tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post8395103529999018593..comments2023-10-31T11:26:06.733-04:00Comments on Marybeth Whalen: UpdateMarybeth Whalenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04138498344723215611noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-37598219834287719902010-01-08T07:32:35.240-05:002010-01-08T07:32:35.240-05:00Marybeth,
I'm a bit late chiming in to this, b...Marybeth,<br />I'm a bit late chiming in to this, but I wanted to encourage you. My husband and I have been through this 3 times, the last time being for a year. I can say for SURE that HE WILL carry you. HE will show you things that you would otherwise not see and understand. HE will give you the opportunity to get out of the boat and walk on water. But most of all, and best of all, this will give you the opportunity to get closer to HIM and to Curt. I'd urge you to keep a record of how HE provides for you - maybe as a family thing - so you can look back and remember and have proof of HIS provision. <br /><br />And I feel for you... the last time Eddie's boss came home with him (weird enough) - to take the company car back. How awkward that must have felt for both of them. What made it so heartbreaking was how the girls responded. They had made signs welcoming him in, but he didn't come in (which I don't blame him). He had put in a full day's work to be called that afternoon for a meeting. We had expected he might be let go in May when company changes were to occur, but -boom- it happened unbeknownst to us in February. He didn't get this current job until the next February. But GOD provided and HE will continue to do so. <br /><br />Anyway, if you need some encouragement, feel free to e-mail me. Been there, done that - twice with babies on the way. :)<br /><br />JD<br /><br />sweettea.n.ice@gmail.comsweetteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416813753776467750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-6041738089642624882010-01-04T22:36:32.975-05:002010-01-04T22:36:32.975-05:00I have not posted on here, but read your writings ...I have not posted on here, but read your writings and devotionals. I know you went to HS with some friends of mine, and believe at NCSU as well(my cousin knows you). Anyway, for almost 5 years now, we have been on that job roller coaster...but more in the past two years, since Oct 2007 to be exact. We had moved to Texas in 2005 for my husband to take a new job. He got let go in 2007. I quit my job, we got to move back home to Charlotte. I got a new job, then he found one almost 10 months later. I got let go 4 months after. Got a job in 5 weeks, got let go 110 days later. Six weeks after that, I am in a new job, less money (mine is the higher income with benefits) but our income is cut. I would like to say 2009 is hopefully the end of the Job Saga, but we never know. I will be praying for your family. We know what it is like to run out of savings, and rely totally on the Lord to get us to the next stage. The best thing is, our girls have seen that faith and now know that He has a plan and although we don't always know and are fearful, He will carry us. Best Wishes to you!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03944066240082526861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-92031491484618668732009-12-23T09:32:24.343-05:002009-12-23T09:32:24.343-05:00Mary Beth - I am so sorry to hear your news. I wi...Mary Beth - I am so sorry to hear your news. I will keep you all in my prayers. I do know God has great plans for you all!<br />WendyWendyhttp://www.domesticsuccess.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-78993516151316802012009-12-22T14:14:06.884-05:002009-12-22T14:14:06.884-05:00So very sorry. This was our story last year (not ...So very sorry. This was our story last year (not at Christmas) but earlier in the year.<br />Then it's effects spilled over to our Christmas.<br />I will be praying for you and your family. God is good!Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301736341975637446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-7137846043589343162009-12-21T14:13:52.207-05:002009-12-21T14:13:52.207-05:00The Lord must have lead me to your blog today. My ...The Lord must have lead me to your blog today. My husband resigned his ministry position in October. We are currently living on severance until the end of January. Then we will be a no-income family. I am pregnant with our third child and due in February. <br /><br />I totally know what it is like to be sharing a computer and trying to navigate having your normally very busy husband home all the time. Today has been a challenging day. Some days we trust and other days the discouragement creeps in. <br /><br />I am thinking and praying for your family, sister.<br /><br />I was actually thinking about writing a post on how to encourage someone who is facing unemployment (you won't believe what people will say!!) <br /><br />So I will simply say, I will pray for peace in the midst of this challenge.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378803146087631158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-91127693578835134972009-12-21T09:43:55.843-05:002009-12-21T09:43:55.843-05:00Jeremiah 29:11 became especially close to me this ...Jeremiah 29:11 became especially close to me this year in May when my husband lost his job without any warning--from a church that he had served in for 24 years. So we lost his job, our church family, and our people support system, only to see that God is bigger than all of that and he has truly supplied all of our needs since then. I pray He will bless you in the same way.Heidi Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747932981911617873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-55837853714253882952009-12-20T10:49:18.267-05:002009-12-20T10:49:18.267-05:00Mary Beth, I will be praying for you and your fami...Mary Beth, I will be praying for you and your family. I know it is a scarey time, and I don't want to sound flippant but God really will provide what need. It may not be what you want, but he will always supply what you need. I do not say this lightly as we have been in the midst of a massive shifting here. Things have been beyond tight, but yet God has been faithful. I need to go, but I want you to know that I will be praying.rural mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959205387717953570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-50338794359127993392009-12-19T23:15:34.092-05:002009-12-19T23:15:34.092-05:00I am so, so sorry, Marybeth. I will be praying for...I am so, so sorry, Marybeth. I will be praying for you as we travel and then checking in on you when we return. God does have a plan, His plan can be trusted, and His timing is perfect. I can't tell you how many times I've repeated that sentence to myself -- sometimes as if to convince myself. But it's true.Jeannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-29215391251582875842009-12-19T22:12:54.444-05:002009-12-19T22:12:54.444-05:00We are going thru the same thing so I feel your pa...We are going thru the same thing so I feel your pain. It could be worse though. At least you get severence so consider yourself blessed. My husband dosen't get any severence b/c his company is in bankruptcy. May the new year bring your husband a new job : )Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158971995602657381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-9459456163786418132009-12-19T07:16:44.740-05:002009-12-19T07:16:44.740-05:00We just experienced the same thing about a month a...We just experienced the same thing about a month ago. I so agree with what your husband said about the men making the decision. It is hard seeing your children upset. BUT, as I told my husband, God knows what is in our future and He is already there. God will use this for your best and His glory. Praying for you!Lecianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-79677238649299575342009-12-19T00:04:17.956-05:002009-12-19T00:04:17.956-05:00I just recently found your blog. Just wanted to sa...I just recently found your blog. Just wanted to say I'm sending up a prayer for you. My dh was laid off back in June. We went from a pretty decent two income family to a not so great one income family. Things are very tight but I've come to find that we don't need as much as I thought we did and with all of the creative/frugal people out there on the world wide web...we have been able to make it. God will provide.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578574407386895251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-37918034315065427362009-12-18T22:57:02.749-05:002009-12-18T22:57:02.749-05:00Ohhh, Marybeth, if we can sit over coffee and talk...Ohhh, Marybeth, if we can sit over coffee and talk about our changing worlds! I've been going through the same thing and have sat in a grocery parking lot with $14 in my purse wondering how we were going to buy enough food for our family of 6. I know God is not done with me yet and He's not done with you either. I've been holding onto Psalms 37:23 "The steps of a righteous man are ordered of the Lord". God has not set us up to fail only at times to be like an olive pressed in those tight places, yet the oil that is produced will "taste" so much better!msarabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897718993362066368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-90112426341529028112009-12-18T22:32:56.950-05:002009-12-18T22:32:56.950-05:00Dearest Marybeth...
Heart in my throat.
God-pray...Dearest Marybeth...<br /><br />Heart in my throat. <br />God-prayers on my lips.<br />Faith gripped firmly in hand.<br /><br />He has you tenderly cupped close and I'm with you... I choose to believe.<br /><br />Know I pray and dearly love you and believe He only has plans for to prosper and bless you.<br /><br />((Marybeth))<br /><br />All's grace,<br />AnnAnn Voskamp @Holy Experiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742205499025104067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-60050031483575169632009-12-18T21:57:44.857-05:002009-12-18T21:57:44.857-05:00Praying for all of you, Mary Beth.Praying for all of you, Mary Beth.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04208201228826003809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-50879978525217972962009-12-18T21:44:47.252-05:002009-12-18T21:44:47.252-05:00So so sorry to hear this news. My heart goes out t...So so sorry to hear this news. My heart goes out to you and your family. Let us know what kind of work Curt has been doing or is interested in. You never know what miracles might be in store. Jeremiah 29:11 comes to my mind: "For I know the plan I have for you" declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Praying for you and your precious family.awcamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665367502710746905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-460424834342378482009-12-18T21:43:59.237-05:002009-12-18T21:43:59.237-05:00We are praying with you, MaryBeth, and our church ...We are praying with you, MaryBeth, and our church family will lift you up, too. Love & hugs, QQuinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446233534591572279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-68448887737139120542009-12-18T21:24:19.807-05:002009-12-18T21:24:19.807-05:00I feel your pain, Marybeth. My hubby was downsized...I feel your pain, Marybeth. My hubby was downsized 18 days ago, just 5 days before our youngest of four was born. :) So here we are as well, just before Christmas, with a newborn and no income ... but we have faith. We know that God will provide, and we will be cared for. :)Brianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06082925249389424811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-15344277972331321802009-12-18T19:51:31.340-05:002009-12-18T19:51:31.340-05:00What a difficult time this must be for your family...What a difficult time this must be for your family right now. I can't imagine. I posted a comment to your husband's post on the other blog - my heart goes out to all of you, and in a extra special way to your 9 yo that is so affected. Our family will be praying for you all!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06789294757547072426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-47792356818962866522009-12-18T18:03:01.058-05:002009-12-18T18:03:01.058-05:00I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's ...I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's job loss. What a strange and hard thing to happen at Christmas. Anytime is bad, but, it's Christmas! <br /><br />A couple of weeks ago my husband was told he needed to change professions due to his health. We sat in the car, looked at each other and he said, "I'm 55. How am I going to start a new profession?"<br /><br />We know that God was not surprised and is in complete control, but it still doesn't prevent us from frantically searching the mental files of our minds to find our own answers. His answers will be much better, so we'll continue to seek His face and wait on Him.<br /><br />You will be in my continual prayers and I look forward to hearing how God will bring beauty out of these ashes.<br />Eternally His,<br />Stephanie Shott<br />Phil 3:7-14<br />www.stephanieshott.comStephanie Shotthttp://stephanieshott.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-28399265907856113992009-12-18T17:41:40.620-05:002009-12-18T17:41:40.620-05:00Praying for you and your family Marybeth!Praying for you and your family Marybeth!Arlene Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845514896764280013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-91013011667383382952009-12-18T17:33:04.063-05:002009-12-18T17:33:04.063-05:00So many people are praying for you guys. I know Go...So many people are praying for you guys. I know God's going to use this to show you and your children the power of His love and provision through His children - the Body of Christ. Praying for a laptop and a job that is better than any Curt has ever had. I wondered if there is anything at Vanguard that he'd be interested in. That is where JJ works and it's such a great, stable company. Let me know if Curt wants to send his resume through him. I know JJ would love to help in any way he can. <br /><br />Love you guys!<br />Renee<br /><br />Ps. I'd love to bring Aster by so your kids could meet her and get the gift of a big ole smile. Maybe next week sometime.Renee Swopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14638942616793366265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-71157119293893574922009-12-18T17:22:37.272-05:002009-12-18T17:22:37.272-05:00Praying for you and your family..God bless you all...Praying for you and your family..God bless you all!!!<br /><br />ErikaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-89910107090121735232009-12-18T17:08:25.423-05:002009-12-18T17:08:25.423-05:00I will be praying for your family! I just read Cur...I will be praying for your family! I just read Curt's post on your financial blog & want to share it with my husband who still struggles with his layoff 2.5 years ago. He went from being an executive, to working for the last year as a customer service rep in a call center. I know the Lord is holding us, leading us, and I continually see His awesome provision. For my husband, it is a lot harder. We came from Colorado to Charlotte for this job. After 16months, there was no job. But we feel so very at home here and are really trying to not uproot our family again, unless God makes it abundantly clear that it is His will. So anyway, I can relate! Blessings!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453550769150945432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-86625827937010602642009-12-18T16:29:14.750-05:002009-12-18T16:29:14.750-05:00Praying for you Mary Beth (and family)as a friend ...Praying for you Mary Beth (and family)as a friend of ours received similar news this week.Oh Dearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433459690293830854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-6815591360615497912009-12-18T15:05:57.163-05:002009-12-18T15:05:57.163-05:00Praying for your family!Praying for your family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com