the "economy in crisis" hits a little too close to home

• Thanks to the sucky economy, I've been pink-slipped.
• I don't like to use the word sucky, but have been when referring to my current situation.
• I didn't really get an actual pink slip.
• I've known since Wednesday, but was asked not to talk about it until all the staff had met with administration.
• Apparently that has happened since an all-school email went out today.
• We printed it out and it was about two and a half pages long.
• So I'm going to write about my experience now because this blog is about my life.
• And it's important to record some of the crap along with the good stuff.
• It's also important to know this won't be as long as that email.
• I'm not the only one who is now unemployed.
• A lot of my friends are out of work too.
• Nine of us all together - full and part time staff.
• It makes me really, really sad.
• I've been sick to my stomach for about two weeks when the first email came that said cuts were imminent.
• Literally, it's in knots.
• Knots that won't go away.
• I thought I'd try a home-remedy of watermelon and milk.
• That's not a good combination.
• I have to laugh or otherwise I cry.
• Phil's really good about letting me cry.
• Although I do have to say that I was told I didn't have a job at about 4:30 on Wednesday and didn't cry until about 7:30 that night.
• I made it through the meeting, through the celebratory "I don't have a job" dinner, and through worship team practice.
• Then I got in the car and bawled the whole way home.
• And for a good hour or so after that.
• Really it wasn't a celebratory dinner. I made that up because it sounded better than I have worship team practice in an hour and I don't have time to go all the way back home.
• I'm taking some time to process it all and weigh my options.
• There aren't a lot of options to weigh.
• Today my man whisked me away to the Gorge and we sat on rocks near the bottom of a waterfall.

• Latourell Falls, in case you're wondering.
• It's my favorite waterfall.
• Phil's my favorite guy.

• So I'm praying about my future and what direction my path should take.

• I'm thinking about all His promises.
• Appreciate your prayers too.