Many of you know that Dragonflies have always been my thing. Whenever I am doing something I feel like I should be a dragonfly appears. ..
Well, one afternoon Jon got a call about a job in Gulf Shores. He seemed very excited about it. And it all seemed perfect. I began to pray that God would send me the sign of the dragonfly if he was meant to have the job. The next afternoon I came over to my parents house and was sitting on the back porch. I saw it! There sat a dragonfly. I called my mom out and explained to her the situation. We tried and tried to get a picture of it, but it just wouldn't hold still. Every time I got close, it would fly away. Still, I felt like this was a sign from God that we were on the right track.
Jon went and interviewed in Gulf Shores and he was very disappointed after his interview. He said he just didn't feel like it was a "fit." I was disappointed because who wouldn't want to move to the beach?! Still, I trusted that God would continue to show us the way we should go.
A couple of days later, I sat back on my moms back porch. I began to pray that God would just let us know where we should go as far as a job. Jon got a call that afternoon from a company in Huntsville. About that time in flies a dragonfly. Ok, many of you are probably thinking its totally coincidence. I called for Mom to run get her camera and try again. Well, this time this is what we got....
(And actually we got a TON more but it is a PAIN adding them, so I am going to stop here..haha!)
Anyways, after my dad got home from work he was sitting outside and we were telling him about the job possibility in Huntsville. He then proceeds to tell us that his friends son lives in Huntsville and he needs to call him. I ask dad where he worked for and guess what?!? It was the same place Jon was interviewing with! I couldn't believe it! After seeing the dragonflies and now hearing that we had someone who worked with the company! Could it seem more perfect? Jon went the next day and interviewed with the company. He seemed very excited when he was done and even told me that there were dragonflies dancing along his car on the way up! But, he did tell me they were interviewing someone else and we would know NEXT week. I was SO bummed and discouraged! I just was READY to know something! Still, I kept the faith and kept praying and asking God to let us know if it was the right place for us. Later that night, Jon's recruiter called him and said the company wanted him to go to Atlanta to meet with the Executive Vice Presidents of the company! Jon was BEYOND excited and nervous about this opportunity. Of course, I didn't have work so I decided to ask mom if she wanted to tag along and go shopping! She did and we left for Atlanta bright and early the next morning.
We had fun in Atlanta, however, I will say I could NEVER live there. I was a basket case during traffic and it wasn't even rush hour. On the way home, I just about freaked out. On the car in front of me, guess what there was????
Yep! On the back window of the car, there was a decal of a dragonfly!
Each and everyday while waiting to hear about Jon's job I saw a dragonfly. I felt like this was the perfect situation for Jon and I.
We decided that this past weekend that we would go ahead and go to Huntsville and start looking for places to live. We went and got to meet up with Jon's college roommate/lifetime friend, Ryan, and his girlfriend, Emily. Ryan moved there a little over a year ago and is really enjoying it. He showed us Huntsville and then showed us the best part! The new shopping area! Man, is it nice! I fell in love instantly! :) We had lunch and then Ryan suggested that we go look at some apartments that he has seen pretty recently. Jon and I found them and laughed because we marked them off of our list for being "to expensive!" We talked with the leasing manager and they had some specials that Jon and I could actually afford. She then showed us the model apartment and we both looked at each and said this is IT! The apartments are SO nice, and even have screened in porches! PERFECT, I tell you. Jon and I left feeling very happy and excited about our future and could see ourselves living there. Jon decided that he wanted to GPS how far it would be from these apartments to his potential work. Wanna know the best part??? It was only 2.0 miles!!!!!!!! Everything was falling into place for us!
We came home feeling overjoyed! Not wanting to get let down, but it just felt RIGHT. The following evening we were celebrating my Mimi's 95th Birthday. We wanted NOTHING more to be able to announce at her party that we would be moving to Huntsville, unfortunately there was NO news to announce. I went to wish Mimi a Happy Birthday and almost began to cry. Mimi had a DRAGONFLY pin on. I couldn't believe it! It was like God was telling me, "Be patient! I am still here, and I have a PLAN for you and Jon!"
Well, yesterday, we were totally hoping to hear some news. But, 5:00 pm came and we had nothing. I began to get upset. I was angry that I let myself get so excited about the job, but feeling like I got to excited over nothing. Jon was in MUCH better spirits then I was. He kept telling me, "I'm not giving up on this until I hear NO from the company." His positive attitude soon made me continue to trust that God was STILL in control. There was NOTHING we could do until we heard for sure.
Well, this morning I had to babysit. On the way to work I heard this song. And the lyrics went something a long the lines of..
"Gods not finished with me yet, and He won't forget the plans He has for me". I immediately knew at that moment that God was speaking through that song to me. To again, just be patient and TRUST in Him.
Of course, I had my phone in my hand waiting for Jon to call. At about 11 am he called just to say hi. He seemed all down in the dumps. I anxiously said "WELL DO YOU HAVE ANY NEWS?!?!" And he said.........
"YES WERE MOVING TO HUNTSVILLE!" I couldn't believe it. My eyes began to well up with tears. I am so PROUD of Jon. And, even more so , THANKFUL to God who has never let us down through this whole process. Yes, Jon has been out of a job for 5 months to the day almost. But, we know that God had this planned for us. At the time, Jon losing his job seemed like the worst thing in the world. When in turn, it has been the best thing for us. I am feeling incredibly blessed and my cup is overflowing with thankfulness right now.
I just want to thank you ALL (yes, I know there are some SECRET readers out that-hahaha!) for praying for us! You all mean the world to Jon and I. We are extremely excited about this new journey we are being led us. We can't wait to see what God has in store for us.
I will update with our move to Huntsville. Jon begins work on MONDAY! I will follow as SOON as we get an apartment! Things are happening fast for us!
Again, thank you so much!
