Change is a comin'

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I'm moving back to Minnesota. Believe me, no one is more shocked about this decision than I am. So here's what's been happening in my life.

For the last 2 months or so, I've been looking for a part-time job. I get 32 hours a week at my current job, no benefits, and am really struggling to make it financially. But the job market out here is just totally dried up. I love working with addicts and alcoholics, but I also love paying my rent, ya know?

Then this past week, I got a call from my boss that they were cutting my hours in half. Sadly, this has left me with the option of finding a different full-time job, or moving somewhere where the job market isn't quite this bleak. So I've prayed this week. I've sent in resumes, and I've prayed that God would clearly show me what the next step is for me.

Last night on the phone with my mom, I asked her what she thought I should do. She's always been supportive of me being out here, and when she said she thought I should move home and finish up my schooling at Winona State I was a little surprised. I called a handful of friends last night who all said the same thing. I've really felt like God is making this clear, so back home I will go. For now :)

I don't know that I'll be back to Palm Springs but I really don't think I'll be in Minnesota for too long. We'll see what God has in store. My plan when I came out here was to finish schooling through my work, but they dropped their financial support of that not long after I was employed out here because of the economy. So this is the only way I'm going to be able to finish my schooling at this point.

I don't have the time-frame on everything yet. I still have a car lease that I'm working on getting out of. But the decision has been made, and even though I never thought I'd be coming back, I feel pretty at peace about it.