A Place to Write

In the middle of February I quit my job. Knowing we had a huge event coming up, I gave them 4 weeks notice. Four weeks was far too long. Jodi spent the whole time avoiding me. Justin spent the whole time trying to convince me to stay. I spent the whole time worrying my new job was too good to be true. Justin picked up on that and told me I should talk to Jodi, tell her how much I appreciated my time there, and see if the door might be open for me to return. He asked if I had a backup plan. The conversation bugged me. I know he’s asking because he cares and he enjoyed working with me and because he would welcome me back.  Now I’m a month into my new job and I feel like I can really say— I don’t need a backup plan. I should have left a long time ago. I loved my last job. The responsibilities were always growing, challenging me to learn new skills and justify my work. The organization was changing lives, taking on new programs that make a difference for kids and teens in the foster ca...

It’s Sunday. Kaybree and Eisley have become best friends with Lola who lives around the corner. They get together every Sunday to make cookies and deliver them to people in the ward. Any excuse to be together. Aspen wants to go to the park. Aspen always wants to go to the park. She says it’s “a place I belong”. She would spend all day in the sand if she could. Tonight after dinner we finally went to the park. She asked Kaybree to play hide and seek but hiding spots at the park are limited. It makes it interesting. J stopped by to get his mail. He’s working as a dishwasher at Village Inn. He’s been there a month and it sounds like he’s ready to quit.