Some know our story and some do not so I will be brief. Scott was pursing Business Coaching and it was very difficult here with being new to the area. Networking takes a lot of time, especially when you don't know anyone. So in the meantime, we felt it was necessary for him to work while he networks so our personal hole would not go any deeper. He began the search and there were no responses. It was wall after wall and he was getting very discouraged. We also found out the family in Florida that was renting our house would be moving out. We prayed and prayed and while Scott was unsure, I was sure and did not have a sense that we were supposed to move back. He and I were in such different places but I did not feel as he did. Over about the span of a week, one Sunday afternoon, a posting on Career Builder came up for a General Manager of a retail nursery/full landscape company. He read it and thought, "I could do that with my eyes closed." So he sent over his resume. We headed to Jordan Lake for the afternoon with friends to grill out and while there, he receives a phone call that he takes.
Needless to say, that was Sunday. He interviewed with Andrew, the executive assistance to an 80 year old woman, on Monday. They checked his references on Tuesday. He met Mrs. xxxx, Andrew and her account on Thursday. They introduced him to the nursery staff on Friday and he started this new venture on Monday. What a whirl wind!! But what an answer to prayer! It is unbelievable how God works. Basically, Mrs. xxx, who we affectionately call Ms. Daisy because Andrew is her driver, was married to an oil tycoon. She owns this nursery and the man running it left after he ran the company almost in the ground. Scott has been tasked with bringing it to the current century (Windows 98 isn't working for him!) and turn it around! And other than the challenge, he is having a ball if he looks past the stress! And they do everything! Lawn mowing, landscape design, a full retail nursery, irrigation, ponds, walls, etc. You name it, they can do it! So this is right up his alley and he is very comfortable, yet uncomfortable! And that is where God wants him! He has a staff of 11, I think, so he is trying to understand their roles and building relationships with them to move the company in a positive direction.
So we thank God for providing this unique opportunity and this may be something later we can look at purchasing if we feel led to do so. We have learned to stop depending on ourselves, our pictures and wait on God for all things. That has been a valuable lesson. And in the midst of it, our kids have learned to wait and that they can survive without the latest toy or fashion. We have learned much in the last year about God and about ourselves. He is faithful.
You can see more at www.fgsnursery.com . Scott is working on the site so it is a work-in-progress but they needed something!!!
These are some of the pcitures I took while away for the weekend. We stayed in Manteo, NC: what a quaint, old beach town. It was so nice to get away for a few days ...... the kids have totally missed the beach but they love the East coast! They loved the bigger waves. They all learned how to boogie board. Spencer mastered skim boarding. Jack just floated in the waves and talked to himself and as usual, marched to his only little beat!!! We got lots of sun and came home tired but it was a good tired!!! They also played on the docks and caught green backs, crabs and small jelly fish! They made friends with some of the neighbors at Ms. Daisy's house where we stayed. All in all, it was a wonderful weekend away :)
