So much has changed..... yet again!

I love how the last post was, "We are in Maryland." This one really should be, "Now we're in Idaho." DBop and I have up and moved back to the West. Yes, it's crazy, but I'll sum it up below.

While we were living out in Maryland, we were a little behind from DBop not having a job for 4 months. Not to mention it was extremely expensive out there. DBop was working down in Arlington, VA, which was about a 2 hour commute each way. We were spending half of his hard earned money on gas, and the rest was just covering the minimum on our other bills. We tried to get an apartment closer to his work so we wouldn't be spending so much on gas, and we thought we had one, but things just didn't look good for us financially, and backed out last minute.

We struggled and prayed for a while and we decided to fly myself and the kids back to my mother's house to be with my family. DBop would then drive our things back whenever he found a job back west.

Once we had made that decision, things fell into place. We were blessed financially when we went to buy the plane tickets, and DBop got a job in Idaho that very same week working on a farm. So, we knew that it was the right decision.

While I flew with 2 children, which I NEVER suggest doing, DBop drove our poor mini van 35 hours to his parents house, which I also never suggest doing. ;) Most of our things are still in Maryland until we figure out how to bring it back.

For right now, we are back with DBop's parents and our kiddos are loving it. Our family is the main reason why we came back and we are so happy to be near them. I sometimes wonder why it is that we went out there, just to come back to the same thing, but I know that experience was something we needed to go through. We have been through a lot this year, our marriage has been tested beyond what I thought possible, our faith has been tried to its limit, but I feel so much better knowing that DBop and I were able to get through it together. Not to mention we have the 2 most beautiful, smart, and wonderful children I could have ever asked for. Heavenly Father really has put us through the refiner's fire and what a crazy time our little family has had. It's been tough, but I know we will be able to look back and be grateful for this experience.

Thanks to all of our friends and family who have blessed us with so much and we are extremely grateful for everything.

***I will post some recent pictures of the little ones as soon as I get them!***