Well about three weeks ago I learned Jeff had applied for a job in St. George. It was a surprise to me because he was in the process of trying to switch positions at KRMC and we had decided we should probably give it at least a year commitment so he could see how he liked it. Well, he was supposed to start on the 26th of August and October rolled around with the company still dragging their feet on his transfer.
He got a phone interview from this company in St. George and then asked to do a face to face interview. He interviewed and felt pretty good about it. At this time our lease for our house was up and a few things fell through with that so it came down to the time we were basically told we needed to sign the lease or give our 30 day notice. We were hoping we would find out about this job before we had to sign the lease but the day before we had to sign the lease the company called and wanted Jeff to do a second round interview. This was extremely frustrating because we had to make a decision by the next day. We decided to just sign the lease and forfeit our deposit if we got the job but the day I went in to take the lease to them I just didn't feel right about it. I asked to talk to the owner but he wasn't in. I decided to keep a hold of the lease until I could talk to him. I tried calling in a few hours later and he still wasn't available. I went in again after work thinking if he isn't there I am going to have to give the lease, we can't chance getting kicked out of our house if we don't get this job. I still felt strongly that I wasn't supposed to give the lease. When I went in he was there (prayers answered); he told me to not sign the lease but sign the 30 days and if we don't get the job we can sign the lease then. I was SO nervous doing it thinking the owners may push us out but I trusted him and signed the 30 day notice to leave our home.
Jeff's interview was on Friday and my plan was to just let him go down to SG and back that day and me and the kids would stay home. I had a game to coach and another thing with friends and Skylee had a birthday party. It was decided and the morning before he was leaving I woke up early and could not go back to sleep I just lay in bed and knew I was supposed to go with him to St. George. I prayed and asked Heavenly Father again and again cuz I really didn't want to go but felt strongly every time that I needed to go. So I cried because I didn't want to miss the thing with my friends and Jeff woke up and asked what was wrong. After explaining the situation he told me he had to work Sat so it would be a really quick trip. I was happy about that because we would make it back for the parties and the game. So we went down, he interviewed, felt okay about it, we went to the temple (where we didn't get any definite answers just that it would all work out). About two hours later he got a call and they offered him the job. It was a little lower than he had hoped for so he countered with a bit more and told them he would give them an answer by that evening.
I really wasn't surprised when I heard. I knew all along that Heavenly Father was prepping me for this. I have always planned we would be in Kingman three years and then we would make a plan past that. Since we have only been in Kingman two years it kind of threw off my plan (and I don't deal well with unexpected things). He has interviewed in the past but this one felt different from the beginning. I am so excited for Jeff. He has worked so hard in Kingman and really not been appreciated the way he deserves. I think he will be so much happier in this new job. As I felt all of these emotions the prominent one was sadness. I have grown to love the people of Kingman. They are amazing. Our ward is amazing and I have made some truly amazing friends. We knew it was right right away because of all of the things that had been happening leading up to us getting the offer.
One other thing that we felt was a blessing from our Heavenly Father was we knew that we would be taking a pay cut moving from Kingman to St. George. When they gave us the offer and we did the math the amount we will be losing is exactly the amount per month we had been paying extra on our car and our car is due to be paid off this month so we will no longer need that money. We feel that is not a coincidence. If Jeff's job wouldn't have drug their feet on his new position, Jeff would have never applied. If we would have signed the lease we would have lost a significant amount of money. Jeff was worried about the time difference but by the time we move there the time will have changed and we will be on the same time zone as St. George. He sees that as a blessing.
We also were looking for homes in the fields so that Skylee could go to her Nana's school. There are not many homes in that area for rent. I have a friend who said they had been looking for quite awhile. We went on and looked online the other night and came across one in the fields that was in our price range and in decent shape. We had our family go look at it and they think it could work for our needs. Because another couple was looking at it we decided to go off blind faith and put our deposit down. I hope we don't regret it but I feel like Heavenly Father had His hand in that too.
I just feel like there were so many small things that could not have been coincidences. Heavenly Father was either guiding us to St. George or allowing us to go back because that was our desire. I am so nervous to leave my sweet friends but thankfully we have so many amazing family and friends that we are going to. Thankfully Jim encouraged me to sign our 30 days because we will be leaving the end of this month. Jeff will need to come back for a few days and the company will pay for a hotel for him. But in 21 days we move back to Utah. Hopefully permanently.
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