Friday, June 6, 2008

Jobs and houses and choices, oh my!

Well, after about 4 weeks of a whole lot of nothing, Dan's job hunt became much more promising all of the sudden. Dan has a couple (as many as 4, actually) strong possibilities in the works. Please pray that the right opportunity will present itself quickly, and that we'll have a real conviction that the right thing is in fact right.

Up for prayer is whether we move closer to the new job, whatever it turns out to be. We're out in the middle of nowhere now, which was fine when his job was in an outlying town about 20 minutes from here and gas prices were a bit more manageable. Our lease is up in about 3 weeks, and we may have to decide very quickly whether to move to Raleigh proper or thereabouts, whether to extend our lease on this place, or whether to go month-to-month for a few months and have Dan brave the commute. A lot depends on whether Dan has an offer to accept sooner than later, and where that turns out to be. The job possibilities he's talking to recruiters about are all over the Triangle, and none of them are anywhere near here, so a move seems likely, there's just a lot we don't know yet. A move would have several other blessings associated with it. Anywhere we end up is likely to be closer to church, the airport and Duke, so a move may mean a lot of things are easier for us. The main drawback is that we really love this little house, the price is right, and we just planted a garden! It's just further than we would like to be from a lot of things that matter to us.

That's it for now!

4 comments:

Grumpy Old Man said...

I'd opt for the garden in most circumstances. Five buck gas may change that, unless Daniel gets a road bike. Even so, more than 20 miles is too long a bicycle commute for most people.

Jon, Erin, Talia, and Elliana said...

We are so glad that it looks like you will have several agreeable options! We will keep praying for direction.

Anonymous said...

Praying for you in these decisions.

Susan in PA said...

Hard to write a comment when we have our own job drama, stray cat with kittens (just saw the kittens today!) in the yard of the vacant house next door, and groundhogs making a salad bar of our garden.

Your situation is looking more promising, and of course we will pray. Wish you could take the garden with you.