Wow, so things are moving really fast in our world all of a sudden. We got a call out of nowhere from an IU friend saying he needed some more Instructional Designers at his new job in Michigan. We immediately said no, as we have a foster daughter at the moment. But the idea of it wouldn’t leave us. We asked about working remotely, but that was not an option. Finally we went to Ohio to the temple and decided to pray on it more. We received such an incredibly strong impression there that we are to go to Michigan. "Commend your family to the hands of the Lord and go." Answers don’t come much more direct than that. I don’t think I would have had the strength to do any of this had it not been for that answer. So Conan applied. He interviewed. And interviewed. And interviewed. He asked high, they offered what we needed, and we’re taking the job. He starts in two weeks.

Yeah. Two weeks to finish the downstairs bathroom, patch the ceiling, finish painting, replace the front door, install our garage door opener, fix the trellis, put up the new closet doors, tile the entryway, hang the new light… all the stuff we’ve been planning to do, just not in the next 2 weeks. At least we already have nearly all the supplies, we just need to get it all done somehow. We also need to find a place to live, put our home on the market, and all the other fun stuff that comes with moving. The most amazing thing to me has been how the Lord has reaffirmed to me over and over again, "yes, this is right." I feel like I’m leaving a part of our familiy behind, and that feels terrible. There is no way in this world I could make this move were it not for the Lord’s constant reassurance and promises. He has a plan for each of us. He has one for Val as much as for Conan and me. And knowing that has enabled me to see the beauty in this path. It’s a good move for our family. We will have health insurance for everybody for the first time in 4 years. We will have the resources to buy a home that fits our family a little better.   We will be close to some very dear friends, and that will be so wonderful. And whatever else the Lord has in store for us there. I seriously have never felt such a strong, constant answer to a prayer in my life. We shall see what he has planned.

That’s pretty much been my life since Christmas. Fortunately no problems with my own, but unfortunately a daily issue with Burke & Keane. They just don’t seem to get over it. They seem fine, I get sick of feeding them bananas, crackers and pedialyte so I figure, hey, why not try some regular food? And out it all comes.  A little gross, I know, sorry! But there it is. And we’ve been pretty much housebound for a full week now. So, yeah, we’re all going a little crazy. Still don’t have any photos of Christmas to post, so I’ll wait until I have some show-n-tell before I post about all the wonderful things received there. Wish me luck!