Could This Be Hope?

Wonder of wonder! Miracles of miracles!

Neil starts his new job on Monday. That's just four days away!

Not only does Neil have a new job, he'll be getting a lot more than what the company was originally prepared to offer him. In fact it's more than what he got paid by the company that let him go after he became disabled.

Oh yeah ~ being disabled.

Our excitement over Neil getting a job is tempered by our concern that he has not yet fully recovered enough to rejoin the work force and that he runs the risk of being hospitalized due to premature employment.

But at the same time, we need to look ahead and focus on the positive instead to those downer "could haves."

There is hope ~ hope in that going back to work and doing the things that he was trained to do and actually enjoys doing is therapeutic for Neil.

How long have I prayed for Neil to get a job that he enjoys doing, finds personally and professionaly fulfilling, and pays more than his former job?

I have a feeling that this may be the job for Neil.

And there is another hope ~ the hope of dusting off my put-aside business plans and actually starting my business.

That would be a great thing.

Let's hear it for hope.