The New Normal

Someday I might want to remember what this year of grad school was like. Right now, I just want to forget it! But, I thought I would record what our new normal is going to be like this year. Good thing I have such a supportive husband, because none of this would be happening without him. Some really interesting things are happening and have happened that have affirmed to me again and again that NOW is the time that I am supposed to be in school. It's really become apparent that we did the right thing. I will share more later when I can, but I am so glad that there is a loving Heavenly Father who is looking out for us and even though I have looked back and questioned whether or not we made the right decision, I am glad we "stepped into the darkness" and the light has come on.

 From a talk by Boyd K. Packer: Shortly after I was called as a General Authority, I went to Elder Harold B. Lee for counsel. He listened very carefully to my problem and suggested that I see President David O. McKay. President McKay counseled me as to the direction I should go. I was very willing to be obedient but saw no way possible for me to do as he counseled me to do. I returned to Elder Lee and told him that I saw no way to move in the direction I was counseled to go. He said, "The trouble with you is you want to see the end from the beginning." I replied that I would like to see at least a step or two ahead. Then came the lesson of a lifetime: "You must learn to walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness; then the light will appear and show the way before you." Then he quoted these eighteen words from the Book of Mormon: "Dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith."

I have always loved this story and that quote, "You must learn to walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness; then the light will appear and show the way before you." I have seen it in times past in my life, but now more than ever. I may be like some of you in that I don't feel that I receive personal revelation very often, or at least when I am making decisions it does not feel that I am getting direct answers. However, as time goes on, there are situations like this when I can look back and see that I received answers. It is empowering and beautiful to think about. 

Okay, on with the schedule. I am in my second semester now after completing summer semester. This semester is a bit more (okay a lot more) intense, especially given that I am completing an internship in addition to my classes. This is the current weekly schedule: 

Mondays:
Kim internship from 9-3
Devin work from 4-12

Tuesdays:
Kim internship from 9-4:30
Devin work from 5-12

Wednesdays: 
Kim internship from 9-3
Devin work from 4-12

Thursdays: 
Kim on the train at 6:50 
class from 8:30-11:30
break from 11:30-12:20
class from 12:20-3:30
class from 3:40-5:30
class from 5:40-7:30
UGH!!!!! :)
I spend the night at my cousin Che's house as she lives close to the school. Devin is home all day and night with the kids

Fridays: 
Kim class from 9:30-11:30
on the train by 12:11 and home by 1:11
Kim to work from 1:20-4 (LDSFS work)
Devin to work from 4-12

Saturdays: 
Kim to work from 8-11 (LDSFS again)
A little time together-- yay!!!
Devin to work from 4-12 or 5-1

Sundays: ALL day together! YIPPEE!!!!

So, we hardly see each other, but what else is new? Six years of marriage and that has always been the case. I wonder what it will be like to actually spend a lot of time together?? 

So, my days are spent interning/working/schooling, and Devin's days are spent home with the kids. What a trooper. :) His nights are spent working and mine are spent home with the kids/ doing homework. I am really grateful that we have established the pattern of putting our kids to bed at 7 pm each night, because that gives me a few hours each night on my own to get some things done. I really should be reading textbooks right now because I have insane amounts of reading to do each week, but you have to pick and choose, right? I just wrote a 3 page paper, so I am giving myself the rest of the night off, otherwise my brain might explode. I think it is humanly impossible to actually read all of the stuff that the professors assign. So, I just do what I can and hope for the best. 

8 more months till graduation!! Not counting down or anything...