Change

This summer is flying by, and there are a lot of changes happening in our house. First of all, we decided to give our dog away. Yankee was a big part of our lives for two years, and he taught me a lot. He taught me how the word 'no' can eventually be interpreted to mean 'yes' if overused. He taught me to never leave money out because it will be eaten. And most importantly he taught me that I am (and probably will never be) a dog person. I feel aweful saying this, but as much as I tried to tolerate our dog, I just did not have the patience or the energy. Someone very close to me asked me why I would keep something or someone in my life that causes that much stress. These were very wise words that I decided to finally live by. Although I realize all you 'dog people' reading this are thinking, ' you made a committment to that dog when you chose to bring him into our family'. Well, you are absolutely right, but I have a bigger committment to my family and I was getting too angry and stressed out over our dog....so the only think left to do was say good bye to Yankee Doo Dah:(.

The other big change is that Paul has decided to go back to school full time this coming spring which means he will be leaving his current job and working part time. He has decided he wants to go back to school for teaching and coaching. This has always been a passion of his, but he put it on the back burner because He didn't think the money was worth it to go back to school and then live off of a teacher's salary. Well, teachers may not make what they deserve, but it will be a very rewarding job and that is worth way more than any paycheck. Paul will be an amazing teacher, and I could not be more excited that he has finally discovered what he wants to do with his life. We are excited, but a little nervous about this big change. I know if we work hard and keep our faith then we will be just fine. Paul and I have been very fortunate to not have to worry a lot about money. We have worked really hard and have been able to earn a a decent living. I think these next few years will really humble us and I can't wait to see how God will work in our lives and hopefully strengthen our relationship with each other and strengthen our faith in God and in His plan. Change is scary, but without change we would not grow!!