God is good....

... all the time.

This morning I woke up feeling absolutely wretched. I don't know why but the past three days I've woken up with stomach cramps. As I was lying in bed trying not to lose my breakfast, I received a phone call with a couple job leads. That makes 4 different opportunities in 3 days of searching, not bad by any standard. Good thing my parents taught me to wake up early and write everything down.

This should be a good week. I get to meet my old supervisor and good friend Rachel Wussow for dinner in Midland tonight. Then I will spend the rest of the week with my parents. It will be good to spend some time with the family.

I'm convinced that the psychology of the "massive unemployment" here in Southeast Michigan is partially because people aren't willing to look too far beyond their own backyard for work. The work is there. It requires flexibility in type of work, pay grade, and location, but it is there. I'm fortunate in that I'm young, have an excellent education, and am not tied down by a fiscal concerns like a mortgage and kids. People may be jealous of me or angry because I don't understand their difficult situation. I am truly empathetic to those facing much larger obstacles than I am. There are a lot of people in rough situations in the job market. However, Charles Darwin was right when he said "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. " The shorter version is "adapt or die."

That being said, I am continuing my daily prayer and contemplation in the mornings; I am putting God first, before the concerns of the day. I will be focusing my efforts in accordance with His will, not what appears to best to my limited vision. It's a bold and scary step. Along the way I keep reminding myself that God is good, all the time.