If you follow my personal Facebook page, you might remember my "We just took one of the biggest leaps of faith we've ever taken. Talk about trusting God. Pheeeeew.....", status from a couple weeks ago.

Yah that one.

Well...  My husband, Kirk, has worked for UPS for nearly 13 years. He's gone 14 hrs/night (5 nights/week) and he sleeps all day. We're lucky if we see him for 1 hr/day. There are some mornings, when we literally (no joke) pass by each other to catch a hug & kiss, as I'm waking up, & he's going to bed. Sometimes I cry...

And then we rush in the late afternoon to get him some dinner, put all his food together to last him through the night, & shove him out the door with more hugs & kisses. Then he would sleep half the day on Saturdays, after he'd get home from work.

Recently they decided to change his schedule on him. It would split our day completely in half, and he'd get home around 4:30am, with zero chance of seeing me & the kids, which would give us a grand total of about 20 minutes / day with him. Maybe.

The guys "bid" their yearly routes every April, according to seniority, and as depressing as it was, we decided to just have him stay where he was at, & go with their required changes, because no other route would work for us financially.

Kirk had gone up to the center to sign the paper. I was waiting for the phone to ring (like 10 seconds away), to start an appointment with one of my clients, when he called.

"Jenn, I can't sign this... It doesn't feel right, & the thought of signing it makes me feel sick. I don't know what to do. I need help. "

Me: "Um, WHAT? Ok. We have 2 hours till your bidding time is over, and I have a client about to call. I can't talk. Come home. We'll talk in an hour & figure this out."

Him: "Ok."

An hour later... I walk out of my office, and look at him wondering what we're going to do, because we only have about an hour to make this decision & get back up to the UPS center to sign. I was sobbing.

All we could do is kneel down as a family & pray... Every single one of us had the overwhelming feeling that he needed to take a 4 night run. But how? That would cut 20% of our income. Logically, there was just no way.

He ended up calling his mom to ask her advice, & she said, "Son, there comes a point in life, when we need to realize there's a difference between having faith, & exercising faith. And I believe now is the time to exercise faith."

We all felt peace. We knew this was what we needed to do.

And so, Kirk works 4 nights/week now. Still 14 hrs/night, but he has Fridays off, and has most of Monday with us as well.

The Lord didn't give us time to think it through. He knew that because of the magnitude of this change, we would sit on it, and go back & forth 1 too many times. He made this happen in the last hour, without time to think, only time to pray. And we had to trust Him.

There were more things that happened around this that aren't coincidence. It's very clear that the Lord has His hand in this.

We have more time with Kirk now. And he has more time to work on helping me build this business to help a whole lot of people...

We can't quite see right now what's ahead of us, and it's a little nerve wracking. But we feel peace.

A few days after making this decision, an opportunity came up for us, that just happens to be during his vacation week in June. And it costs a good chunk of money, considering what we just did... But I knew when the opportunity came, that I needed to take it, because it's centered around this very change we just made, & I know that it will help bring huge clarity & open up the way for us to move forward. He doesn't even know what it is yet. Happy Anniversary, honey! You'll find out soon. ;)

The Lord puts opportunities in our path at the right time. We just have to recognize them & act. Even if it's scary.
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The sea only parts, AFTER you step into the water.

Tonight I watched a customer of a product complain publicly about buying the product, then being upset that a discount code was made available after they purchased it, & the company didn't honor the discount code for her. She was *not* happy. Here's what I have to say about that...

The amount you pay for something is what you value it at, when you buy it. So possibly consider being grateful for getting something that aligns with your value level at the time. Be grateful that you were able to pay for it and support a growing company.

Back last year, I paid a LOT of money for a business coaching program. It was a stretch for me, but I knew it was worth it. Just a couple weeks after I paid for it, the owner of the company had a Black Friday special for 40% off. My first thought was, "Huh..."

Then I spent half a second deciding if I was going to be upset, or if I was going to be grateful for the training I received at the price I valued it at in the first place. I chose the latter. It felt much better than being grumpy about not getting the lower price.

I offer products & programs/trainings at full price & discounted prices all the time. Some are a small investment, & some are a very large investment (depending on who you talk to)...
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Bargaining can be fun, but let go of the poverty mentality, & decide what you really value something at, before you purchase it. This is called abundance. Win-Win.
It's ALL in perspective, ya'll.