Big Changes

I'm going to try to tell this news as quickly as possible, as there is a very active 2 year old watching Doc McStuffins unsupervised as I write.

About a month ago Bill told me he would be taking a new job. This new job affords him quite a bit more freedom, as his old job had him tied to Houston 5 days a week. Well, he was planning on starting the new job in January-ish and us living part time back in Louisiana. AFTER the baby came.

Fast forward a couple weeks and a LOT of talking and we determined that I would be in LA full time (with the kids) and he would make occasional trips back to Houston that could really be done in a day. We foresee being in Louisiana for a year, so we were going to rent a house near my parents.

About a week later, Bill found out a job his new company would be on was starting soon than he anticipated and he quit his Houston job. This moved up our move from 5 months away to about 5 weeks.

This little change of plans took this hormonal momma from kinda pouty about leaving my friends, life, home  and "civilization" to down right panicking. I now needed to find a new OB and was facing the possibility of delivering a baby at a whole new facility when I had such a wonderful experience at my old hospital.

Well, prayer is a powerful thing. When Bill first mentioned this I couldn't see how it was going to be the thing to make us happy. I have nothing against my home town, it just has never much felt like home to me in the way our current town does. But realizing that I do not know everything, I just prayed God's will be done in the situation and that my will be aligned with His. The miraculous change of heart that has come over the last few weeks has been down right mind blowing. There are still so many things (ie people) I'm going to miss here, but I have so much to look forward to. I am now excited about downsizing, even if temporarily, and forcing us to live simpler. I love the possibilities and lessons that can come from it. I am giddy at Leighton's reaction to all of the time we have been spending with family who will now be neighbors. And the new OB? I am even more comfortable with him than my "old" one and I had been seeing her for 10 years.

So while moving and selling the only home we have ever known as a family leaving behind a whole life, we have a whole new life beginning. And, let's face it, home is where my people are.

Well, I now have a busy 2 year old digging in my study while I try to type. Prayers for us during this transition and that are home sells quickly are appreciated:)