Change In Plans

Jeff is the one with the news....he is now employed by Wilbur Ellis. Jeff has been working at Green Valley since he moved to MI eight years ago. For the most part he has enjoyed his work and those he worked with and has a lot of respect for the owners. One down side of that job was the dreaded season of early spring to early summer. During that time he would leave the house at 5 and not return until 11. During the not as busy season he was still responsible to open and close the office which didn't leave a lot of room for flexibility. We know there are many that don't have jobs at this time and we were thankful he had a job. When the offer from Wilbur Ellis came, he was SHOCKED! He had never thought of working for another company so it was a little stressful around here as we weighed the pros and cons of a new job. The biggest positive being more time at home. The location Jeff is now working at doesn't do custom application (spreading and spraying). That means no CRAZY long hours for weeks on end. Jeff's responsibility is strictly sales. For those of you that know him well, you know how much he enjoys going out, meeting people and getting to know them. While Jeff was doing sales at GV, he also had to keep everything in-line at the plant. Now he has one focal point. The location he's working out of is a bit longer of a drive, however, he doesn't have to be there. His office is his truck.

Jeff has been a totally different person over the past few weeks. He is much more happy and much less stressed. He has had breakfast with the girls on numerous occasions, been able to bring Miya to preschool several times, and been home before suppers even started (oops). We are definitely not in a routine yet and have some logistical kinks to work out. We also know that the spring will still be a busy time for him, but are hopeful that he'll be home more then last year.

We are very thankful that God has given this new opportunity to Jeff to provide for his family and be home a little more too.