I prefer to not bust. So, we're moving back to California. We moved out here to Idaho in July. There were a few reasons we moved out here in the first place, you can pick your favorite: 1)needed a bigger place to live 2) we could live in a house 3) we wanted to be on our own as a family and fly a little (in the figurative sense) 4) we felt this would be a nicer/cleaner place to raise our family 5) insert your own reason here. Seriously, there were a few reasons we moved here and we felt that our Heavenly Father was guiding us to come here although we weren't exactly sure why. Since the beginning of the year we'd talked about moving to Idaho and whether or not we were actually going to do it varied on a month to month basis. Ryan lived here in Idaho when we met and he's always had a fondness for it and a desire to return. So the right time for us to move came during the summer. Ryan got a job up here, moved up here, and before too long, Zoe and I followed. We got the renters out of the house (a house that Ryan bought in 2005 due to their failure to comply with the contract terms, and although it wasn't a pretty sight, they did eventually leave. We were so excited to have a big house with lots of space, a yard, and a garage. The weather was beautiful for the first couple months we were here.
Now it's cold. It's icy. It's snowy. But the weather isn't the reason we're moving back. We sold the house. Ryan has a friend that has been interested in buying this house for a little while now and he's finally committed to buying it. It's a blessing for us because we'll be able to get away from this house which has started to become a bit of a strain on us. Ryan has been blessed with employment up here, but it's nothing to stay up here for. To be honest, we both would like to be in a bit warmer climate and we'd also like to be closer to family. I never really knew my grandparents when I was growing up, and I want to make sure that our kids know their grandparents. Both of our families live in California and they're just thrilled that we'll be closer to home.
Moving up here was a test of our faith and moving back to California is going to be yet another test of our faith. We feel that it's the right thing for us to do, though probably confusing to some. We're not sure right now exactly where we'll end up, but when you follow the promptings you receive from Heavenly Father, you can't go wrong. That's not to say that it's going to be easy and that everything will fall into place (although that is what we're praying for), but we're comforted in knowing that our Heavenly Father is aware of us and watchful over us. He doesn't want us to struggle any more than we want to struggle. We just need to be willing to do His will.
So there it is. We're moving back to California. We'll be back there right after Christmas. Wish us luck!
