Life in the Wight House

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Belgium Update

Some of you have heard what is going on with Belgium and others keep asking what is up. I guess I better fill everyone in. So here is the story.

Jared had a job interview in Belgium in September. They really wanted him and were hoping to settle things the end of October and bring him over in December/January. The lab here in Idaho didn’t want to see Jared go. They convinced him that it would be better if he stayed here with the Idaho National Lab and they would put him on assignment in Belgium for a few years. After looking into details, this was definitely the better deal over all. The lab here planned on sending Jared out in January.

We want to go to Belgium for several reasons. The first is the job experience; and another big reason is for education. Jared wants to get his Masters in Nuclear Engineering. They have a great program in Belgium. It would probably be considered more of a fast track program compared to programs here in the States. So he will be able to get his Masters done quickly and he would be able to go to school during the day with out taking night classes. He has been having a hard time getting his masters done here because he has been on travel so much and they don’t offer courses he is interested in.

So that was the plan and we were getting ready to move. We sold all or living room furniture, except the couch and we were starting on a few other items to prepare for our over seas move.

After finishing the kitchen flooring, Jared put the For Sale sign up. Once we got an actually date we were going to list with a realtor. However, a couple days later the Idaho Lab said they had no funding to send us to Belgium. Jared called Belgium to see if their position was still available but they had fulfilled it thinking Jared was still joining them through Idaho.

At this point we were very frustrated, especially after selling and giving away a lot of things.

As of now it is assumed that the lab might have the funds to send us around April. If this happens it would perfect. I can stay here and have the baby, and not have to stress or worry about having a baby in a foreign country and Jared will still enjoy the job he wants while getting his Masters.

It is not definite yet if we will go to Belgium this spring. If not, Jared will most likely be doing a lot of traveling. Which means he will never get his master done, unless he switches jobs and we wouldn’t see him as often. So we are praying that Belgium does work out in the Spring.

But then again whatever happens, happens. We believe that things happen for a reason and the Lord has His own plans in mind. As long as we our living our lives worthy of Him he will bless us with the things best for our family.

Our house is still up for sale. Jared is tired of old houses. If he will be traveling a lot he won’t have much time to fix things if things go wrong. So either way we plan on selling the house. I just hope I don’t have to move while big and pregnant.

So that is the story as of now. We just have to wait and see what the future really holds for us.



7 comments:

TEAM HATHAWAY said...

I don't know about you-but I hate the not knowing part! David has that A LOT with his job...will he go? will he not? will he be home this day? will he not? You are probably better than me at this-most people are! I HATE IT! Patience is a virtue-they say. I'm glad you'll get to stay for the baby!

Katie said...

Holy cow! This must be a bit of a roller coaster ride for you guys!! Don't you wish the Lord would give us a 6 month "peek" so we could prepare and know what/where we were supposed to be? Haha, wishful thinking..and that's where faith comes in! Good luck...we'll be needing it in the next few months too...we want to move BACK to Idaho! (We need a job though!)

Jenn said...

Things will unfold as they should. I'm glad that there is a silver lining to all this, being able to have the baby in the States would give me cause for relief too!

Nathan and Gemma said...

wow that is so like our situation! except we really don't have any job yet. I hope it works out for you the way that you want or the best possible way. Heavenly Father has a way of blessing us with more than we could have thought of ourselves. I feel your pain being so uncertain whilst being pregnant! Maybe one day we will all get together and look back at how everything worked out lol I wonder where we'll all be... :) hang in there! We're thinking of you x

Harris Family said...

Crazy! I wondered what was going on! It's good to know that you will be here for the baby. I was worried about you going through all that in a foreign country. Heavenly Father definitely has a plan for all of us and he answers our prayers in different ways than we expect. The hard thing for us to do is be patient to see where his plan is leading us!!! I'm emailing you my picture today. I would love for you to design me a Christmas card!

christa said...

That sucks, I hope everything works out for you guys. I hate stuff like that- little things like that have so much control over your lives and then it can change and you can't do anything about it...I totally understand your frustration. I'll keep praying things work out for you guys.

Aleena said...

You are right to have faith in the Lord. I am glad you will be in the US when you have your baby! good luck with everything. This is an opportunity to learn patience, I guess. Are you still coming to CA for Christmas?