The good and the bad...

I really didn't want to share this information until after Christmas, but it seems like it gets out faster than expected and I don't want anyone to feel left out.
So....here is the good and bad
On Friday I was laid off from my job (This is the bad)
On Friday after I was laid off from my job I once again find that Heavenly Father is ever mindful of me (us) in our trials of life. (This is the good)

So here is the whole story...enjoy...
For about a month rumors were going around and around. About two weeks ago the rumors were getting worse and worse. Then it got really bad on Tuesday, I received an email from my HR VP asking that all HR Reps be in in their office on Friday for mandatory calls that we needed to be part of. On Wednesday majority of my Managers started telling me that their meetings were moved to Thursday, so I emailed my HR VP stating that the "buzz" around the office was that these meetings were taking place on Thursday and should we be present. She writes back with a really short and weird response, something to the fact that I was not to be part of the calls. It seemed really strange, and then on Thursday the same Managers that where talking up a storm became very silent. I came home with a very sick feeling in my stomach, and I just felt like I wasn't going to make it through the night. I decided to take it to the Lord, and I told him "okay, I think we are going to have a mass lay off and I think I am going to be part of it, so if this is what is happening I need to be prepared as I have done this before and I need to have peace". It was at that moment that I received the very peace that I was asking for and then I said, "Okay, I need you to help my parents with this information because they need to be prepared for this, so PLEASE help them know this is coming and that they will be able to handle this information".
Friday morning I got a box and put it in my office and started packing it up. I kept it in the closet so no one would know what was going on. The lay offs started and I awaited my turn, and when the moment came I was prepared and felt at complete peace. I guess the truth is I look back and realize that two years ago I had nothing and within those two years the Lord blessed me with abundance, more than I could have ever imaged. So the truth is, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Not that he will, but I really think He has been preparing me for this for a while now, and I kept thinking it was just my insecurities but really it was him letting me know that things were coming. I look back and I am amazed at how many blessing are in place for me right now. It's a crazy time to be out of work, but I guess I just feel like it needs to be this way.
GOSH...I hope I still feel this way in three months when all the money is gone. :( :)
I have done this before...a couple of times. So, I guess for the most part I feel like I can do this...again.
As for my parents they are amazing! The Lord answered my prayers and they had a feeling it was coming.
So...for those of you in Arizona...if you hear of any Human Resource jobs available please let me know, as I am looking. :)