As of last Friday (May 2) Kellan and I are officially done with school, although he actually finished last December. It has been a much longer road than I ever anticipated, and it is so surreal to look back and close this chapter of our life officially. In High School, Kellan didn't think he would go to college, let alone get a masters degree. I have never seen anyone work so hard for something as Kellan has worked the past 9 years. In the middle of it all there were times I wasn't sure we would make it. I had no idea that that was the easy part.
Looking forward is scarry for me right now. We still live with my parents. Kellan and I sleep on my brothers old full-sized bed, while the older 4 kids sleep on foam mattresses on the floor, and Miles shares a room with my brother. Kellan has a job that started out as a temp position as a logistics coordinator for Savage. While he enjoys some aspects of his job, its not at all the career he envisioned in HR, and not what he wants to "do" for the rest of his life. He has had so many interveiws and come so close to jobs that seem perfect for him, but each time something happens and the job just disappears.
This week we finally decided to sign the contract with Savage for permanent employment. Already, Kellan is moving up as they have started right away to give him more training and responsibility. Honestly, it makes no sense to me, but I know its where we need to be to get to the place the Lord has prepared for us. I long for my own home again and can't understand why Kellan can't get a job that will make that happen now, but I feel peace that somehow this will get us there in the Lord's time.
Graduation does not look at all the way I expected. I seriously thought that getting through school would be the hard part and that all our dreams would come true once we finished. How naive, I know. However, I know Heavenly Father is guiding us and strengthening us. As I look back, I feel so blessed at all the tender mercies we had over those years of school and babies. I can see how keeping our covenants gave us acess to divine power and I know that moving forward will be the same. The little things (prayers, scriptures, fhe, etc.) really have made all the difference and will continue to. They have been an anchor for us and I am grateful for that. Anyways, that's a bit more that I meant to share and I feel like I should say "in the name of Jesus Chirst amen" now, but that's about it in a nut shell.
Me- USU, 2005, Bachelor of Arts, Major- History, Minor- Classics/Latin emphasis
Kellan- CEU Associates Degree 2007
Kellan- USU 2012, Bachelor of Science, Major- Business Management andHuman Resources, Minor- Political Science
Kellan- USU 2014, Masters of Science and Human Resources
