My mind feels like it's been stuck in a tornado the past couple of weeks. Now that I have finally made some concrete decisions (along with my right hand man) I feel stable enough to write about them. My first big life change is that after a year and a half Matt and I have decided to no longer live together. In fact, he is moving out today. Bitter...but sweet. The few people we have confided in have asked us if we're fighting or what's going on, lol. For the record our relationship is great. We are so in love and still on the path we feel that God has laid out for us. However, through conviction and lots of prayer we have decided that we are going to wait until we are married to have a home together. I'm sure that sounds crazy to a lot of people. I feel it is the ultimate testament to our love of one another and our love for God. We are to be obedient in all areas of life, not just the ones that come easy and slowly we are making progress toward this. We are happy with our decision and think our marriage will be extremely exciting because of it. I think it will be like dating all over again...picking eachother up to go out, making dinner at the other person's house, etc. I'm so thankful to have fallen in love with such a wonderdful man who has the same outlook and values in life as me. :)
The second super big decision I've made is to leave House of Joe...my place of employment for almost 7 years. I have been wrestling with this decision for almost 3 years (ever since Angelyn was born) but was never in a position to leave completely. I have always felt my calling is in the home, taking care of my family, and focusing on raising my family as the main priority. I kept waiting for peace about whatever decision I made and today after a little emotional breakdown I knew what I had to do. My boss is wonderful person. She made me feel so good about it that I sat and cried for like an hour, lol. I'm a sap. It will be a sad day to know that I will have ended a beautiful 7 year run, but I'm so excited for what lies ahead. More time with my family, more time in general = less stress = happy Ashley! ;)
In other news- some of our customers are wack and I'm cracking up watching Paul and Dennis deal with them. :) haha
Happy Life Changes Day!
