Today starts a whole new year and a new experience for my husband and I, hence the reason I began this blog. Cody and I got married in May, so we've only been married almost eight months. We are still very much the newlywed couple. For our entire dating years, engagement, and seven months or our marriage, Cody and I spent the majority of our time apart due to Cody's job as a surveyor for a construction company. He has been all over the southeast from Tennessee to Louisianna to Arkansas. We've been praying for a job opportunity to come along since we got married, and just recently God chose to bless Cody with an opportunity to move home and work for MDOT.
The call for the interview came out of the blue at a very convenient time. Cody was coming home for the week due to not being able to work because of rain, and he got a call from MDOT saying they had been looking through old applications and came across Cody's. They had a few job openings Cody was eligble for and wanted to know if he would be interested in coming for an interview. Cody asked me my thoughts, and I told him just to go see what they had available but to not commit to anything, especially if it was a huge pay cut. I knew that working for the state offered great benefits, but the salary was not too wonderful. So he interviewed, then met me at Waffle House for breakfast (We love breakfast dates.); he told me he was very interested in the job but wanted me to agree for him to accept the position before he called the company and gave them his answer. He had to let them know his decision by the next day, and as I suspected, the job came along with a pay cut, or so it seemed by what he made working for the construction company. When he sat down and deducted his overtime and per diem from his actual salary, there really was not a difference. After praying about it and feeling nothing but peace, the next morning he called and told them he wanted to take the job. I was happy but still felt a little hesitant, so I prayed that if we made a rash, misunderstood decision that God would not allow the job to work out. I admit, I questioned our financial situation with this new job. I wondered if this was the ONLY opportunity God had for Cody to move home, and if it wasn't, would he have had Cody a job opportunity with a better salary. I felt guilty for these questions, and I soon came to grips with myself. Our marriage and success in life is not based on money or material things but on our relationship with the Lord. If we put our faith and trust in Him and obey His Word, He will provide, maybe not when we think is the right time but in his perfect timing. I concluded that I would rather have Cody at home making memories that lasted a lifetime than have him miles away making "millions."
Well, the job situation has more than worked out, and we have been assured through various situations that this is what the Lord wanted for us. As Cody finished up his last week with the construction company this past week, he learned that 50% of the company was getting laid off. That 50% consisted of mostly hourly employees (Cody was) and all of the employees working at the Arkansas job (where Cody worked). Boy, were we ever thankful to the Lord for the blessing of this new job. Cody had no idea layoffs were coming, and God protected us and provided. As I shared this news with my mom, she reminded me of how numbers have meaning in the Bible. The number 7 means complete; Cody and I have been married for 7 months, so we have "completed" our time apart. The number 8 means a new beginning; on January 14, we will have been married for 8 months, and January is bringing us "a new beginning."
We have NO idea what it is even like to be together for more than a weekend, so married life is about to get interesting. I named this blog Our "Rossy" Life for a couple of reasons. 1) Our last name is Ross, and I have always called Cody, "Rossy." He now calls me that as well. And 2) "Rossy" kind of sounds like "rosey," but our life by no means is a bed of roses. It has its share of ups and downs as does everyone's life, but it is very interesting to say the least. So I wanted to start this blog as a means to document and share joyous occasions, funny happenings, and vent on frustrations that occur in mine and Cody's life together. Well, here's to 2012 and our "Rossy" life adventures! :)
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