Taking Chances

I saw this on our friends Kendra and Ryan's blog. It was the exact words and thoughts that have been running through my mind over and over while we've been trying to make some big decisions, so I had to share it.

Stop waiting.....

Until your car or home is paid off

Until you get a new car or home

Until your kids leave the house

Until you go back to school

Until you finish school

Until you clean the house

Until you organize the garage

Until you clean off your desk

Until you lose 10 lbs.

Until you gain 10 lbs.

Until you get married

Until you get a divorce

Until you have kids

Until the kids go to school

Until you retire

Until summer

Until spring

Until winter

Until fall

Until you die...

There is no better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

So work like you don't need money.

Love like you've never been hurt, and,

Dance like no one's watching.

Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.

Oby and I have recently made some very big decisions. I am just soooo grateful that when I came to him with my concerns and solutions he was very supportive. We have talked, prayed, researched, cried, did spreadsheets, until finally we arrived at what we believe to be the best move for us right now. Today I quit my job at Farmers Insurance. We are putting our house up for sale. My cousins have been nice enough to let us rent the basement apartment in a house they're trying to sell. This way I can give Chloe the attention from mommy that she loves so much. I can take her to all of her appointments, do all of her exercises without having the stress of having to balance my work schedule as well. Leaving Farmers is like saying goodbye to an old friend, they have been so good to me for 7 years, always understanding and flexible with my crazy schedule. But I have realized that Chloe's well being and our family's happiness is more important than having a house and extra spending money. I have a few things I am going to pursue that may or may not be lucrative, but I feel propeled in other directions right now. I am so grateful for the support of my husband and our families. We are so incredibly blessed. This decision process has been an incredibly spiritual journey. It reminds me of the many decisions I made leading up to meeting and marrying Oby. I know we are being guided. I already feel incredible peace and happiness about my decision. I am glad we didn't decide to wait to make this move. I'm sitting here with Chloe on my lap. She's talking to me and giggling. We have a couple doctor's appointments today and I don't have to stress about ten million other things in order to get there on time. Here's to taking chances and doing what brings you happiness!