My wife’s boss informed her this week that as of July 29 her position as assistant web content editor in the AG National Women’s Department had been eliminated. Certainly I don’t begrudge the denomination for having to make the move in lean times. The AG has been a good employer for Patty for six years.
Yet upon hearing the news many Christians we know react as though we’ve suffered a death in the family. We appreciate the expressed sorrow, but Patty’s life isn’t defined by her job.
I still will be working for The Pentecostal Evangel, where I have been for twice as long. Financially, the layoff isn’t a crushing blow. Patty’s salary enabled us to enjoy things (such as a home remodeling) that we wouldn’t have otherwise. Certainly we’ll need to tighten our belts, but that’s a good thing. When a family is too comfortable fiscally it sometimes mean we rely more on an employer than the Lord for our future.
Patty has found a more fulfilling role: investing in our two granddaughters. She will be watching them four days a week once our son and his wife return to their schoolteacher jobs.
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