Leap of Faith

This is something that we haven't shared with many people, but today is the day to write about it.  In early March, D and I decided to take a leap of faith.  We hadn't been happy for a long time, and it wasn't because we weren't happy with each other or our family, but because the stress of his job had been making us miserable.  We talked a lot about looking for a new job and put a few resumes out, but nothing much had materialized and he was so stressed and angry by the end of every work day that job hunting in the evenings had become pretty much impossible.

He got his job while he was still in college, shortly before we got married, and it worked at the time but wasn't a "forever job" for him, and unfortunately that's what it had become.  After many discussions and prayers we decided that the best option for our family would be for D to quit his job and go after what would really make him, and us as a family, happy.  He had about three months of vacation time saved up, so we carefully planned our next course of action while keeping our theme of "do what makes us happy" fresh in our minds.  We moved to a smaller house to cut down on expenses, but we looked until we found the perfect house in the perfect neighborhood that we knew we would really enjoy.  Once the house decision was made, we knew it was time to take our leap.  He put in his letter of resignation and his last day was March 31. 

We knew that God didn't create us to be miserable people, He wants us to be happy and do good things.  If we're doing what we know is right for us, not for money or status but for what is really the right thing for us, we had faith that good things would happen.  D has been home with the girls and I for 24 days, and it has been great!  I worried that it would really throw a wrench in our everyday routine having him home, but it was so much fun for all of us.  He took C to school and spent a lot of time with her, he spent quality time playing with G, he got to explore the new park with the girls and started giving them "basketball lessons", as C calls it.  It has been great, and it has brought us to a great place as a family.

About a week into being home with us he got a call about a job that really would be the perfect fit for him.  It was the first job to come along so we didn't get our hopes up, we really didn't want to be disappointed.  The interview went well and he was called back for a second, and then exactly two weeks after his last day of work at his old job he was offered the job!  Today is his first day, and he left the house more excited than I've seen him in a long time!  The process of decision making and relying on faith to get us to this point has brought us closer together, and brought new possibilities into our lives.  We're so happy that we took this leap of faith together!

Please understand why we didn't share this news with everyone.  It was really hard for us to make this decision, and knowing that other people would be wondering if this was the right choice for us and worrying about the outcome would have been too much for us to handle.  I hope that our families and friends understand why we kept it to ourselves, it was the best thing for us.  If you have D's number, send him a text today wishing him luck on his first day.... although I don't think he needs any luck!  :)