How We Ended Up In Utah
"What brought you to Utah?" This is a question I get asked all the time which is normal when you go to a new place. I always answer with, "My husband got a job up here as a realtor." It's not a lie, however, the most honest answer would be, "The Lord wanted us here." When my husband was on deployment, he submitted his papers for re-enlistment. We had prayed about it and felt good about our decision. The military was a good life for us. They provided us with a house, health insurance, and the opportunity to see new places. We also knew that twice a month, every month, we would receive a paycheck. As an independent wife raising an independent little girl, life was good. Our plan was to stay in the military for twenty years, then Aaron would retire and we would move onto the next phase of our life. We were aware that the competition for re-enlistment was pretty steep because there were about eleven marines going for three or four spots. We weren...