These days jobs are at a premium. I have a friend who said that she thanks God every day for her job. What a blessing to have work - especially work that she enjoys!

My husband and I have been having conversations about what is most important: that he find a job teaching or that we are able to stay in our home. Some might think that the trade-off has to do with the salary a teacher makes not making the mortgage payment. No, ours is a modest lifestyle. The decision is about whether we value the type of job or the location most.

Growing up Navy was a commitment to moving. We didn't have a choice. When the Navy said it was time to move, we moved. The question for us now is, do we want to stay in our current community? Do we want to raise our children here badly enough that we stay and have Tim take any job that pays the bills, or do was pursue a specific job, no matter where we might end up ?

I, for one, want to stay in South Central PA. We have formed friendships here. We have friends who have children our son's age and we want the children to grow up together, forgetting when exactly they met, because they've been friends their whole lives. I like the fact that grandparents are 90 - 120 minutes away by car. We can get to each other in a pinch, but far enough away we have to call first.

God calls us to live our lives for him. I'm just not sure which path is his. I pray that God gives us clear direction soon, but with a position that both fulfills Tim and pays Tim more than we need.