It's never easy...

That's pretty much the story of my life; it's never come easy. Poor Eric, I'd hate to be in his shoes right now. Just a week and a half ago he was hired for DeAtley. They did warn us it could be up to month before he could start. They have to look at each plant (crushing site) and see where to put him according to his qualifications. We even heard rumor of which plant he might be going to: plant 5 in Kooskia. No problem right? We can still draw unemployment for the time being. We are living just fine.
ATK calls him today to start back up with them. We had heard that they were hiring back the employees that they laid off this past January. It was by seniority only and we knew that Eric was on the low end of the totem pole. The thought crossed my mind this morning that it would put us in a crappy position if they called him and wanted to hire him back. I spoke (or thought) too soon. I got the text around 11ish for me to call him asap. Low and behold they had called him and asked him to come in and sign some stuff. I guess we are going to follow the ropes until DeAtley comes through on a start date. It's not what Eric wants to do, but if it draws a better income to house hold. He did say that he plans on telling them about DeAtley, and see what they have to say. But right now with this economy, we have to do what's best for the family. ATK has already put us out once, whose to say they won't do it again. DeAtley hasn't laid off at all in these troubled times, in fact they have picked up what the other crushing companies have lost due to closure. This summer should be hella busy for them.
So the question that's ran through my mind all day is WHY, WHY, WHY....?? Why can't it just come easy? It should be simple. But what lessons would we learn from God if it all came easy? Sometimes the best lessons come out of the hardest times. I just now wait for the answers to this test to see if we passed or failed. Time will only tell.