God Answered a Prayer

Time is something you don't get back.

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Five months ago I was in a very difficult place.

Over at my On The Run Podcast, I discussed how I completely picked up my life after the lockdowns crashed my career and restarted in Wisconsin a year ago.

My fiancee was still living in Maryland at the time taking care of her mother, who has cancer, while planning our wedding.

I found myself at a job that:

-Went back to fully on-site work.

-Began forcing me to work after regular work hours and on weekends.

-Would not work with me to develop a temporary remote plan so I could be with my soon-to-be wife while her family struggled.

I had no choice, I prayed for a miracle.

Within five days of that prayer, I:

-Left my old job behind.

-Accepted an offer for my dream job.

-Was able to start AFTER my honeymoon, giving us time to move my wife to Wisconsin.

-Am able to work 100% remotely.

These have been some of the greatest months of my life.

Now for the shitty part.

My wife woke me up early in the morning earlier in the week and told me we had to immediately fly back to Maryland because of severe changes in her mother’s health.

For privacy reasons, I’m not going to be able to go into further details, but let me tell you what I’m thankful for.

I’m thankful for:

-A job where I can work from ANYWHERE with a connection to the internet and a team who supports me as a professional and a person.

-Multiple streams of income to help cushion the costs of travel, food, and other expenses during this emergency situation so I don’t have to worry about money.

-I have a network of people in my area willing to pray and support us during this difficult time.

Even though this situation isn’t great, it would have been worse if I didn’t work and pray to change my immediate situation.

How worse would things have been if I couldn’t travel immediately? If I had to dip into emergency savings? If I didn’t have a positive network of people who cared for our well-being?

It would have been a nightmare.

God answers prayers in the darkest of nights.

-Remso