So since Matthew lost his new job last year we have gone through a lot of changes. We unfortunately were unable to pay our mortgage and still haven’t to this day. We are currently in the foreclosure status which stated our home will go through an auction on July 30th. That so happens to be my last day of class and I go out on ex-tern August 2nd. So we decided to go the short sale route since we really couldn’t afford to be out of our home at a crucial time for me in school. After careful thinking, praying, studying, and prayer we have decided to move July 30th to Utah. It was a very careful decision which Matthew and I feel very good about. I am able to do my ex-tern there which would be nice for having job opportunities where we will be residing and Matthew’s temp agency also has an office there where he could find permanent work. AZ has not offered us any benefits since Matthew lost his job, in fact our lives have been turned upside down. We have struggled with full time regular work, Matthew being placed in a permanent job, trying to find a way to make the mortgage payment to save our home, spending time together as a family, and staying on task with day to day chores. After all these things we have found that maybe the Lord has made these things a struggle for a reason. Maybe he has made it to where we needed to make this move happen. Matthew and I both know if this trial with our home and jobs we would have never moved to the place we have longed to live. The Lord definitely knows what is best for us and even though it was very hard and tough at first we are now very excited about our upcoming journey. Yes we will definitely miss my family here, our ward, our friends, and our community but we will still have them in our life as well as adding a new and welcoming journey ahead of us. We will definitely miss all of you who have been very close to all of us (Matthew, myself, Kayla, and Sydney) but technology has come along way. We have the internet, telephones, and mail to keep in touch. We are always open and welcoming to any of you who want to visit us in our new place in Utah. Currently we do not have a house and I do not have my ex-tern set up but I have faith things will start falling in place very soon. The current location we are looking at is Murray, UT. A very nice small town just outside Salt Lake City. Yes, this is only a little over 7 weeks from now so we are doing a lot of busy work currently. As time progresses and things start finalizing we will begin to provide contact information to all those who wish to have it.
We are truly grateful to our Heavenly Father and our brother Jesus Christ for the trials and blessings we have received from Them. We have faith and knowledge this journey is the right one for us at this time and we know everything is going to work out as planned. I know that this is also going to be a difficult beginning but we also know that new beginnings bring great growth to all. For now this is what we are providing at this time and soon there will be more to follow (hopefully, with my track record of blogging). The Lord is definitely on our side and I am grateful to have that knowledge in my life. I hope to have more updates soon…
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