Comments on In My Dreams: Gratitude and Despair and Humility

I am so happy for the both (or better all) of you,...

2009-11-05T22:35:47.051-08:00

I am so happy for the both (or better all) of you, and especially for Quanah. I know it's devastating not getting the job one is educated for, but it's even worth not getting any job at all. I just can imagine how hard it must be for you as a mother - you write so well about it. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

PS: and I am so sorry to hear about your brother. Probably it will be even harder for him to find something.

I am really happy for your Quannah. My son finally...

2009-11-05T12:24:56.039-08:00

I am really happy for your Quannah. My son finally got a better job and I hope he keeps it. He is not where I thought he would be but he is at least working. Its hard to be a parent sometimes, you want so much for your child but you also have to let them achieve it by themselves.
And I thought it was hard when they were babies,,ha!
Have a great day, Annie!
xoxox

Oops. Just need to clarify. The Red Cross was on...

2009-11-04T11:52:49.541-08:00

Oops. Just need to clarify. The Red Cross was one job. The 3-D glasses is another. Two separate things. No biggie, of course, but my syntax could have been a little better. :-)

I LOVE 3 D glasses!! The Red Cross helps people an...

2009-11-04T11:46:41.894-08:00

I LOVE 3 D glasses!! The Red Cross helps people and with his foot in the door maybe this job will be like the mustard seed Annie! I'm having a time with my youngest son finding a good job! All we can do sometimes is keep these younguns in our prayers forever! Every day and night I pray for my children! God Bless Quanah!

That's fabulous, Annie. Congratulations for you BO...

2009-11-04T11:38:11.272-08:00

That's fabulous, Annie. Congratulations for you BOTH! I loved the way you shared your process, and I couldn't agree more that getting out there and being with others will expose him to many people of all kinds. You never know what moment is going to change your life in a terribly significant way forever. This could be Quanah's -- and even if it isn't, I'm sure it's a good thing for now! Hugs!

A message from Beth in Tennessee - Oh Annie, that...

2009-11-04T08:55:21.479-08:00

A message from Beth in Tennessee -

Oh Annie, thats great news! It is a so hard these days to find a job.

Annie, I hope this job leads your Quanah to a clos...

2009-11-04T04:38:03.645-08:00

Annie,
I hope this job leads your Quanah to a closer walk with God.
As I understand it, everything that happens to us is for the good of our salvation. From my experience many things I've had to do to survive seemed like a punishment instead of a path out of my problems.
Looking back, I see where God had always provided someone to encourage me onward.
Which reminds me Annie, thanks for your words of encouragement:)

Dear Annie, We never really appreciated how lucky ...

2009-11-04T02:20:09.306-08:00

Dear Annie,
We never really appreciated how lucky we were, growing up in the seventies,being able to choose from the upper shelf when it came to education and jobs.
My parents had to struggle for both jobs and education, and now the pendulum seems to have turned for our children as well.
I think your son deserves praise being willing to take the honest job offered him.
Being unemployed for two years must have been a back breaker.
Now he has come one step further. Time to praise the Lord (and your son).
From Felisol

That's great news Annie.After my husband graduated...

2009-11-03T21:09:26.524-08:00

That's great news Annie.After my husband graduated from University,he found it hard to get a job.He was directed, actually demanded, in a not-too-pleasant fashion from the unemployment agency to take up a job picking up a tiny plastic component and placing it onto windshield wiper sprays, all day every day. They were suprised at his happy willingness to do so without complaint, only a confused shrug of "that really is fine, but it seems like a waste of a university education to me".Although those days are long gone,he met, in this humbling place,many people new to Australia with profound and soul-testing stories.My daughter, after graduating with a Bachelor of Nursing, is now cleaning to get over one heartbreak too many in her medical field of work.We are often pointed to do, or choose, a variety of things for a variety of reasons,some of which may not be clear at the time. Humbling is good.Jesus washed others' feet if I remember.He wasn't above it. Great attitude from you and yours!xx

I am so glad that he has found something! I hope ...

2009-11-03T19:51:20.318-08:00

I am so glad that he has found something! I hope that he gets his foot in a door that will lead to a permenant job. I am glad that you were able to circle back to gratitude. It doesn't do you any good to look at the harder part of life, keep being positive with him.
Inspiring post.
Thanks for stopping by to visit. Sorry I've been so patchy this week.

Hallelujah! It does not matter what the work is-it...

2009-11-03T19:29:15.790-08:00

Hallelujah! It does not matter what the work is-it is work! Also, the learning curve is so different for our children when they go through these hard times, and how you and I feel, miles apart from our children, not there each day. I am so happy for both your families. Thanks for the heads up.

Great news! I am so happy for Quanah. It really ...

2009-11-03T17:19:56.280-08:00

Great news! I am so happy for Quanah. It really doesn't matter what the job is, but the act of just getting out there and making an income. A better job will come along when it is time. Hopefully, it will be sooner than later.

Happy Birthday too!

wise words--definitely. I am going through a smila...

2009-11-03T15:47:41.892-08:00

wise words--definitely. I am going through a smilar process of having to shed all pride and vanity. It makes us more an adult in the end though, these trials one must face.

Hey! And thank you sooo much for hosting my blog tea party invite. i hope many come. The more, the merrier. Figured out what to wear and bring yet?

Oh, and a very happy birthday to you. Do tell us how it went.

Praise God for everything! I am thankful that Quan...

2009-11-03T15:44:54.276-08:00

Praise God for everything! I am thankful that Quanah found a job and hoping that for whatever reason God placed him in this situation, it will all be for God's glory. Thank you for this wonderful reminder of humility and humbleness, Annie :)

Praise God Quanah has a job, no matter what it is ...

2009-11-03T15:21:22.259-08:00

Praise God Quanah has a job, no matter what it is temporarily!

From A Friend - Grace, humility, stepping fully i...

2009-11-03T15:14:29.418-08:00

From A Friend -

Grace, humility, stepping fully into life, witnessing, loving, compassion... these are beautiful treasures Annie...

From Bev - That is great news about Quanah. It's...

2009-11-03T15:13:57.691-08:00

From Bev -

That is great news about Quanah. It's a foot in the door and who knows where it will lead. I've learned to just go with the flow. It's a lot less stressful, even though it doesn't seem like it.

FROM A FRIEND: It's tempting to scoff and hold ou...

2009-11-03T15:13:16.149-08:00

FROM A FRIEND:

It's tempting to scoff and hold out for "more" in these situations, but I'm glad that Quanah (and you) are embracing this opportunity for productivity. As you said in your post, this could be the stepping stone to bigger and better things in ways that we just can't see at the moment.

My brother was "downsized" out of his job in early January of this year and has still not found anything. Since the economy links so many aspects of our lives together, he feels a little bit restricted since he has a house that he'd need to sell if he were to find a job somewhere else (and we know the housing market is in the same place as the job market). Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers--especially today since it's his birthday (mine too)!

Thanks for sharing the good news, Anne.

That's great news for Quanah. Hooray! Hooray for m...

2009-11-03T13:13:08.278-08:00

That's great news for Quanah. Hooray! Hooray for me too! Today, I got called for a temp job to start on Monday. I will be proofreading documents - right up my alley. The gal from the temp agency said she had never seen such a bad summer and fall for temp jobs. She said things are starting to pick up here. I hope they are there too and that soon Quanah - and I - will have permanent jobs.

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