Hard decisions

Our prayers were answered and Stephen had an interview at a middle school in Northern Kentucky. He was offered the position, just like I knew he would be if he could just get an interview. So, why aren't we packing up and moving to Kentucky?




The job was for a one year only position. There was a good chance Stephen could have worked his way into a permanent position during that one year, but after an emotion-filled few days of thinking, talking, praying, researching, not sleeping, etc., we decided it would not be wise for him to accept the position.  Even though living near our family outweighs the benefits of staying in Texas, it just didn't make sense to move our family 1) for a job that would be unstable (when Stephen has a great job that he loves), 2) for a salary that would be considerably less (which we could make work if we didn't have to pay crazy high rent, and we would have to rent since buying wouldn't be smart with an unstable job), 3) for another year or more of renting (aka living year to year, which we're sick of), and I'll spare you the rest of the list.


This seriously ended up being the toughest decision we've ever had to make. You'd think moving to Turkey would have been, but that was a piece of cake compared to this. But, we're confident in our decision. I'm disappointed that Stephen wasn't offered a regular position, but I'm sure that we made the right choice. We still think Kentucky is in our future, but not for a few more years.

Our plans for the rest of the summer are to purchase our first home and settle in. It's exciting and really scary! I can't wait to post pictures of my first home.

I'll leave you with a sweet picture for good measure.

Homemade waffles for breakfast.