I can't seem to get that stupid David Bowie "Changes" song out of my head when I think about life lately. We have made some serious decisions about where things are going for our little family and I think they are all going to be for the better. At least, one would hope!
Actually, the changes have all come about because we've reached a turning point in life and Alan and I have come to realize that life isn't going to start in 4 years from now (when he's done with school) but that it's started right now! We're living it! I know... duh! Right? But that point has really been driven home to us lately. And we have no other choice but to get with the program and start moving.
I heard once that our souls crave progression. So, when we are stagnant, we feel uneasy and uncomfortable because our spirits were created to progress and we are stifling that need.
Alan and I had become stagnant waiting to move in one direction or another in life. Alan has always just stayed stationary until he was forced to move one direction or another. I have been quite the opposite. I will plan out what I want to do and then force myself to be flexible when that plan falls apart and life happens instead.
Alan put in an application to start with a Journeyman's Electrical program in Pocatello and had to take a test and interview before he could find out what his placement was in the program. If he could start working for them, he would start at almost $19 an hour, with benefits.
He applied, he tested, he interviewed and he placed 29th on the list of 75 people. That would mean that 28 other people would have to start work before he would. In this economy... we needed a Plan B.
As he started looking around, he found another similar program (although you have to find your own employment and you start around $10 an hour) here in Idaho Falls. As he was looking into the program, he realized that maybe he DIDN'T want to be an electrician after all.
Uh.... HELLO?! Are you kidding me!??!
So, after many prayers and fasting and trips to the temple and research, he's decided he wants to go through the program here in Idaho Falls and do the HVAC program instead. It won't pay as much in the long run, but there are lots more opportunities for positions available and that sounds good to us! Stability is our friend!!
And if all that isn't unsettling, we have been trying to decide what to do about housing seeing as we are tired of the Cave and have made a promise to get out by the end of the year. I cannot stand being a bottom dweller any longer!! I'm serious people... there is NO LIGHT in there!
As I was researching places to live around here, we could expect to pay around $650-$700 a month for a 3 bedroom apartment and more like $850 for a house that would accept our 2 dogs. I was frustrated by the lack of options here but had narrowed it down to 2 different townhouse style apartments. I wasn't getting a feeling either way of which place we were supposed to be. So, like any good, faithful LDS girl, I started praying. A lot. And I would pray that something would come to us and that something would work out so that we would be in the best place to do the most good for Him. And He answered.
I got a phone call from a friend who said that she heard of a house opening up in March. Let me tell you a little about this house:
I wanted to rent it a few years ago with a roommate, but it didn't work out and the owner wanted $850 a month for it. It's 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, fenced backyard, ok for dogs, 2 car garage, comes with washer and dryer, and it's a HOUSE. And it's less than 1 mile from where we are right now.
I told my friend that we could only afford about $700 a month. She said that she talked to the homeowner about it and he was ok with that! So, I called him and he and I have a verbal contract that will get us into that house as soon as the other renters are out! It might be into April, but it's our's when they are gone!
There are a few other BIG changes that are coming, but I can't really talk about them aloud right now because I don't want someone to read this before I'm ready. But, I'll talk about those down the road too. Let's just say that by next April, our life, specifically my part in it, will be drastically different. I won't even recognize it, in fact. And it will be a glorious thing! :)
Guys, I'm here to tell you... Prayer Works! I don't have to say some fancy pants prayer for my Father to hear me, He is listening always. And if you are willing to submit to His will, He will guide you to where He wants you to be. He is preparing you for what He needs you to become and if you allow that process to happen, serious blessings come. His cup runneth over for you. I'm proof of that right now. I only hope that I can endeavour to deserve those blessings.
Actually, the changes have all come about because we've reached a turning point in life and Alan and I have come to realize that life isn't going to start in 4 years from now (when he's done with school) but that it's started right now! We're living it! I know... duh! Right? But that point has really been driven home to us lately. And we have no other choice but to get with the program and start moving.
I heard once that our souls crave progression. So, when we are stagnant, we feel uneasy and uncomfortable because our spirits were created to progress and we are stifling that need.
Alan and I had become stagnant waiting to move in one direction or another in life. Alan has always just stayed stationary until he was forced to move one direction or another. I have been quite the opposite. I will plan out what I want to do and then force myself to be flexible when that plan falls apart and life happens instead.
Alan put in an application to start with a Journeyman's Electrical program in Pocatello and had to take a test and interview before he could find out what his placement was in the program. If he could start working for them, he would start at almost $19 an hour, with benefits.
He applied, he tested, he interviewed and he placed 29th on the list of 75 people. That would mean that 28 other people would have to start work before he would. In this economy... we needed a Plan B.
As he started looking around, he found another similar program (although you have to find your own employment and you start around $10 an hour) here in Idaho Falls. As he was looking into the program, he realized that maybe he DIDN'T want to be an electrician after all.
Uh.... HELLO?! Are you kidding me!??!
So, after many prayers and fasting and trips to the temple and research, he's decided he wants to go through the program here in Idaho Falls and do the HVAC program instead. It won't pay as much in the long run, but there are lots more opportunities for positions available and that sounds good to us! Stability is our friend!!
And if all that isn't unsettling, we have been trying to decide what to do about housing seeing as we are tired of the Cave and have made a promise to get out by the end of the year. I cannot stand being a bottom dweller any longer!! I'm serious people... there is NO LIGHT in there!
As I was researching places to live around here, we could expect to pay around $650-$700 a month for a 3 bedroom apartment and more like $850 for a house that would accept our 2 dogs. I was frustrated by the lack of options here but had narrowed it down to 2 different townhouse style apartments. I wasn't getting a feeling either way of which place we were supposed to be. So, like any good, faithful LDS girl, I started praying. A lot. And I would pray that something would come to us and that something would work out so that we would be in the best place to do the most good for Him. And He answered.
I got a phone call from a friend who said that she heard of a house opening up in March. Let me tell you a little about this house:
I wanted to rent it a few years ago with a roommate, but it didn't work out and the owner wanted $850 a month for it. It's 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, fenced backyard, ok for dogs, 2 car garage, comes with washer and dryer, and it's a HOUSE. And it's less than 1 mile from where we are right now.
I told my friend that we could only afford about $700 a month. She said that she talked to the homeowner about it and he was ok with that! So, I called him and he and I have a verbal contract that will get us into that house as soon as the other renters are out! It might be into April, but it's our's when they are gone!
There are a few other BIG changes that are coming, but I can't really talk about them aloud right now because I don't want someone to read this before I'm ready. But, I'll talk about those down the road too. Let's just say that by next April, our life, specifically my part in it, will be drastically different. I won't even recognize it, in fact. And it will be a glorious thing! :)
Guys, I'm here to tell you... Prayer Works! I don't have to say some fancy pants prayer for my Father to hear me, He is listening always. And if you are willing to submit to His will, He will guide you to where He wants you to be. He is preparing you for what He needs you to become and if you allow that process to happen, serious blessings come. His cup runneth over for you. I'm proof of that right now. I only hope that I can endeavour to deserve those blessings.
