We have experienced so many blessings and miracles amidst all of the upheaval of the past year. It was hard going through six months of David being unemployed, with so much uncertainty about what the future would bring, but we never lacked anything that entire time, and his new job started right when the unemployment ran out. We know that was God taking care of us.
Being able to find the perfect situation for our horses was another blessing. I sold them to a young woman named Brittany who works at a therapeutic riding center. Max is used for lessons there (and loves it! He can never get enough attention, especially from children!) and Snoopy (who has been renamed Astro) is being used for one or two youth for 4-H (he prefers to have the stability of only one or two people riding him.)
Being moved to Mississippi made us better appreciate our time with family, and also made us realize how blessed we would be to live 3.5 hours away versus 13.
Another huge blessing was being able to buy a home in the Dayton area. The market is also crazy hot up here, and homes are selling fast, with multiple offers. We didn't know how we could compete (again) but when we walked through our house the first time, David and I looked at each other and said, "this is the one." It was an estate sale, with at least 5 people involved in the decision to sell, and they were being kind of choosy about it. The house had been on the market for over a month already because it had been overpriced. Our realtor told us what she thought was fair market value, put in an offer, negotiated, and even told the other realtor what a nice couple we were, and that we loved the house and would have grandkids visit us, etc. It worked! Some would say that it was a coincidence that our offer was accepted at that point, but I really believe this is the house we were meant to live in, and it was waiting for us. Heavenly Father has always taken care of us, even if we have had to wait until the last moment many times.
And David's job? It's the best he's had in many years! He gets along really well with all of his bosses and employees, old clients are happy to work with him again, his efforts are noticed and appreciated, and the benefits are better, too. He's currently putting in a lot of hours because they are understaffed, but they are working on hiring (isn't everyone?!) and he has hope that this office will continue to flourish.
I need a picture that shows how happy he really is, lol!
We now live less than two hours from his parents, so we were able to spend this last Saturday with them. This is another huge blessing, because his mom has had pancreatic cancer for over 5 years and isn't doing well.
We are both starting a new semester at school, we both have new callings at church already (he's first counselor in the Elder's Quorum, I'm second counselor in the Primary presidency) and we're ready to start exploring more of the area (I already have, but David needs some time off to join me!)
Cox Arboretum. Blessed to have this gorgeous park only 10 minutes from our house!
The Great Miami River Trail runs through Miamisburg, and will provide plenty of paved trail to ride bikes or take walks. This is a historical plaque on the trail.
The Miamisburg Mound. Really interesting ancient archeological site. It's a workout climbing the steps to the top, but you get a great view if you make it.
We can see the mound in the distance from our front window!
And another blessing- one of my cousins, who I hadn't seen since we were both children (she lives in Hawaii) splits her time between Hawaii and Hamilton now, so I've been able to meet up with her twice already. That's not something I had ever even considered happening, but it's been great!
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