I've gone through years in my life that journaling came so easily. I looked forward to each night that I would get to write about my day. As I've gotten older it seems my desire to keep a record about my daily life has been harder. I go through longer times of not being motivated to write down what is happening, even when I'm learning and growing from experiences. I finally decided that I need to start blogging again. There has been so much happening in Kevin and I's life. I've learned so much about myself and grown so much in the last little while. I need to remember these experiences I'm having and how blessed Kevin and I are.
There has been so much that has happened since the last time I blogged (July 2015) I don't even want to catch up. Haha. I think I'll start on how we have gotten to the point we are at now.
Thinking over the last 6 months is kind of crazy for my brain. We left a secure job, being close to family, our friends, our home we had made for the first four years of our marriage. We made the decision to quit managing and move to Iowa to live with Anna and Andrew for Kevin to do his internship. First getting to Iowa was a mixture of excitement and then intense fear. I was so ready to be done managing that I felt as if I was on some sort of high getting to be done with work and getting to hang out with my sister and nieces and nephews all day every day. After a couple days of getting here that high went away and I felt so overwhelmed and scared about being in a new place so different from my little bubble Rexburg.
After a few emotional meltdowns to Anna and Kevin and realizing that I needed to pray and take a deep deep breath...things got better. I got asked to give a relief society lesson and Kevin and I got callings to be in primary within just a couple weeks of being here. The ward immediately put us to work and gave us the greatest welcome ever. The amazing ward here is what really has helped me to feel to at home in Mason City. I felt a purpose and felt needed.
Over the 3 months we were here for Kevin's internship we had an amazing time. We soaked in the time we were able to be with Anna and Andrew and their family. Kevin enjoyed his internship and learned so much. He loved all the people he was able to work with. We made friends in the ward and had so much fun in our callings.
Towards the end of his internship we learned that there was a position possibly being formed that Kevin could apply to it once it was posted. This immediately made our hopes soar about getting to stay in Iowa.
Once his internship ended we just had to wait for this position to be approved and posted. Wait. Patience. Those words pretty much sum up the last 6 months of our life. :)
We headed back to Wyoming to spend some time with Kevin's parents while we waited to hear about this job position. For five weeks we spent time with the Fox's, attempted an intense hike that didn't go as planned, spent time in California with family and friends, visited Danny and Melissa in Utah, relaxed and missed Iowa like crazy.
We made the decision to go back to Iowa at the end of August because a job position became available for me to apply to. I applied to the position but ended up not getting the job.
Finally at the beginning of October the job position for Kevin became posted. He applied, interviewed and now we are waiting again. Haha. We don't know what the future holds but we are praying for guidance so we can go where the Lord wants us to go. All we know for sure is that we have loved getting to be in Iowa.
One thing I have been reminded of continually while being in Mason City is that the Lord is very aware of all of us. He loves me. He knows me. He knows my fears, my worries, my joy. He knows what I need. There have been so many tender mercies while we have been here my heart almost bursts thinking about it. I know I am loved and I know that no matter what happens Kevin and I will be ok. We have each other and we have a loving Heavenly Father and Savior that love us and that are guiding us on our way. We just have to seek their guidance and follow the promptings we receive.
Things are going to work out. We just have to be patient and continue to WAIT. We got this.
-Holly-
There has been so much that has happened since the last time I blogged (July 2015) I don't even want to catch up. Haha. I think I'll start on how we have gotten to the point we are at now.
Thinking over the last 6 months is kind of crazy for my brain. We left a secure job, being close to family, our friends, our home we had made for the first four years of our marriage. We made the decision to quit managing and move to Iowa to live with Anna and Andrew for Kevin to do his internship. First getting to Iowa was a mixture of excitement and then intense fear. I was so ready to be done managing that I felt as if I was on some sort of high getting to be done with work and getting to hang out with my sister and nieces and nephews all day every day. After a couple days of getting here that high went away and I felt so overwhelmed and scared about being in a new place so different from my little bubble Rexburg.
After a few emotional meltdowns to Anna and Kevin and realizing that I needed to pray and take a deep deep breath...things got better. I got asked to give a relief society lesson and Kevin and I got callings to be in primary within just a couple weeks of being here. The ward immediately put us to work and gave us the greatest welcome ever. The amazing ward here is what really has helped me to feel to at home in Mason City. I felt a purpose and felt needed.
Over the 3 months we were here for Kevin's internship we had an amazing time. We soaked in the time we were able to be with Anna and Andrew and their family. Kevin enjoyed his internship and learned so much. He loved all the people he was able to work with. We made friends in the ward and had so much fun in our callings.
Towards the end of his internship we learned that there was a position possibly being formed that Kevin could apply to it once it was posted. This immediately made our hopes soar about getting to stay in Iowa.
Once his internship ended we just had to wait for this position to be approved and posted. Wait. Patience. Those words pretty much sum up the last 6 months of our life. :)
We headed back to Wyoming to spend some time with Kevin's parents while we waited to hear about this job position. For five weeks we spent time with the Fox's, attempted an intense hike that didn't go as planned, spent time in California with family and friends, visited Danny and Melissa in Utah, relaxed and missed Iowa like crazy.
We made the decision to go back to Iowa at the end of August because a job position became available for me to apply to. I applied to the position but ended up not getting the job.
Finally at the beginning of October the job position for Kevin became posted. He applied, interviewed and now we are waiting again. Haha. We don't know what the future holds but we are praying for guidance so we can go where the Lord wants us to go. All we know for sure is that we have loved getting to be in Iowa.
One thing I have been reminded of continually while being in Mason City is that the Lord is very aware of all of us. He loves me. He knows me. He knows my fears, my worries, my joy. He knows what I need. There have been so many tender mercies while we have been here my heart almost bursts thinking about it. I know I am loved and I know that no matter what happens Kevin and I will be ok. We have each other and we have a loving Heavenly Father and Savior that love us and that are guiding us on our way. We just have to seek their guidance and follow the promptings we receive.
Things are going to work out. We just have to be patient and continue to WAIT. We got this.
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| I love this man so dang much. |
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