A divine appointment?

Yesterday was an interesting day that may have potentially opened up future job opportunities for both of us.

A neighbor and his wife who live up the road from us are trying to sell thier home. They kindly asked if they could use the edge of our property to display a professional sign with their phone number on it. Our property adjoins the highway and thiers is closer to the river - far from the highway or regular traffic. We had no problem with it and yesterday helped them put up their banner between two of our trees. [Going to church this morning, we drove by it. It looks great!]

While the two wives and two husbands were coordinating to get the sign up, discussions happened that have that "divine appointment" stamp all over them.

Because of the discovery of a shared 'history' with the Air Force, Mr. Squirrel now has another place to go to look for work (associated with airplanes). Mr. Neighbor (who is now a pilot for a small, private company) said that Mr. Squirrel could use him for a job reference at the company who services his plane. There were no promises as to what work might be available at this time, but it would be a tag on the wall should something there open up. [Because of Mr. Squirrel's trucking experience and certifications, he could easily drive the tanker trucks... among other jobs.]

Mine was even more exiting! Just last week, I started researching the possibility of perhaps getting training for work in the medical billing or transcription type fields as these are also 'work from home' jobs in many cases (depending on who you are working for, of course). A couple of weeks ago, I was given a page out of a magazine with an ad for medical billing jobs.

The daughter of Mr. & Mrs Neighbor had just a year ago opened her own business in... guess what... medical transcription.

Because of my research, I have a number for an accredited correspondence school that has classes in certification for such jobs (as well as many others). Mrs. Neighbor gladly exchanged phone & cell numbers with me (and she also graciously took a copy of my resume) to give to their daughter.

Not only is this a potential for future employment, but there was an offer of equal or greater value - Mrs. Neighbor's daughter is a person who can answer questions about everything from qualifications, training, etc. to job market pluses and pitfalls and companies who hire.

Although this isn't the direction I was originally heading, it could be a very good direction for me to continue researching. Especially since the other work from home job still has my contact in another country with no scope on a return date. [Even HIS boss is getting a little angry that he has not been allowed to return, yet.] Time will tell, I guess.

Happily enough, the two jobs could be compatible. I've never held down two paying jobs at the same time before, but working out of the same office (i.e. home)... Well, it could be an interesting new career.

I'll have to keep you posted.
Many thanks for continued prayers!
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God bless & Godspeed