Way Too Long

Here I am again, after promising to do better at keeping this updated. Each time I promise, I go longer in between posts. I have good excuses, but this is therapy for me too.

So last time I blogged, Jakin was 11 months old. Today, he's a rambunctious, energetic, walking, running, talking blur of fun. He absolutely loves life and his family.

Last time I blogged, Liza was about 7 months pregnant. Today, we have a 7 month old bundle of joy little boy named Grant. He too is healthy and ready to take on the world. He's constantly baby talking and just started crawling. He loves watching Jakin and the dog, and the highlight(s) of his day is getting a bottle every three hours.

Both of my boys have the greatest smiles in their own special way. They light up their faces and in turn light up the room. I love getting home from work because 99% of the time Jake comes running to the door and Grant starts looking for me. Then it's smiles all around.

So all in all, my life is good. Never better. God's been good to the Hoods, even amidst the drama in my career right now. I've been working for GM for almost 10 years, and the last 12 months have been crazy. 3 rounds of major layoffs, salary reduction, CEO resigning, bankruptcy....not pretty. Then I took a position within GM on the Saab transition team. Long story short, I would go to a new Saab company when GM sold the brand.

If you've seen the news, the original deal fell through and now we're in for a period of waiting for what's next.

It's scary, but only if I think about it. I'm great at home, and great at work for the most part. But if I dwell on it too much I do start to worry. What's crazy though is I have an overwhelming level of peace. Since we heard that the deal fell through, I've had a week's worth of fantastic, peaceful sleep. I haven't that much good sleep in ages.

Bottom line, it's all in God's hands. Jesus is my portion. I'm under His shadow. He makes His face to shine on me. I am highly favored. These are the thing running through my spirit. God has been good. God is good, and He will always be good.

And deep down, I almost feel like it's time for a change. I was led back to writing, hence why I'm here today. I've always loved writing, going back to elementary school, high school, etc. It's like therapy for me, and I feel like I say things better when I write. I would love to find a way to make a career out of this. Anyone know how?