Well. I know it has been a LONG time since I have blogged about anything. A lot sure has changed in our lives since my last post. I am not even sure where to begin. Work began to slow down for Peter shorly after my last post, and we struggled a bit to figure out what we were going to do. I continued to stay fairly busy at work, but we both felt it was time for a change, so after many hours of discussion and days and days of PRAYER, we decided to make a MAJOR change and we moved back to Utah near the majority of my family.
We are living in Eagle Mountain, right next door to my sister Angie and her husband Brad and their four kids. My brother Shane and his wife Tiffaney are only 20 minutes away and my sister Kimbie and her husband Joey are about 45 minutes away. Braden and Carly are moving to American Fork, so they will only be about 20 minutes away as well. Dustin and his kids ara about an hour away. It has been nice to be closer to family.
Austin has about 2 and a half months left of his mission. I can't believe it. He has grown so much and become a very spiritual young man. He is having a lot of success and has been very blessed to baptize a number of converts. I can't wait to see him, but I know he is doing the Lord's work and needs to continue to do so.
I am currently in the process of getting my Massage Therapist license in Utah so I can begin to build up my massage practice here. Peter is still looking for work and hopefully finds something soon. The kids LOVE it here. They are having a lot of fun being closer to their cousins and getting to see family more often. It is a new experience for them to be able to just go outside and ride their bikes or go play with friends in the neighborhood. It is also a new experience for me to be able to let them do this and I need to let go of the ropes a little bit. I still find myself holding on a little to tight at times. It is so different when you live in an area where they can do that. We didn't really live in a place where that was a possibility in Washington.
The kids attend a really great charter school here and I am really excited about the education they will be getting and the opportunities that they will have this next year. We are enjoying our new home and the area we are living in. I am still adjusting to the climate change and don't know how I ever lived in this heat before. And this is actually a milder summer than most.
I have really been missing my last church calling and look forward to new horizons. I'm sure that the Lord has many things in store for us here or he would not have directed us to move here. I just hate the anticipation and the waiting game. I guess that is just a sign of my lack of faith and that I need to work a little bit harder on strenghtening it. I wish I had the faith of Nephi who never questioned the Lord's command but just did as he was instructed to do. I would be a much better person if I were that way. I have so many faults and weaknesses that I need to work on to become more like my Savior Jesus Christ and feel very inadequate in being able to do all that He desires me to do. I wish I was a better mother to my children and a better wife to my husband. I need to make so many changes in my life and I don't know where to begin. I need to be of service more and reach out to others around me. I'm sure that my questions will be answered when the Lord is ready to answer them and that I just need to be patient. Sometimes patience is just such a hard thing to have.
I am truly grateful for my Savior and all He has blessed me with. I love the gospel of Jesus Christ and desire to be a better person and to live the gospel more fully and be a better example to those around me.
