Well my husband has gotten a full time job... in EXETER. Which means we are southwest bound!!! well in June 2017 we will be. There were lots of emotions wrapped around his success as I really wanted the opportunity to go back to work and prove that I could support our family finically. BUT
<warning alert for non spiritual/God people I'm about to get weird>
But, we prayed so hard... I PRAYED so hard that God's will would be done, that whatever was best for our family would happen and that my heart would trust the outcome of us putting this move in God's hands... I was scared to pray this at first because I don't want to become one of those women that gets married, pops out babies and then never uses my degree skills in a professional setting. (yes yes I know momming takes all sorts of skills and is WAY harder then most professional jobs... but I still have dreams and desires beyond my children and home keeping).
All that time praying and trusting I think paid off because when my husband told me he got an interview, I was excited and just thought "God, your will be done" and then when he went to the interview and felt it went well and we sat together holding hands and hoping for the best I was so excited as I thought "God, your will be done" and then when the call came that he GOT THE JOB, my heart (and stomach) leaped with happiness... It was happening, our dream was coming true... we will be able to head to the Southwest.
There was about 5 min of sulking where I was like "darn... I wanted to be the one to get a cool job in the southwest that was paying enough to support our family and show that woman are strong and capable!"... but I'd like to think that my maturity in both spirit and soul led me to think... "if this is what is happening then it is what is best. God isn't saying no to you chasing your dreams and being successful or doing big things... He just is providing a way for your family to get to the Southwest and he still has you, he still cares massively about your dreams and desires and he will provide for you personally too." I took a big swallow...because, come on that is hard to swallow in a moment, but I said "ok... lets do this"... and because my husband and I are both so into this adventure together his success professionally, for this season, feels like my success as well. Because to be honest it will take us both working really hard to man the ship of our lives so that both our home and work is successful...
so the hunt for a house to rent is on! we are super nervous because it seems too expensive and hard to move to the southwest. We wish there was some sort of initiative to help families move to the southwest! because that would be so helpful! house rental is going to be our biggest hurdle. I just contacted a couple estate agents as we are in the area in a couple weeks on a family holiday and am trying to arrange us going to speak to them to make sure we are up to speed on all that needs to happen and make sure we are registered.
I've chosen Bradley's in Newton Abbot and Winkworths in Exeter as our Estate agents to begin with as they had good properties for rent on their website and also had good reviews on google. I'll give updates on how those appointments went in a few weeks.
Our faith is really being tested because we would love to move in with my sister-in-law and her husband but he would need to find work... he has been applying for work but isn't having any success. So we are remaining hopeful. Over the next couple of weeks I'll be attempting some tidying and packing and posting tips (if I find any).
Its all go now!
