I'm very excited about this time in my life because a year and a half ago I was being very dumb. I didn't pay my bills and lost my job. This resulted in my car being taken away and my home being locked by management by the instruction of a lawyer. I got a job working for my dad as I cleaned out my great uncles home. I got his 1970 Ford LTD. This car ran OK but had a bad alternator. Back to the housing... All of my things were taken to a storage and I only had the clothes on my back, 15 dollars if that and a blanket in a car with windows that didn't work and giving plasma to keep me alive. The date, December 24 2008. I spent Christmas alone, frozen and feeling sorry for myself. I created this situation and I take ownership. This was the second time in my life I had hit rock bottom. The first I was 18 and found my testimony of the reality of how much my Heavenly Father loves me through prayer. I found myself on my knees in my old rusted car this time not due to having lost faith but being dumb and losing everything else. I had one friend and that friend turned out to be the love of my life!
My Tiffy, took me in and helped me through this hard time. I was able to find a basement apartment in north Orem and a job at Teleperformance USA/Verizon as tech support 4pm-12am. This wasn't the best job in the world but I can't complain because it pulled me out of the financial ruin I created and was in.
Well I pulled out of it with hard work and my Tiffy telling me and making me believe in the person I can become. Months later we got engaged and married 7 weeks after that.
I got my job back at OrangeSoda.com doing sales for their SEO program. it was tough. I was making $8.00 and hour part time while Tiffy made $11.00 an hour. She being the bread winner of our home did fantastic! she worked hard and I went to school part time as I worked. It was hard but I loved being married the the love of my life!
My wife Tiffy and I felt like we needed to start our family. This was crazy to even start to think about because we didn't have money... PERIOD! We remembered our stake presidents interview right before we got married. His words gave great comfort. He told us as a priesthood holder and in the name of Jesus Christ; if we felt that it was time to start a family God would provide financially if we lived righteous lives. Tiffy and I took it to the temple of our god and both felt like it was time to start trying for a family. That week(or around it) Tiffy got pregnant. More nervous than ever I put my trust in God and as I did he provided once more.
In my previous posts you will gather that I got a new job at Fortune Learning Systems. Since then I have been promoted and am looking at another in the months ahead. Director of Marketing! I need to back up a little bit though. 6 months ago my wife and I were so happy that I had a new job and 4 times the money didn't hurt either. We decided to plan a trip back to my second home Hawaii! So we bought tickets, a condo for a week and a rental car. Turns out we didn't feel good about the trip and we had to cancel. Just after that my best friend Matthew got a Director job at my company being our 5th job together in the years that we have been friends. I ended up working right below him and in the Accelerated & Advanced Coaching/Resolutions department all by chance. This, I have found is one of the best blessings that could have come into my life. In this case it wasn't who you know. I was a regular coach making pretty good money and was competing with 25+ people for the job. It turns out that I had a lot of clients that became successful and were really happy with my coaching. I had a few interviews with multiple people in the interview and turns out that I was the best fit and thus got a promotion. This promotion gave my wife and I the ability to get out of debt and start out our new life together in a great position that people end up dreaming about. I feel very fortunate and do my best to not take it for granted. From that time I have been in the Accelerated Coaching/Resolutions department and have excelled at that over any of the others in that department. I have been trying to find ways that I can become an asset to the company and have thrown my name in the hat for the new director position in the marketing department. From speaking with the owners and the directors over me they tell me and I understand that this position is mine to loose.
This has ONLY been possible through fasting, fast offerings, praying, tithing, and being a spiritual and moran support for each other. Things look big and bright for the future, as Tomorrow Always Comes!
"Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come till Heaven. But for those that embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ they come! Trust God and believe in good things to come."
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
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