable with our situation. I need to know that we can afford a place to live and food to eat. We’ve been with his current company for a long time, and the thought of branching out and trying something new is scary to me. In today’s economy, there’s more reason than ever to fear. What if the new job doesn’t work out, and we’re left with nothing? What if they decide they don’t want him anymore? What if we move (which we badly need to do) and then find we can’t afford the new house payment after all?
But there’s one thing I absolutely know, and that’s this: my husband will do whatever it takes to make sure that the children and I are cared for. I want a home, and he wants to give me one. I need to know there’s food in the kitchen, and he wants to put it there. I do work from home, and my business is growing and I contribute to the income, but we do have a traditional family to where I’m at home, and he works outside the home. His focus and his priority is taking care of me and our children, and he works hard to see to it that we have what we need. No matter what ends up happening with our employment, I know his greatest desire is our well-being.
I feel very blessed to have a husband who loves me and loves our children so deeply. I feel comforted to know that even if we hit a rough patch, we’ll be facing it together. Even if he ends up working a minimum-wage job for a time until something better comes along, we’ll be united and he will never give up until he’s found that new job. The economy is scary, and change is scary, but I trust my husband and I know that we’ll be all right.
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