Well, as everyone probably knows already (either by talking with us or reading my wife's blog) we have moved back to Florida. This time, however, we are in Tallahassee and living in a doctor's office below my sister-in-law's family.
Despite my love for my last job I was let go. I put a lot of hard work into getting the home health company off the ground from nothing to treating and caring for a lot of patients. It was a good learning experience and I had tons of help from lots of people, but I guess I wasn't the right person on the bus (for anyone who has read "Good to Great"). I left with good feelings towards the company and with a lot of good friends at Advanced Health Care and AHC Home Care. Christina and I talked and prayed about what to do next.
Everything seemed to be pointing us to moving to Tallahassee. I have wanted for years to get my MBA and FSU has a very good program that is cheaper than most. We would be able to live with family and therefore receive a break on rent (versus paying a lot for our apartment in CO). We also would be able to help my sister-in-law's go back to church. Given the current state of the economy we figured it would be just as hard for me to get a job in Florida as in Colorado. Then, one night while serving in the temple, I read the Ensign (I think it was the April issue), and discovered that the first 20 some odd pages were all about getting a quality education to further your chances in the world. The more I read the more it seemed to fit, moving to Tallahassee and going to school. I was the first one to suggest moving and when I specifically said Tallahassee I think Christina almost fell out of her chair! She of course moved with alacrity on that decision and hence she has a job already and I don't.
We have enjoyed our time here, even though we literally live in a doctor's office and only have one room and bathroom for our stuff. We spend most of our time upstairs with family anyway. I continue to look for a job so we can figure out what is going on with our lives and maybe even get a house sooner rather than later. I guess if anyone knows of something please let me know. We've been going pretty regularly to the gym we joined (I need to lose some weight and get back in shape) and being home more during the day has allowed me to start a new project with the help of my cousin Robbie. We are still working on it, but will reveal it in all it's glory as soon as we have it ready, so be looking forward for it! ;)
Friday, July 17, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Simple, Yet Seemingly Difficult, Yet Simple
What on earth could I be talking about? I was continuing my reading the other day in Mosiah and I noticed something interesting. Just a verse or two after talking about mankind's nothingness and God's greatness (see previous post) King Benjamin tells us how we can receive salvation. What the prophet Nephi calls the doctrine of Christ and then uses very similar words to describe what we need to do to be saved.
King Benjamin says that we receive salvation through the Atonement (Christ's sacrifice in Gethsemane and on the cross for our sins) and it is available to those who do three (simple) things. The first, put our trust in the Lord; in other words have faith. Second, be diligent in keeping the commandments, which is to say be obedient. Third and finally, continue in this faith and believe until the end of our lives. Simple, right?! Until we think and realize that we have to be obedient to ALL the commandments, even the ones we "don't like." We also have to do it for ALL of our lives, the whole endure to the end principle we hear preached. When you sit and look at it that way, it suddenly seems very difficult, but yet, it really isn't that hard.
We choose what we want to do everyday, so we just need to choose the commandments, the Lord's will. Nephi commands us to feast upon the words of Christ in order to have the Holy Ghost accompany us during the day/life, and that the words of Christ and the Holy Ghost will tell us everything we need to do. This, he says, is the doctrine of Christ. So no matter how seemingly difficult it is to have faith, be obedient in all commandments, and do that for the rest of our lives, it really isn't. We just need to make sure that in our drive to keep the commandments we are feasting upon the words of Christ, therefore we will have the Holy Ghost and we will gain, through His help, the desire to keep all the other commandments for the rest of our lives. Let's be honest, when you feel the Spirit you quickly realize that you want to feel it always and you know that keeping the commandments is not only the only way to have that feeling all the time but also the way you WANT to live (because you know it is just the right, correct thing).
King Benjamin says that we receive salvation through the Atonement (Christ's sacrifice in Gethsemane and on the cross for our sins) and it is available to those who do three (simple) things. The first, put our trust in the Lord; in other words have faith. Second, be diligent in keeping the commandments, which is to say be obedient. Third and finally, continue in this faith and believe until the end of our lives. Simple, right?! Until we think and realize that we have to be obedient to ALL the commandments, even the ones we "don't like." We also have to do it for ALL of our lives, the whole endure to the end principle we hear preached. When you sit and look at it that way, it suddenly seems very difficult, but yet, it really isn't that hard.
We choose what we want to do everyday, so we just need to choose the commandments, the Lord's will. Nephi commands us to feast upon the words of Christ in order to have the Holy Ghost accompany us during the day/life, and that the words of Christ and the Holy Ghost will tell us everything we need to do. This, he says, is the doctrine of Christ. So no matter how seemingly difficult it is to have faith, be obedient in all commandments, and do that for the rest of our lives, it really isn't. We just need to make sure that in our drive to keep the commandments we are feasting upon the words of Christ, therefore we will have the Holy Ghost and we will gain, through His help, the desire to keep all the other commandments for the rest of our lives. Let's be honest, when you feel the Spirit you quickly realize that you want to feel it always and you know that keeping the commandments is not only the only way to have that feeling all the time but also the way you WANT to live (because you know it is just the right, correct thing).
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