Luke 1:37
"For with God nothing shall be impossible!"
My New Years Resolution this year is to draw closer to the Lord through daily personal prayer. I have tried to communicate with our Heavenly Father daily by pouring out my heart and mind. Through those prayers I have learned that nothing is impossible with the Lord. This last week we have had little miracles happen within our family. One being with Jackson's hand. Jackson received 2nd degree burns on his left hand on Christmas day. On both our first and second visits to the U of U burn clinic they informed us that skin graph surgery is a strong possibility, considering the depth of his burns. The doctor informed us at the third visit that as he was reviewing Jackson's chart he was convinced he would need surgery. He was amazed when he saw Jackson's hand and the healing that had taken place. I know that the Lord heard and answered many prayers that Jackson's hand would heal. This was a miracle for our family.
The second miracle that happened this week was regarding my employment. We knew that I would need to work in order to meet our families financial needs. We were trying to find employment that would allow me to be home in the evenings in order to help children with homework and make dinner. We also didn't want to put the boys in a daycare where they wouldn't be well cared for. I searched the internet for jobs were I could take the boys to work with me and know that they were well cared for and were I could be with them and still be home in the afternoons. After much searching and calling daycare center's the search seemed impossible. I felt very overwhelmed and disappointed. I knelt down in prayer and told the Lord that If he would just tell me where to apply I would do it. I realized that the Lord has given me free agency and that HE would never tell me what to do. I also realized that if I got back to work the Lord would guide my steps and prompt me to where HE could use me.
I started calling again and one center stood out in my mind. When Kelly got home from work I asked him if I could run and apply fpr two different jobs at two different centers. I had an offer at a center from the day before and I simply didn't have a good feeling. I wanted to check out a few other options and see what feelings I got. Once I got it the car I knew where I wanted to go first, the center I had a good feeling about on the phone. Once I got there I sat in the car for a few minutes and took notice of how I was feeling. I prayed that I would know the Lord's will and be able to do it. When I got out of the car the first thing I noticed was the Oquirrh Mountain Temple in direct sight from the parking lot. This made me smile as I thought, what a great view I would have every day.
Once I asked for the application, they asked if I could fill it out there. I relpied I could and sat down in the front office and got to work. As I filled out the application I was prompted to listen to the interactions of the staff and parents that came and went. The first interaction was a mother thanking the staff for making the environment so much fun. She said how thankful she was to have her son be excited to come to the center everyday. What a great thing to hear, I was comforted that this is somewhere my boys would enjoy being. I continued listening and was impressed with the way the director conducted herself with the parents and the children. When was finished she asked if I would be willing to have an interview. After a few minutes I felt very confident that this would be a good fit or me and my boys. The Director also felt confident that this would be a good fit for them and told me that she wanted to talk with her partner regarding hiring me. She said that she would call me that night and we could discuss the terms of my employment. That night she called with an offer that we negotiated. I was hired on terms better then I ever though possible. The waived Hudson's tuition and gave us more then half off Jackson's. The hourly wage was negotiated with the intent of a possible raise after a 30 day trial.
Earlier that day I thought finding the right employment would be impossible. I was discouraged and frustrated. I did not see how it would ever work out but with Lord nothing is impossible!
The last miracle in our family this week is still in the works. When we first had Hudson placed with our family we were told that he would be going home to his birth mother. We fell in love with him quickly and waned him to stay with us forever, again, another impossible dream. Here we are a year and a half later and we are one step closer to having that impossible dream come true. This last Thursday was the deadline for his mother to file a second appeal on the court proceedings that took place last June. We believe that the appeal was not made. We will know for certain this week if the appeal deadline has passed and if Hudson will finally be eligible for adoption. With our faith and knowledge that with the Lord, all things are possible, we hope to start the adoption process this week!!
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