I Can Breath

It's interesting how life seems to be all or nothing. For the last ten months we have all been adjusting to our new lives...

• without Grandparents
• making new friends
• exploring a new country
• eating strange foods
• living with less and living with more
• walking everywhere
• crossing the globe and not going anywhere
• doing without and making do with what we have

Last night, unexpectedly, after many months I have found PEACE with this whole crazy adventure and I am starting to see reasons why the Lord allowed us to start this journey. I never doubted the answer we received as to come here a year ago, but there have been moments where I second guessed about things... but not anymore.

I think the biggest adjustment for me has been not having continual family support... meaning fewer dates with my husband or time for myself. I have loved Zach being in school and now that Ethan is gone in the mornings as well... I feel like I can BREATHE. I am getting my workouts in and getting little moments with just Graham and then this ANGEL just fell into our lives!

Ms. Ellen is from the Philippines. Her husband, who has lived here for many years, had surgery and she needed to come help for the recovery. Now that he is doing better and is back at work she is bored, bored, BORED.

No longer is that the case. She asked me to call her anytime and she comes and plays with Graham or watches the boys. She has come enough that Graham is starting to get comfortable with her and she is WONDERFUL with him.

She has been super helpful, especially while I've been preparing for our trip. Her Visa will end sometime in October but she and her husband are trying to decide, if Aramco will allow it, if she should stay, even though her children are grown.

When I thank her for all she does to help me she just says, "it is my duty as a Relief Society Sister to help you in any way I can." I told her to email her Relief Society President and tell her she's doing her VT. Her response was Compassionate Service too.

So I went from a constantly FRENZIED mom to-- "aaaahhhh!" (sigh of relief)-- an evening time frenzied mom.

Soon we are off to complete something on my PLACES TO VISIT WHILE ABROAD list.