Changes for good

I have decided to go back to my old job temporarily while Phil continues to look for work. I am grateful that my managers are being so flexible with me. At most I will work for only about two months, and only three days a week, but they don't mind. I will miss being home with Luke everyday, but I will still be home more than I am away and this will allow us to earn a little extra money to help with some expenses and student loans. Phil will be able to take care of Luke on the days that I am gone, and I will be able to pump milk at work and plan to continue breastfeeding when I am home as I have been. Hopefully it isn't too big of an adjustment for Luke. It will be great for Phil to spend some extra time with him before he starts up a job full time. I am also looking forward to seeing my old friends at work.

Phil has had several interviews and contacts line up in the past week, so we are feeling confident that something will come together soon. It may be taking a little longer than we hoped, but I feel that maybe this will give him more time to find a job that he will really enjoy. As much as I thought I would be really stressed out at this point if Phil didn't have a job, I actually feel quite calm. Everything is ok. We have everything that we need, a good home, a car that runs, food on the table. We have been able to save more money than we thought we could so we will hopefully be able to pay off our loans even more quickly than we planned. Heavenly Father has truly blessed us.

With all this in mind, I really, really loved this video that the missionaries showed us when they came over for dinner on Wednesday. Life can be scary, but it is also so good. I hope that whatever comes next, we can accept it happily and gratefully.