Way back in August of last year, about 9 months ago, we moved to Shelley, Id. We were preparing for Shane to get into the Physician’s Assistant program at ISU. I meanwhile was still looking for a job. I had a promising second round job interview on the day we were to be moving, so Shane had to move us by himself. (He actually had some help thanks to his very wonderful Uncle Veldon (we miss him and Grandma Chris) and our awesome neighbor and Sam’s very best friends family, Kim you and your kids rock!). Unfortunately, I did not get the job. So, while we waited to hear about the PA program, I continued to look for a job. To say that the applicant to job ratio is high would be an understatement. A entry level position for someone coming right out of college, were now for people with 3-4 years experience. We were starting to run out of money. Also a faith building moment came where we could pay our tithing or have money to last us through the month. We paid the tithing. It was hard, for me to do, really, really hard. Shane started working with our brother-in-law Chris at a dairy in Shelley. He really did not like it. After the first couple of days he came home and said, start looking for me a job too while you’re at it. So, I did. He had just graduated from Boise State with a bachelor in Environmental Health and Safety. So I started looking for him as well, I looked in Idaho, anywhere in Idaho. It was a no go. Then I started looking in the states around us. Oregon on the coast, I could learn to like it there. Utah, I guess if we had too, J. Colorado, nice change of scenery, the winters would stink, but the mountains would be pretty. Nevada, we’ve lived there before, and loved it. Arizona, it would be nice to be closer to my family for a change. New Mexico, I do not know anything about the place but why not. Wyoming, there weren’t any jobs there. Montana, it is a big state, where to begin. North Dakota, when someone says in the middle of nowhere, I think ND is where he or she means. Washington, I have heard from my brother and his family that it rains ALL the time there. Alaska, Shane went to Ketchucan a couple years ago, and wanted to move there permanently. Texas, I can honestly say that I would like to move there. Canada, in one of the farthest north towns almost to the northpole, hmmm no. Anyway, I applied for jobs for Shane and myself in all of these places. 3 days later, Shane had a phone interview with a company. They seemed to like him enough so they flew him out to their headquarters in Kansas for another interview. They offered him the job. He came home we talked he accepted the position. 2 days later he got an interview for the PA program at ISU. So we went to the temple and tried to figure out what we really needed to do. The message was very clear. Shanes dad, who works in the twin falls temple also went and prayed. We all came away with the same feeling. Shane needed to take the job; it was the answer to our prayers. So, he did. Long story short, that’s how on our way to Someplace else, we ended up here in the middle of nowhere, close to the Canadian border, in the town of Williston, ND.
***The Lord was really looking out for us because he sent Todd and Betsy Kelly up here before us, so we would have some familiar faces to welcome us.***
***Also, this was the only company out of forty jobs that I applied for, for Shane and myself, that responded at all. We have been and continue to be very blessed here.***
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