Happy 10 years, & an Update

This blog started on March 30, 2005.  Ten years ago!  Hard to imagine, although less so since Mr Middle was 1 at the time.  I had a house full of little boys.  There have been SO many wonderful things that have come out of me blogging.  Good relationships with other bloggers (including my BFF, Lara, over at Overstuffed — we met not long after that first blog post), an amazing audience that I get to participate with, I find it so fun to be able to write and design.  Honestly, they’re two of my favorite things!  I won’t pretend that the income isn’t a favorite too (honestly, it is HUGE right now).  Being able to be paid for two of your favorite things is an amazing opportunity.  Sometimes I can’t believe it’s actually happening! 🙂  Thanks to YOU my readers for making it happen!

Can you even fathom all that goes on in 10 years?  We’re up a child, in a new state, possibly anticipating moving to a NEW state?  I’ve had 3 jobs, I’ve delivered countless babies and cleaned the counter so many times I could probably have cleaned to the moon by now. 🙂

I also wanted to give an update on our job situation.  I know some of you are following it.  My posts tend to be written weeks in advance, but I will try to write the updates in real time.  Every couple of weeks or so, I know they’re not of interest to everyone. 🙂

So, my husband quit his job.  There are just a few more weeks of school and he has applied to probably 25 places.  Currently, we only have rejections from 2 places.  We’re not sure if that is a good, or a bad thing.  The wheels in education turn very slowly.  We are aware.

We have ups and downs, highs and lows.  It is certainly an emotional roller coaster.

Last time, I didn’t care so much about my kids.  I knew they would be fine.  This time is a whole new story.  I have a freshman in high school, who this VERY MUCH affects and I have tried to keep his spirits high while my own spirits question his life constantly.  To him, I have termed it as an ADVENTURE!  It’s exciting to think that much like on his mission, we are getting a transfer and who KNOWS where God wants us.  Inside I’m so sad he may very well have to leave his friends and the things he’s working on.  He was in a school play last night and did a wonderful job.  The other two will be fine, although they’d like to know what’s up as much as I do.

We went to the temple yesterday.  I was hopeful an angel would visit me and let me know where we are going.  While a physical angel didn’t appear to me.  I do feel SO much that God cares for me.  He knows I am helpless in this situation.  It is really hard to be me and literally have nothing to do with my future.  I mean, I do — we’ll discuss it…. but my husband fills out the applications, and he will ultimately do the interviews and all that jazz.  The reality is that I have IMPLICIT trust in God.  I may not be aware of why we needed to move or why my husband will be unemployed in 4 weeks.  I just know that God does and he will take care of us.  The song “I Believe in Christ” came into my head as I entered the Celestial room yesterday.  There is a verse that says “I Believe in Christ; so come what may.” The reality is that you do need to believe, come what may.  In reality, that is the hardest part of the gospel.  Believing, regardless of what is thrown at you.  That’s where I am right now.  I believe in Christ — come what may.

I had the reality that this is going to hurt for a bit, but not for long.  I guess I am just grateful for any of the hurting that could be stopped by the knowledge of where we are going.  Of course, then there’s the fact that we have to sell our house, buy a new one, move all our worldly goods…. {sigh}

Anywho — Drew is looking for a college job.  Perhaps you have a college/university near you?  Maybe you’d check their human resource page to see if they’re hiring a band guy?  I think we’re catching most of them on higheredjobs.com but it can’t hurt to have more eyeballs.

And we’re believing Christ, come what may.

If you’re interested in more of our job loss journey — check these posts out!

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