Preparing for a Special Homecoming

My husband, Tim, has been away learning to drive 18-wheelers. This is a nobel profession and something that someone must do, but not how I envisioned my married life being.

When Tim and I got married, we agreed that since neither of us were in the military, we wouldn't have a long-distance relationship. We knew people who had weekend marriages and once a month marriages by choice. However, these days times are tough. Tim was in business for himself in glass art - neon, stained glass, and fused glass. His primary customers were architects and designers. The feedback about his work was great. Everybody who saw it wanted to be a part of it. The only thing is, when nobody is renovating or building, the architects don't hire others to do glass art for non-existant buildings.

Having said that, we need an income. We made a deal when we got married that once we start having children, I would start staying home until atleast the last one starts first grade. By the end of the second week of no work, Tim and I realized that we needed him to get working fast - SO, we decided that Tim learning to drive truck and have a job with the company that does the training.

The last 8 weeks have been rough. The decision to spend 8 weeks apart from one another was VERY last minute. We just weren't ready for all of the things that come with being away from each other for that long. Even harder for Tim is that our son was 5 1/2 months old when he left, but now 7 months old. A lot has changed for the little guy.

Training finishes for Tim in 7 days!! We are so excited. I will be picking him up at the airport on Saturday night! So, now I am working on getting Tim some interviews for the week that he is home. It is my prayer that God has a job prepared for Tim that is local and will pay enough that we can start saving again. We haven't saved for over a year (scarey).

This is the most excited I have been about something (not related to my son) in months. I feel like we are dating again and getting to see my boyfriend that I haven't seen in 2 months. Fortunately, this man is a dedicated husband and father....and a Christian who looks to God to set his path.

Now it is my prayer that Tim stays home with a job nearby that will pay at least 25% more than we need so that we can save money meet our bills and save too.