Comments on: It’s that time (again)… http://iheart2stamp.com/2007/11/04/it%e2%80%99s-that-time-again%e2%80%a6/ incidents in rubber and ramblings of such Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:19:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Corinne http://iheart2stamp.com/2007/11/04/it%e2%80%99s-that-time-again%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-9256 Corinne Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:41:29 +0000 http://iheart2stamp.com/2007/11/04/it%e2%80%99s-that-time-again%e2%80%a6/#comment-9256 I have been married to an incredible husband, father and provider for the last 23 years. Together we have created the five most incredible children. When we first got married he had just finished his first of five years at Bible College. I worked in day care and during those early years we also started to add children into our family. When he had graduated (with honors :) and was looking to move in the direction he had always thought he would go, which was teaching in a Seminary. He stopped. He wondered. He struggled to figure out if that was really what he wanted to do with his life. He felt the same weight of that decision that you feel. Like yourself he had a wife and child/children to think about and was he making the best decision for everyone involved. As difficult as it was he decided to move in a different direction. He actually took a job at a hospital working as an attendant. He loved that work but during the late 80's the health care system in Canada took a very difficult turn and he lost his job. Fortuantely the Canadian gov't had a programme in place where if you had lost your job in the hospital they would pay for you to return to school and become retrained. He jumped at it but it also meant three more years of schooling (now we had 3 children) he went into the computer field and has an incredible job and most importantly....he LOVES what he does. Where those difficult years....uhhhhh yeah. Where they challenging years...yup. Where they are financial struggle.....YES. Would I change the fact that he is now in a job that he loves and knows that's where he belongs.....Absolutely Not !!! I have been married to an incredible husband, father and provider for the last 23 years. Together we have created the five most incredible children. When we first got married he had just finished his first of five years at Bible College. I worked in day care and during those early years we also started to add children into our family. When he had graduated (with honors :) and was looking to move in the direction he had always thought he would go, which was teaching in a Seminary. He stopped. He wondered. He struggled to figure out if that was really what he wanted to do with his life. He felt the same weight of that decision that you feel. Like yourself he had a wife and child/children to think about and was he making the best decision for everyone involved. As difficult as it was he decided to move in a different direction. He actually took a job at a hospital working as an attendant. He loved that work but during the late 80’s the health care system in Canada took a very difficult turn and he lost his job. Fortuantely the Canadian gov’t had a programme in place where if you had lost your job in the hospital they would pay for you to return to school and become retrained. He jumped at it but it also meant three more years of schooling (now we had 3 children) he went into the computer field and has an incredible job and most importantly….he LOVES what he does. Where those difficult years….uhhhhh yeah. Where they challenging years…yup. Where they are financial struggle…..YES. Would I change the fact that he is now in a job that he loves and knows that’s where he belongs…..Absolutely Not !!!

]]> By: Carole (TruCarMa) http://iheart2stamp.com/2007/11/04/it%e2%80%99s-that-time-again%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-9235 Carole (TruCarMa) Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:12:15 +0000 http://iheart2stamp.com/2007/11/04/it%e2%80%99s-that-time-again%e2%80%a6/#comment-9235 As Bill the Cat would say, "ACK!" Yep, you're definitely a grown-up now, grasshopper. Much like a fast metabolism, having all the answers is a privilege of youth. It was easy to know what to do before you knew what you were doing. Ignorance was bliss, huh? Now that you're getting educated about the world you thought you had figured out, you're opening your mind up to options you might not have known existed. That's okay -- that's what school is for. If you were so smart and had all the answers, why would you need to get an MBA? So to my way of thinking, you're actually in good shape. Take the internship that feels right to you and you'll make it the right one. Trust yourself as much as Jen and Ellie do. : ) (I don't know about the other three living beings in your house; they might think you're a jerk... kidding!) As Bill the Cat would say, “ACK!”

Yep, you’re definitely a grown-up now, grasshopper. Much like a fast metabolism, having all the answers is a privilege of youth. It was easy to know what to do before you knew what you were doing. Ignorance was bliss, huh? Now that you’re getting educated about the world you thought you had figured out, you’re opening your mind up to options you might not have known existed. That’s okay — that’s what school is for. If you were so smart and had all the answers, why would you need to get an MBA? So to my way of thinking, you’re actually in good shape. Take the internship that feels right to you and you’ll make it the right one. Trust yourself as much as Jen and Ellie do. : ) (I don’t know about the other three living beings in your house; they might think you’re a jerk… kidding!)

]]> By: well said cards http://iheart2stamp.com/2007/11/04/it%e2%80%99s-that-time-again%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-9178 well said cards Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:41:59 +0000 http://iheart2stamp.com/2007/11/04/it%e2%80%99s-that-time-again%e2%80%a6/#comment-9178 One day at a time. . .that's all you can do. I wish you the best and commend you for taking on this challenge. I look forward to reading about your experiences. One day at a time. . .that’s all you can do. I wish you the best and commend you for taking on this challenge. I look forward to reading about your experiences.

]]> By: Elaine http://iheart2stamp.com/2007/11/04/it%e2%80%99s-that-time-again%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-9172 Elaine Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:47:03 +0000 http://iheart2stamp.com/2007/11/04/it%e2%80%99s-that-time-again%e2%80%a6/#comment-9172 Wow - tough decision! I hope that you hang in there and choose what you feel is best for you at that time. It sure is a good feeling to be true to yourself and stick with what you really want. I feel that way now that I am 'older' (and hopefully wiser). Best of luck on your journey and choices!! Wow - tough decision! I hope that you hang in there and choose what you feel is best for you at that time. It sure is a good feeling to be true to yourself and stick with what you really want. I feel that way now that I am ‘older’ (and hopefully wiser). Best of luck on your journey and choices!!

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