The beginning of a new era~

What an exciting weekend for the Cordero household. Thursday afternoon, Matt received a call from Aramark...the company that had just turned him down the week before. They wanted a 3rd interview with him. Of course he nailed it, but we didn't find out until 4:00 Friday afternoon that they wanted to hire him. HAPPY DANCE! This job has so much potential. Base plus commission, car allowance, insurance from day one, vacation incentives, etc. He will work Mon.-Fri. 7:30-4:30...Exactly what we wanted. And he can pursue seminary teaching. We're not out of the woods yet, though. We have 12 months to make up from lost income, food storage, and paying it forward. But we recognize this as a tremendous blessing for our family. A huge burden has been lifted. I can't even begin to express the relief I feel. Two days before Matt received the job offer, I had written in my journal that I had reached my breaking point. I really didn't know how much longer I could go on and have hope. I know that my prayers were answered at the exact moment that Heavenly Father wanted them to be. I had to learn, I had to grow over these past 2 years. And now, when I stop to think about it, I really am grateful for this trial. The lessons I learned are literally priceless. We have a road of recovery ahead of us, but now we have the means to accomplish our goals.

We are truly on a journey to have peace.

This is Our year

So...2009 & 2010 were tough years. I look back at my goals that I made in January and I don't think I was able to cross off more then one or two things on those lists. This year I have decided not to make a list. I have decided to do something totally different. I am going to choose a word and that will be my goal for this year. Strange, I know. But it doesn't seem like the lists work very well for me. I still have things I am going to work on. I'm just not going to set myself up to fail come December 31st. My word for 2011 is "Happiness"... No matter what happens, no matter what I go through, I'm going to find happiness in all that I do.
Matt is still unemployed at the moment, but I have a good feeling that's going to change soon. I feel like this is our year to apply all the things we've learned in the past 2 years.
I am happy with my life. Its through my past that I have found true happiness. I have learned that Matt and I are strong and together we can overcome trials and heartache.
Our family has been blessed beyond measure. We have so much to be happy about.
Here's to 2011.

2 Nephi 5:27 And it came to pass that we lived after the manner of happiness.