Prayers for my Hubby

So, I have an idea. I know, you are thinking -- what is your big hairy idea G.R.G? Here it is....

I think my husband should take my job when I start teaching. I work for family and am overpaid for what I do. Hubby could do the work that I do AND be happy at it. He would happily do it for less pay. I need to get out of the driving (it causes me so much pain) and into teaching (which brings me so much joy!). My job could go to him when I leave! IT WOULD BE PERFECT.

What made me think of this? Well, my brother inlaw got laid off yesterday and my Dad called him and told him not to worry -- worst case scenario he could work for him at our office. Um hello? The only difference between hubby's situation and the brother inlaw is timing and education. The brother inlaw got laid off (1 month to work, 2 months severance). Hubby was in a family business that died a painfully slow death (construction, need I say more?). Brother inlaw has a college education, hubby has some college but no degree. My Dad never made the call to Hubby. I think that it is most likely because at the time he was thinking of selling the business because he wanted to retire. Now our family has the business running so that he doesn't need to worry -- hence it can continue vs. being sold.

Hubby is smart, he has just always sold him self short due to the lack of education. My thinking is that he offers himself up and that I support and help him into it -- while he goes to school at night and gets the polish you get from completing a degree. Hubby and I had a long talk tonight and I think he is open to it. It isn't like we don't already have a family member working in the business without a degree. Hubby brings more to the table than he realizes (20 years in a small business doing everything from book keeping to prospecting to equipment operations to customer relations.....).

I pointed this out to him tonight. I told him how he HAS to believe and be confident. It is up to HIM to sell this idea; to sell it he must believe it. He has to approach my dad. He has to sell himself. He has to believe. My dad loves him and respects him. I think he never thought of offering him a job simply because Hubby never acted interested (brother inlaw acted interested when he was researching something for his master's program). When my sister mentioned the offer to brother inlaw I was initially hurt. Then I looked at it logically and realized the advantage of a sudden layoff vs. a slow death of a business. A sudden loss needs to be fixed right now. A slow death.... is a slow death.

Pray for us. I think this whole tearing down over the last year could have been God's way of getting him ready to work for my family. He had too much pride in the past to ask for help, but I'm hoping he realizes that he offers a great asset in himself and that he brings a lot to the table to make this a win/win.

I don't think my brother inlaw will take my dad up on his offer. My brother inlaw is kind of prideful and would not want to be beholden to the family business. Hubby's pride is stripped away and he can see an opportunity staring him in the face. Please let my family see what is obvious to me -- hubby is ready for the transition from blue collar to white collar. It is nice to keep the business just family and you could not find a harder worker than Hubby. He is a people person, he is a hard worker, he is willing to learn and do whatever it takes. May this be the door that opens... we really need one to open!!! So, I ask for your prayers. If this is the epiphany we were supposed to come to, let this weekend bring the necessary conversations among family that will make it a reality (sooner vs. later!).

The pug is nuts and is not doing a good job taking it easy. We will have to borrow a kennel for her so she can recuperate from the mysterious injury.

Wonder Boy is cracking me up -- he is now being our DJ by making his own iTune song list. He loves hosting his own radio show. He even has contests -- I was able to name 3 out of 4 mystery songs today. Yes, I am proud!

Super Girl has been a trouper through physical therapy. The MRI is tomorrow and the appointment with the specialist is next week -- please pray with us that the tendon in that ankle is NOT torn. I don't want my poor baby having surgery if we can avoid it. She misses sports but understands when I repeat "You can have short term inconvenience or long term pain if you don't take care of this." Living with a chronic pain mom has probably helped her make the right choice ;-)

So, please pray for us! Thanks for hanging in there with me!

/Yes, I'm apparently a posting wonder now that my Internet is working at home. Whoop whoop for the Geek Squad repair service!