Breathe In, Breathe Out
My incredibly talented husband had his first interview on Wednesday!! (He recently graduated from the Airframe and Powerplant Technician program at Fairmont State... and is now a licensed A&P Mechanic!)
He said that during the interview he felt very confident and that he was answering all of the questions well. He prayed all day that God would calm him - and He did!! The interviewer seemed to be pretty impressed with him. After they were finished, he had some time to kill - so they gave him a tour of the maintenance facility, where he would essentially be working. Once the tour was over the interviewer came back and told him, "Now, I usually don't tell people this... but I just sent a job offer to Human Resources for you..."
Fast forward to yesterday.
STEVEN GOT THE JOB. After a few logistical questions regarding insurance (since I'm 15 weeks pregnant) and other things... he accepted!
My husband is now the newest employee... of Republic Airways....
IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
I'll give you a minute to process that...........................................................................................................
and now I'll spell it out:
WE'VE MOVING. TO. KANSAS. CITY. MO!!
Before I ask you how this makes you feel... I'll tell you how it makes me feel.
TERRIFIED.
I have been praying long and hard that the Lord would bless Steven with a great job opportunity. We've had a bit of anxiety of what things will look like financially once I stopped working to become a full-time mommy. Then bam. He get's a call for this interview. Mind you, out of the many, many applications he has submitted, this is the only call he has received. Did I mention that they even paid for his flight to come to KC to interview?? The money is similar to what we make now, so we weren't super impressed with that - however, it is the going rate for someone fresh out of school - and - the cost of living in KC is significantly cheaper than it is in WV (yeah... we live in the 2nd poorest state but the cost of living is ridiculous). So things will work out nicely.
NOT to mention this is with an airline... which is HUGE. The job comes with full benefits... to include FREE FLIGHTS to anywhere in the world... except Antarctica (aw man. ha).
AND since this is the only offer (and a pretty sweet offer at that) that he has received.... we're taking it. And we're going (**YIKES**)
Practically how will this play out?
He will fly out of Pittsburgh on Sunday, June 10th to Indianapolis, IN for a day of orientation. He will then fly from there to KC where he will spend the next 3 weeks in training. (Republic is paying for all flights and hotel acomodations + a little extra for food). This means he will be in MO for 3 weeks while I'm here in WV, packing my heart out. We are not 100% sure what happens after this point, but his new boss has agreed to give him a little time to be able to come back and move us. So we will be moving either the 1st or 2nd week of July - we aren't 100% on this yet.
There are SO many details to work out over the next few weeks... but we are so thankful (and scared) for this opportunity . We know that God is sovereign and we are trusting His guidance!!! This is going to be a very, very bittersweet thing... we have grown to love the Morgantown area, our church, and all of our family here... so I cannot even adequately express how much it will pain us to leave. However, new opportunities are on the horizon and we are excited about the next chapter in our lives - or... I will be once I get over the initial shock of it all...
So for now, all we can do is breathe in.... and breathe out....
He said that during the interview he felt very confident and that he was answering all of the questions well. He prayed all day that God would calm him - and He did!! The interviewer seemed to be pretty impressed with him. After they were finished, he had some time to kill - so they gave him a tour of the maintenance facility, where he would essentially be working. Once the tour was over the interviewer came back and told him, "Now, I usually don't tell people this... but I just sent a job offer to Human Resources for you..."
Fast forward to yesterday.
STEVEN GOT THE JOB. After a few logistical questions regarding insurance (since I'm 15 weeks pregnant) and other things... he accepted!
My husband is now the newest employee... of Republic Airways....
IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
I'll give you a minute to process that...........................................................................................................
and now I'll spell it out:
WE'VE MOVING. TO. KANSAS. CITY. MO!!
Before I ask you how this makes you feel... I'll tell you how it makes me feel.
TERRIFIED.
I have been praying long and hard that the Lord would bless Steven with a great job opportunity. We've had a bit of anxiety of what things will look like financially once I stopped working to become a full-time mommy. Then bam. He get's a call for this interview. Mind you, out of the many, many applications he has submitted, this is the only call he has received. Did I mention that they even paid for his flight to come to KC to interview?? The money is similar to what we make now, so we weren't super impressed with that - however, it is the going rate for someone fresh out of school - and - the cost of living in KC is significantly cheaper than it is in WV (yeah... we live in the 2nd poorest state but the cost of living is ridiculous). So things will work out nicely.
NOT to mention this is with an airline... which is HUGE. The job comes with full benefits... to include FREE FLIGHTS to anywhere in the world... except Antarctica (aw man. ha).
AND since this is the only offer (and a pretty sweet offer at that) that he has received.... we're taking it. And we're going (**YIKES**)
Practically how will this play out?
He will fly out of Pittsburgh on Sunday, June 10th to Indianapolis, IN for a day of orientation. He will then fly from there to KC where he will spend the next 3 weeks in training. (Republic is paying for all flights and hotel acomodations + a little extra for food). This means he will be in MO for 3 weeks while I'm here in WV, packing my heart out. We are not 100% sure what happens after this point, but his new boss has agreed to give him a little time to be able to come back and move us. So we will be moving either the 1st or 2nd week of July - we aren't 100% on this yet.
There are SO many details to work out over the next few weeks... but we are so thankful (and scared) for this opportunity . We know that God is sovereign and we are trusting His guidance!!! This is going to be a very, very bittersweet thing... we have grown to love the Morgantown area, our church, and all of our family here... so I cannot even adequately express how much it will pain us to leave. However, new opportunities are on the horizon and we are excited about the next chapter in our lives - or... I will be once I get over the initial shock of it all...
So for now, all we can do is breathe in.... and breathe out....
Awww.....snap! This is so cool!
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