Changes are hard, but sometimes best! Updated to tell you a little more! :)

I wrote the post really quickly yesterday so I thought I would update to tell you a little more! :) 

Wow! Our family has gone through a lot the past few months!  We have made some hard decisions but hopefully some decisions that are best for our family.  Jason resigned from his coaching job at ACU (he's still working there until March) and has been offered another job that has nothing to do with coaching. The job he has been offered would require us to move to Midland eventually.  It is a great opportunity that would allow Jason to take over a business that has been around for 70 years in a few years. More details on that later... it's a lot to explain. ;)  He has also interviewed with a pharmaceutical sales company and has been called back for a second interview.  If Jason gets that job, we would be able to stay here. :) 

Jason loves coaching and is VERY passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people. I think this is going to be hard for him. It already has been EXTREMELY hard! I'm not 100% sure he is ready.  I'm sure if the right coaching opportunity came along, we as a family would consider it, but there are so many things that would have to fall into place. He has been offered a coaching job, but like I said, it just has to almost be perfect and my situation and our girls situation is a HUGE part of that equation, so right now we feel the other opportunities are better for our family.  I guess we are waiting to see what plans GOD has for us.  

Honestly, this has been a decision (to stay in coaching or not) that we've talked about for a few years (any of our good friends and family can tell you that) and something that we started seriously considering when this first opportunity came into the picture in November. Coaching in Division II is tough. 

I don't remember a Sunday night he got home before 1-2 a.m. during the season. He works 7 days a week, gets home at 7:00 and is right back at it after the girls go to bed at 8/8:30 until midnight or later. After the season is over, recruiting starts and never ends.  He only got to see one of Morgan's soccer games this fall.  It just came down to... is it really worth it?  The toll it takes on Jason's health and our family emotionally, physically, spiritually, has just been really hard. Not that we haven't handled it well too... we have! Our family has flourished, grown, stuck together, loved each other.  Morgan is the biggest ACU fan there is!  She LOVES Mitchell Gale (our QB) with all her heart!  She asked for a Mitchell Gale jersey for Christmas for goodness sakes!  We have and we are strong enough for Jason to continue coaching if he wants and will support whatever he wants to do, but sometimes when something better for your family comes along, it just seems too good to pass up. Our question is what is GOD's plan for our family?  That is where I struggle with the decision, b/c I see Jason in action!  I know he makes a difference!  I've read the letters, texts, e-mails, facebook messages from players, parents, other coaches etc. I also know his heart.  I've always thought GOD's plan for him was coaching and making a difference in kids lives, so now  because of some of the things that have happened I question that and he does too.

  If you think of it, please say a pray for us and especially for Jason.

Now some pictures to lighten up this post.... the girls headed to basketball practice! 

 Headed to church on Sunday... I got to teach in Kennedy's class... what a sweet group of kiddos!

 And off to school this morning... our pictures are always right in front of my open closet!  That's always where we are in the morning when I think to take a pictures! :)

 The girls playing with their new surfing outfit and surf board for their American girl dolls.