July 20th - The Monday morning after the
family reunion James had a virtual work meeting first thing, and to his shock
was laid off. (as were several others in the company)
He and Brooke handled it so well. They decided it was time
for change and that they would use this as an opportunity to relocate.
James got on updating his resume and references, Brooke got on finding
them a home. None of this is easy at the best of times, let alone during
Covid. Many are out of work and rentals are always a challenge to
find. We asked at least 50 or 60 people to pray for them. A few were
constantly bombarded with my up to the minute details. (Thank you again for
your grace and support)
James sent out 20 resumes. All in the lower
mainland. He was contacted by 3 of them. Went through interviews, second
interviews etc. The roller coaster and stress of it all didn’t take long
in hindsight although felt long and gruelling at the time. He got
the job he wanted out of 400 applicants!
He got the job the day before they were scheduled to look at their
suite. (It sure helps to have a job if you want to rent somewhere 😝
) He started his job with Scoop Solar September 1st and can work
remotely. Brooke can keep her current job at Disney and also works
remotely.
They planned to live in the South Surrey/White Rock area. I
couldn’t be happier! Or so I thought. They ended up getting a place in
Langley only 4 minutes from our work!! (without knowing the location of
our work) 😊 Perfect little brand new, ground
floor condo rental. It has a garden area, near playground and shops
etc..and so easy to do kiddo pick up/drop offs and visits. They move in
October 1st. All this only took 39 Days!!!
When we were in PEI for 5 years with Nathalie and the girls
it was truly a gift and the right thing to do. However the one regret I had was
being so far away from James. We saw each other 3 times in that 5
years. He grew up, and got married. We missed so much. Moving
back to Vancouver was great but still not as close as I would have liked,
especially now that they have Avery. I feel like this is another gift. We
can’t make up for those 5 years but we can certainly build going forward.
They have quite the adjustment ahead of them. Brooke is really excited to embark on this new adventure but is leaving behind her family and Avery is the only grandchild on that side. I anticipate some hard goodbyes. I really feel for them. James has a huge learning curve ahead of him with this new position. They have such positive attitudes, I know they will make the best of it.
39 Days! Their world, our world on a different path. I
never even dreamed this scenario, never thought this could be in the realm of
possibility I am still in a bit of shock, and my mama’s heart is so proud
of them and over the moon excited! I know I am very blessed and I am very
grateful.
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