Working things out!

Wow what a month. I have to say this has been the most trying month I have ever experienced. Dave and I have grown more in this month than I think we have in our 25 years. Not only have we grown up but we have grown together. I love him so much and respect him. He has been working so hard to make sure that everything is being taken care of for us and our family. The kids are doing great. Macie has a little cold it think. It might be her teeth. Carter is doing really good. He is getting really anxious to start school. We are excited that there is such a great pre-school program that is out there. Kailey started Kindergarten on Monday and so she was only here for half a day today. Carter liked being the oldest kid in the house. He was really sad when he found out that she was at school and he wasn't able to start his school yet. Dave started school today. He was so excited. I am really looking forward to this degree. I just want Dave to be happy. Carter was even more sad when he saw that his daddy got to start school today. He has been wearing his backpack around the house all day. I believe his school starts September 14th. I am going to hate having him be gone for the morning. It will be so weird. Dave got an interview today with Melaleuca. We had kind of given up hope that they were going to call but there was a message from them when we got home last night. He went to the interview today and then he has another interview tomorrow. I am confident that he will be able to get the job. It is only 3 days a month but every little bit helps. We have been blessed so much this last month that I can not even begin to describe the feelings I have had. I really believe that even though this whole experience was extremely hard, this is what Dave and I needed to open our eyes. And I think it was the boost we needed to get Dave out of that terrible environment. Everything has just fallen into place. We kept thinking that we were going to need all this additional help financially but it turns out that we have exactly what we need. My testimony on Tithing sure has grown throughout this process. I know that without a doubt that has been a huge helping hand in the blessings that we have received. I hope that some day we will be able to look back on this experience and know that it was all worth it and we will have something to share with our kids so that they can make it through really tough times. My number one goal is to make sure that they can come to us with anything big or small and know that we will be there for them.

You just never know what life has in store for you.

This last week has undoubtedly been the toughest week I think Dave and I have ever gone through together. At the beginning of the week Dave was suspended from work for 3 days. I have never seen him so unhappy and scared. We immediately started looking for jobs just because we had no idea what the future had in store for us. Also, Monday I took Carter in to the doctor to make sure everything was okay with him. For a while now Dave and I have noticed that Carter drinks really a lot and seems to potty all the time. He has also developed some snoring habits that we just wanted to make the doctor aware of. Dr. Smith was concerned with Carter's urine sample that day so he scheduled a urine test for that next morning. When the results of that test came back he was still not satisfied so he ordered some blood work to be done the next day. While we waited for the results of that test to come back, Dr. Smith talked to me about what he thought might be going on. He thought that Carter might have what is called Diabetes Insipidus. This is a rare type of diabetes that is typically known as "Water Diabetes". So needless to say Dave and my stress level just kept rising. I have to say I can't remember when our house has been that quiet before. Dave and I weren't talking much because there was so much to think about and try to figure out. Friday morning Dave got up with high hopes that everything would work itself out and that he would have a chance to go back on a delivery truck at Pepsi. However, there were much different plans in store for us that day. Instead, Pepsi let Dave go. What a rush of mixed emotions when he got home that morning. Dave has been so unhappy for such a long time that I was in some way really relieved that he would no longer have to go to that terrible place. He would no longer have to be around the bad language and negative environment. So even though I was relieved for all of those reasons panic started to set in. I realized that suddenly we were without any income. That is such an unbelievable feeling that is really hard to describe. Dave and I immediately shifted into high gear and we were out job hunting. Thank heavens that my mom and dad were able to come and get the kids quickly. We were able to spend the entire day filing paperwork and filling out job applications and then we just so happened to be home for a few minutes and the doctor called with the test results fr0m Carter's blood work. And finally the first good news of the week. Carter's blood looked really good. He might just have an over active bladder and we just have to control his drinking a little and everything should be fine. After that we had a little bit of hope come back into our day. Then at noon Dave got a call for an interview with a new hotel. He walked in and a couple of minutes later he walked out with a job offer. What an unbelievable blessing. Especially with how the economy is right now. The job is going to work really good with his school schedule and he thinks that he might really enjoy it. By the end of Friday things were defiantly looking up. There are still a few kinks to work out but at least he has a job and we can carry on. This experience has taught me so much about life and about the gospel and how important it is to have the gospel in our life's. Dave was able to call one of his best friends for a blessing and I know it is because of that blessing and the support of his brother John whom he was able to talk to, that Dave has made it through all of this. This experience has certainly made my testimony of the Church, Heavenly Father, and especially Tithing grow in ways I can not explain. Some day I will look back at this experience and be really grateful for everything that happened because everything happens for a reason and I know that Heavenly Father has great things in store for us. I am also so grateful for our Bishop. He has been there for Dave and myself through this entire thing and he is continuing to help us in so many ways. Thank you to all that have supported us and been there for us. We really appreciate it.