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Hannah: A Righteous Woman in Sinful Times

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32nd in a series on how men and women in the Bible  deal with waiting, disappointment and unemployment                                                                                                                    Hannah: A Righteous Woman in Sinful Times                                         1 Samuel 1-2:11   It seemed like a good idea at the time.   The place was right.   My wife was happy.   All seemed to be lining up.   Only in hindsight can I see my mistakes and the mistakes of the company that hired me.   In the final interview it was clear that the CEO had views contrary to mine and yet I imagined that these could be overcome.   I ignored the red flags that were waving violently in the wind.   From the perspective of the company, they had been operating at a deficit for years and should never have hired me.   Of course, I didn’t find this out until we were two years in. So, after 2 1/2 years I had to leave due to financial reasons.   Others o