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The following is what I wrote on my personal blog this morning, in lieu of my normal weekend New Year’s Resolution post – tweaked slightly to apply here:
Everything is official and public now, so I can explain the change my life will be taking very soon.
For the past two-and-a-half years, I have had a job I enjoyed, but I began looking for another job in earnest a few months ago, due to circumstances beyond my control. There were a few positions that looked promising, but slightly more than a month ago I came across one that really jumped out at me – one that felt “right” from the moment I saw the listing and then communicated for the first time with the supervisor. I went through the application and interview process, and, a week ago yesterday, I was offered the job. My last day in the office here will be two weeks from yesterday (Feb. 10th) – and I officially will start the new job next month.
I have loved my work, and I am so glad I made the career change that put me in this profession. We met some incredible friends, and we were able to hold Seminary in our home – which has been a tremendous blessing for our daughters and the friend who attended, as well. We have made wonderful friends, and I will be grateful always for the experience. Leaving is bittersweet in some ways, but I am convinced we are supposed to be in the new area now.
Due to the move and beginning a new job, my blogging time will be more limited than it has been over the past couple of years. I am working to make sure I have the daily posts written and scheduled in such a way that they will continue to appear daily, but, as I said last week, my weekend resolution posts might suffer occasionally – or even more than occasionally for a while. [
Note for StayLDS only: My top blogging priorities are my personal blog and this site. The decrease in time will affect my commenting around the Bloggernacle first and most. I will try to have it impact my time here last and least. Sorry! 
I want to end this post by thanking everyone who reads what we write here and those who comment both regularly and occasionally. It has meant the world to me, and I just need to say that publicly and formally.
God truly is good and mindful of our existence. I don’t believe He directs every aspect of our lives (or even all that many), but I believe he is willing to put choices in our paths that can lead to great happiness and growth. I believe it is up to us to strive to recognize them when they appear in our paths, and I am thankful for the times when I believe my wife and I have been able to do so in our own lives. I have no idea how many times I have not recognized them, but I don’t worry about or dwell on that – since I am happy with my life as it is now.
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