Simply obey

          I have been manager for about 3 weeks now and my how I love it! I feel like it's the best decision that I could have made at this point in my life. Despite all of the stresses of figuring everything out, I have not doubted this decision at all. I think the biggest thing that I'm trying to figure out is the scheduling and managing my time. But, with time and patience (from my self and my Deli team) this too will get figured out soon. I've been in that Deli (full time, part time, and seasonal) for about 9 years now, and I've been the assistant once. To actually be the lead of that part of the store and get to have an awesome Deli crew to help me run another great part of the store is a pretty cool feeling. I know that the Ladies that I work with are going to do great things (and I say ladies only because that's all we have back there for now. One day the Deli could have guys back there too).
          Now the spiritual side of this... I pray for this Deli and my crew daily. Not because I don't think that they can't do there job, but because I know that they can. I know that each one of us in the Deli can do everything that is required and then some. I want to do well at this Job and I want to make the customers happy with our product and my team happy with where they work. Now, I know that there are going to be days where it's just a crumby day (we ALL have those days). But, it's been said, that even if you have a bad day at the job you love, you will still go back the next day and love your job. I know that this is true.
          Let me take you back a little bit... about a year and a half ago. I was sitting in my kitchen straitening up my kids' art work and art drawer in my old house. Skyler was at work, on break, and he texted me something along the lines of, "my loans are going to be out in a few months...". A pretty simple text but one that sent one thought almost instantly to my head... I looked up at the ceiling asking my Heavenly Father these exact words... "We are going to have to move into Skyler's parents house, aren't we?" It's as if I had asked the exact right question because what came next was pretty much unexpected. I got the answer, Yes. It wasn't me thinking this because it was very different from any thought I have had or anyone actually speaking to me. This was the Holy ghost telling me that this is where we needed to go, for one reason or another, we needed to be there at that house. I later talked to Skyler about this, and he had felt the same way. I didn't question or doubt his answer. I simply obeyed and we moved 3 months later.
          One year later, we have met some REALLY great people in my ward and on the street that we never would have met and gotten so close to. My kids have some pretty great friends that they are so close to, that I know wouldn't have happened if we hadn't obeyed that prompting. Skyler and I are closer than ever and I love it! So many great things have happened because we simply obeyed.
          About 4 months ago, same prompting happened, I felt like I needed to go full time at the Deli. I was nervous because I hate being away from my kids, but I knew this is what we needed. Turns out, I wasn't away from my kids for to long. I worked while the kids where in school and was home most evenings and had weekends off with Skyler and my kids. This decision also got me prepaired for what was to come next...being manager of this Deli.
          This next prompting was a pretty big one. This one I couldn't ignore if I wanted to (and I tried to push it aside for a little bit). Everytime I'd go to work, the same prompting kept coming back to me that I should apply for the Deli Manager. This went on for a few weeks and during that time, my mind got thinking that maybe I could do this. After all, the only thing that was stopping me from doing this was my fear of not succeeding. But, how are we to succeed, if we never even try. I knew I had to try. I already had my answer, that had just confirmed it. I knew I had to do this, and I started to get excited about it. I became so calm about going for this position and a peace had come over me and is still with me now.
          Here we are now, about 3 weeks later, still loving my Job. I know that great blessings are going to come from this job too. I was taught when I was a kid to work as hard as I can in everything I do. I'm so blessed my parents had taught me this. It has given me the drive to work hard, even on my hardest days and to never give up. Thanks to my mom and dad for blessing me with this. Thanks to my AHMAZING (yes AHHHMAZING) husband who is helping me understand things this job requires, for standing right beside me, supporting me in this decision that requires a lot of my time and energy (especially in the very beginning), for loving me even when I'm so tired, and snappy (I really should get to bed...). Thanks to my oh so amazing kids who have been so great in helping out and understanding that mom and dad both need to work for our future, and that this is what Heavenly Father needs us to do right now. For being understand the best that they can in giving up their space and rooms so we could simply obey.
          Life is hard, it was't meant to be easy. But if we simply obey, life will be so worth the journey.

Its a new year!

It's a new year and a lot has changed. It's been two months since I last posted on here. In those two months, a lot has changed for us.
Skyler has graduated college with a bachelor's in computers, more specifically web page designing. I'm so extremely proud of him!! It's been a long road since started school, yet it seems like its gone by all to quickly. I have a very hard working and loving husband.
I went from working 10 hours a week and going in when time is good for me, to working full time, going for the deli manager (and receiving the position!). You know when you feel like you should do something, but it scares you to do so because it might just be the thing that breaks you. Well, this was it for me. Before now, being manager to anyone scared me. I honestly didn't think I had it in me. I'm a mom, and that's about as managerial (manager/material?) as I get. But, I prayed and prayed and I pondered and thought about this opportunity. And every answer/feeling I got was the same "this job is going to be good for you and those around you." Ever since I've got the
Is answer multiple times, I've been at such peace with this choice. And even though my head has been overwhelmed these past two weeks, I do not regret this decision at all.
Kyen turned 9 (and 1 year ago today we was baptized). He is learning how to MOD for Minecraft (computer language and design using Java script). He is doing so well is school and his school teacher is now his primary teacher too! Good thing he loves her :).
Kylie turned 7 and has made a really good friend this last year that is probably going to be a life long friend. These two girls are inseparable. That whole family is a pretty great family. We all love everyone of them!
Kylie has been into babies and that's it. No other toys. She's got maybe 15-20 babies that she's accumulated over this past year or two.
Kysen has been seizure free for a year and a half now and we have eliminated one of his meds. He has been doing so well since he's been weined off. Infact, he's not as cranky as he had been. I think weining him off of was the hardest. He got really emotional and cranky. But since he's been off he's his normal self :D. He's such a strong kid! His favorite thing to do is watch YouTube videos of tractors and playing with toy tractors. I think if we let him play with a real tractor his whole life would be complete, haha. He loves them that much.
Kyell turned one this last March and has been blooming into such an out going little human. His personality is just sprouting. He loves and thing his brother and sister do. He's talking more and more everyday. Kyell has so much personality and happiness about him. It's contagious to be around him. No one could possibly be sad around him...unless your his sibling and he intentionally pulls your hair!
This past year has been a tough one for each of us, yet so much happiness and growth has come and entered into our lives. And we could not be more grateful. 2016... Show us what you have in store for us! We're ready :D