blessed.

Hello Blog World. 
I am so excited about the news I am about to tell you! I have a new job! I can't even begin to describe to you how incredible and amazing this is. But before I get ahead of myself, let me start from the beginning.

Once upon a Time 4 years ago (Yes. I really meant the beginning), I was going to college and I needed a job in a very desperate way. I applied for every job I could on the job board in the TSC on my favorite campus (Utah State, of course). I found a job in Perry, over the mountain and through Sardine Canyon. I loved my job. I worked (and am still working) with a boy who has Autism doing ABA Therapy, or Applied Behavior Analysis.

I was also going to school and studying Speech & Language Pathology and loving everything that I could learn. Many people were surprised that I continued my education to earn my degree after I got married, but I knew that was my plan. My prayers were answered and I knew that finishing would bring my family and future little ones blessings. 

However, as graduation approached and I was supposed to be taking the GRE, and getting ready to jump into the Master's Program to continue my education in Speech & Language Pathology, I wasn't. I felt very uneasy about it and as I prayed & prayed & prayed I knew that the Master's Program wasn't for me. I wanted it to be, I wanted to be accepted into the Program and prove that I knew what I was doing but the Lord had other plans. It was confusing because there is little you can do with a degree in Speech Language Pathology without your Master's Degree.

I graduated. I found a job at Spring Creek Middle School as a Life Skills aid. It was a great job but it wasn't quite what I had imagined myself doing and it wasn't stretching me, but I liked it. I started selling Scentsy. I kept myself busy and kept my options open applying for many new jobs each month, just so I wouldn't miss out on anything. 

Then the family that I had worked for recommended me to some of their friends who also have a boy with Autism. And let me tell you, they must have been so very nice, because the new family asked me to work for them. 

I had to interview at Utah Behavior Services to provide a paper trail and make sure I wanted to work for the company. It was a breeze because I already knew I had the job. By the end of the interview they were offering me more clients and asking me to quit my job at the Middle School. "What?!" I was so surprised, but completely excited. Because of the Utah Waiver Program (click on the link to learn more about it!) which just started there is a great need for me. Which is wonderful.

The next day I put in my two weeks notice. My last day at the middle school is the 26th. I will really miss the kids there. 

But I am incredibly excited for this wonderful opportunity. A 'real' job!  So enough about the miraculous trail to my getting here, let me tell you what this job has to offer. 

1. Better pay.
2. I will get a gas card which will reimburse a little bit of my driving time. 
3. I will be a professional. :)
4. I will have clients in Perry, Tremonton and Ogden. 
5. If I take 4 classes. I will be able to become Board Certified. Which would equal more pay, and many more options, like insurance! (Can I just say that if I didn't have my bachelor's degree this would not be an option!)
6. They will help me pay for my classes & study for the tests! 
7. I will be working with a team of lovely ladies.   
 
Thanks for reading all of my excitement, I hope you are not rolling your eyes at all of my explanation points. I have such a passion for ABA Therapy. I have seen it work and I am excited to influence lives and help families. I never would have been able to get on this life track by myself, Dalan and I have been very blessed for our hard work through the hand of our Lord. It has been so humbling to see things fall into place in such a wonderful and flawless way.