So, an opportunity presented itself to Molly and I a few weeks ago and it has caused us to rethink some areas within our own life. And, not that we're ready to talk about it yet, but a lot of thought has been put into the idea itself.
I truly thought that Molly and I were set for life with the career we chose. We make a very good living with what I do and have been able to do so without Molly having to work outside the home. I could not think of anything else I would rather be doing with my time than what I do now, and Molly loves being able to stay at home raising our children. We both thought that the company I work for was a perfect fit...
When added up, I work six and a half months out of the year, but I'm salary so we still get paid all year round. We get to move around the nation whenever we want, and because of the size of the company there are several hundred different options and opportunities for growth. We have been living in our own little world perfectly content, until a few weeks ago when a friend presented me with an idea. At first, I was not open to it because I thought where we were at in life was perfect. But a few weeks ago, Molly and I were driving somewhere when she turned and asked, "Andy, what if...?" I gave it a second thought, and from that time on, we have been going over the very idea and how it would impact the rest of our future. How it would change our lives and our children's lives, and what it would do even up to our retirement. Now again, we're not ready to talk about what's going on, in fact, that's not even the reason for this post.
The reason for this post is because Molly and have been forced to re-evaluate our priorities in this life. And in doing so, we found ourselves reflecting a lot on the most important treasures to US. And regardless of whether or not we act on the idea presented a few weeks back, whatever we do, is being done out of the love that we have for our children... and nothing else. This experience has re-shown us what is truly important in life...
--the video is long, but we don't care. it's for us, not you :)
That was really cute. you have a cute family. Its crazy how life changes overnight. We have been slapped with a few life changing things ourselves.
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ReplyDeleteYou're giving up your job and moving to Montana to become a rancher. I knew it!
ReplyDeleteWhatever you do, I know you guys will do it well! Love you guys!
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Dall and I have been thinking about the same things, what are our treasures? It's always our family. It's been so neat to have our little family and to learn and grow in the process of raising these girls. Good luck with your decisions. Let us know what you decide.
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