Working 9-5....or is it 1-5???
Paul mentioned this morning that he would appreciate me updating my website with the following information so those of you who are our prayer warriors can know better how to pray specifically. And for those of you who are our "eyes and ears", how to best "look and listen".
We have some pretty major change going on here at the Kortman house.
By way of background info--We had hoped for and we're
praying about a move closer to Newaygo, MI sometime during
2007. My family is from there and we were hoping to join with my brother
in some farming ventures--chickens, goats, beef, some dairy, lots of vegetables, and who knows what else!
In order to do this we knew we would have to find another job for Paul
and a house for us somewhere up north. My eBay store ( http://www.BigPrairieDreams.com ) would continue to run no matter where we are. And has been doing well lately--25 items sold last week-- a new record!
Paul's current job is at The ImageGroup, an advertising agency here in Holland. He was a Project Manager for 7 months and then for the last two months
has been the Systems Administrator (computer guru) for the office.
Paul switched from PM to IT at the ImageGroup because God had been doing
some pretty cool stuff in his life. His time as the Project Manager really helped him to see that he had been trying to attain a certain level of prestige that comes with management to feel successful in his career. We are both thankful that God used that position to finally help him to see that he was trying to work outside of the gifting that God had given himand now he is quite content with "serving" others needs (helping with computer problems) which falls beautifully into his gifting and skillset (both that of service and also of computer knowledge). He has been so much more content these past couple months as he realized this and settled into his zone of doing what he loves again.
However, recently TheImageGroup has experienced a bit of a financial downturn and has decided to make his position a part-time position--even going so far as to ask Paul to research what outsourcing company would be the cheapest to replace him! They offered to put his other 20 hours back on Project Management but he had already learned his lesson there.
So, this means that Paul will be a part-time employee beginning Feb 1, and will no longer work for TIG after Feb 16th.
I am sure that you can understand our disbelief and concern over these unexpected circumstances. Being faced with only part-time employment and then inevitable unemployment is not an easy thing for any man who has a family to provide for, but I am proud that he is working so hard to find another job ( hopefully farther north) and also trusting God to take care of all of us instead of worrying. I sure do have a wonderful, godly husband!
We are currently on a spending freeze except for essentials (necessary food and bills). Please join with us as we pray to discern God's will for Paul's employment and our family's finances through the next little while.
As I mentioned, Paul is searching for a job so if you know of any job openings that Paul might be interested in, please send them to paul@paulkortman.com.
Amidst all this Alia continues to thrive. She is cruising and creeping/crawling all over the house--baby gates are now a necessity! She likes to sing along with mama and often claps her hands when she is excited--so cute! We've been learning a few new things about our cloth diapering system and have almost gotten things figured out now for how to keep our girl (who is apparently a heavy-wetter)dry all night (not even disposables hold it all!). The inserts (for her cloth diapers) we have found are very effective at keeping her dry all night and sleeping longer.
Thank you for your prayers! We will try to keep you updated.
Becky
We have some pretty major change going on here at the Kortman house.
By way of background info--We had hoped for and we're
praying about a move closer to Newaygo, MI sometime during
2007. My family is from there and we were hoping to join with my brother
in some farming ventures--chickens, goats, beef, some dairy, lots of vegetables, and who knows what else!
In order to do this we knew we would have to find another job for Paul
and a house for us somewhere up north. My eBay store ( http://www.BigPrairieDreams
Paul's current job is at The ImageGroup, an advertising agency here in Holland. He was a Project Manager for 7 months and then for the last two months
has been the Systems Administrator (computer guru) for the office.
Paul switched from PM to IT at the ImageGroup because God had been doing
some pretty cool stuff in his life. His time as the Project Manager really helped him to see that he had been trying to attain a certain level of prestige that comes with management to feel successful in his career. We are both thankful that God used that position to finally help him to see that he was trying to work outside of the gifting that God had given himand now he is quite content with "serving" others needs (helping with computer problems) which falls beautifully into his gifting and skillset (both that of service and also of computer knowledge). He has been so much more content these past couple months as he realized this and settled into his zone of doing what he loves again.
However, recently TheImageGroup has experienced a bit of a financial downturn and has decided to make his position a part-time position--even going so far as to ask Paul to research what outsourcing company would be the cheapest to replace him! They offered to put his other 20 hours back on Project Management but he had already learned his lesson there.
So, this means that Paul will be a part-time employee beginning Feb 1, and will no longer work for TIG after Feb 16th.
I am sure that you can understand our disbelief and concern over these unexpected circumstances. Being faced with only part-time employment and then inevitable unemployment is not an easy thing for any man who has a family to provide for, but I am proud that he is working so hard to find another job ( hopefully farther north) and also trusting God to take care of all of us instead of worrying. I sure do have a wonderful, godly husband!
We are currently on a spending freeze except for essentials (necessary food and bills). Please join with us as we pray to discern God's will for Paul's employment and our family's finances through the next little while.
As I mentioned, Paul is searching for a job so if you know of any job openings that Paul might be interested in, please send them to paul@paulkortman.com.
Amidst all this Alia continues to thrive. She is cruising and creeping/crawling all over the house--baby gates are now a necessity! She likes to sing along with mama and often claps her hands when she is excited--so cute! We've been learning a few new things about our cloth diapering system and have almost gotten things figured out now for how to keep our girl (who is apparently a heavy-wetter)dry all night (not even disposables hold it all!). The inserts (for her cloth diapers) we have found are very effective at keeping her dry all night and sleeping longer.
Thank you for your prayers! We will try to keep you updated.
Becky
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