two blessed

two years ago, had i been asked if i was blessed, my answer would have been 'but of course'! little k was 3,  i was pregnant with l, the hubs had a well paying job, we had almost all of our family close by, good friends surrounded us, we had a roof over our head and had all of the necessities of life.
but it was not easy. the hubs worked 80-100 hours a week at a firm that cared little for him beyond squeezing every ounce of life out of him. it was stressful work that few would understand. i was essentially a single parent to k. i was pregnant with l but very sick. callings in church were demanding and frustrating and left little time to replenish the spirit.
every day that the hubs had off could be called to a close at a moment's notice. it was a weekend wedding of a family friend when hubs was called back to work that changed our path. in his frustration(after finishing his work), he sought a new job and found a dream job. we and everyone who knew about the opportunity prayed hard.
soon after he submitted his resume he was called back for an interview. a few days after the interview the news came that he landed the position. it truly was a dream job with amazing coworkers, perks and location.
the move would take us a little over an hour from our family and friends but into an area that was everything we could dream of.
quickly we were looking for a place to rent and coordinating a move as well as setting up doctors and  all the necessities a move brings.
we found a great house in a prestigious neighborhood but it fell through two weeks before our move. the only other house available was a two level townhome. both of those were things we did not want but since we were left with little choice, we happily moved in right on schedule and with just a month to spare before the birth of our second child.
the dream job really was a dream job, the house turned out to be across the street from great friends who happened to be lds as well with two kids of their own close to k's age, our area of town was more than we could have asked for and our new ward was a joy to serve in.
life is amazing. at least once a week since we moved here we marvel at how amazingly blessed we are. we firmly believe that where much is given, much is required(Doctrine and Covenants 82:3). we have been given much in our life. for months i have been pondering what to do with these blessings. this blog contains my daily thoughts of what i am grateful as well as hopefully my path to finding a way to serve others.