Miracles

Well I made it back from California safely, thanks so much for the well wishes! I am truly blessed with wonderful people in my life:)

Well this post is really about some thoughts I am having right now and felt impressed to document and share. An old high school friend and his wife just recently adopted a beautiful baby boy. I am so happy for them in this time in their life. In some of the comments they received on Facebook, people mention the word "miracle". I got to thinking about that, being that this baby came from someone who could not keep him, who knew they could not raise him and had to give him to someone else who could. The dictionary describes a miracle as:

* such an effect or event manifesting or considered as a work of God.

* a wonder; marvel.

I was having conflicting feelings about this event being described as a "miracle". In my religion, we believe in chastity, saving relations between a man and woman until marriage. That children should be brought into a family, with a husband and wife. So how could an unwed woman have a child and then give it up for adoption be considered a miracle? Well, after pondering a lot on this, I really, truly feel that everything happens for a reason. My friend and his wife would not be able to raise children in this life if it not were for this woman's sacrifice. Yes, it is unfortunate circumstances, but in the end it is a miracle. How else were they to raise a child if it not were for this woman? This was no accident. This was part of Heavenly Father's plan. So many times great things come out of unfortunate circumstances, this being the greatest of them all. James and I very much want to adopt, we have talked about it a lot. I don't know if I'll be able to bear my own children, but I have a peace of mind that if not, there are children out there waiting for good homes and loving parents. And even if not in this life, we will in the next. Because this life isn't just it, there are still so many great things to come. 

Nerve Wracking

Im sitting here all sorts of nervous...why? In a couple hours I'm getting on a plane headed for CALFORNIA! Why? Because I got a job with Google and they're flying me out to their headquarters for training! Training for what? Driving a car that they're giving me to drive back from California with around Idaho Falls and the surrounding area mapping out the are for Google Maps! All this is true information, I'm not making it up. It took me a while to believe it myself. The story: one of James friends works at Verizon and told him there was a job opening that I should apply for. I went in to the store, interviewed, and walked out not planning on taking the position due to the a) the hours b) having to stand on my feet all day (the position was for a store greeter.) The pay was great, but I liked my current temp job (the hours were great, 5:30-2, I LOVED having the afternoons.) Well a week later the temp agency that had offered the job for Verizon called me to let me know there was a recent job position that had the hours I was looking for. I was the first person they called for this job! So naturally when she's telling me everything about the job, that they're gonna be flying me out to California, all expenses paid, then gonna be driving a car around town all day for my job, of course I said yes! And I didn't even have to interview or anything, since Verizon had offered me the previous position I was an automatic shoe in since Verizon has the same strict hiring standards as Google. Oh, and the pay is outstanding. Pretty much I am the luckiest girl, I am SO grateful for my blessings.

Really the most nerve wracking thing of it all is having to drive this car from California back to Idaho, having never been to California before and never driven that long by myself before. They set me up in a hotel in Winnemucca, Nevada which is half way in between so I don't have to drive straight through which is nice. But still, Im nervous. And flying. I HATE flying, with a passion. Any and all prayers will be very much appreciated, thank you:)

So, this is where I will be spending my free time when I'm not in training...which is tomorrow 9-5, so I have all evening tonight and tomorrow night to myself!

Aaah, can't wait.