I Know One Reason!

So, we got one reason why we should be together already! Both of our cars had problems to the extent that neither were drivable at the same time. The truck would not go into reverse and the car kept stalling every 100 feet.
Luckily my man is a mechanic and can fix or figure out what needs to be fixed. We knew the transmission needed more help on the truck so we took it to the place where we had it rebuilt a couple of years ago. They had it for a week and we got it back (with a large bill).
The car was complicated since its symptoms were odd but my husband ordered a new fuel pump and we were driving it the next week.
I can't even imagine being by myself, car-less, 20 miles away from a grocery store and the kids school. Since we moved, at least we had his work truck to drive to get the kids to the bus stop and me to the grocery store. I didn't have to stress by myself and have to figure out how to make everything work. I was already with my whole family and being without a car isn't such a crisis as it would have been.
All I can say is that I'm grateful that we allow ourselves to be pushed and shoved. I'm glad there's a plan that I can trust in, since my Heavenly Father knows just what I need when I need it.

When Push Comes to Shove

We moved. After being apart while I did the stuff for our family at home and my husband worked away from home 6 days a week consistently we were breaking down. Who wants to be away from the person you chose to be with?
I was coping poorly. I was happy, which was nice, but I became increasingly independent and individualized. I had to take care of so much by myself with no partner that I had to cope with pushing the idea that I could have help from my husband out of my head.  Red flags started going up when I was less and less upset with handling life without him, and then to finally just be indifferent if he even called me. I did NOT want this! I love needing my husband and talking to him!
We talked and vented the frustration of the situation when we decided to talk to the kids in the morning before school about moving. We just told them we were having a rough time being apart and thought it would be best if we were together even if it meant moving. The younger two were fine with it. The oldest, not as easy but the sweetness of wanting to help us out was wonderful. They said if it would help us then they would do it for us. We changed schools the next Monday and have felt happy since.
I really don't think we have a clue as to what we are really doing sometimes. Our lives are directed by the spirit in so many ways. We don't know where we need to be and why, but sometimes we just end up there. I know we are supposed to be right where we are. I know it because I feel so good about everything and everything has fallen into place without stress and no regret. It's SIMPLE. We want to be together and this is where my husband works so we might as well SIMPLY move to be together where the job is.