Bummer

So, it looks like Jaret wont be a Bozeman Police Officer.  It's bitter-sweet.  I don't think I would have loved the life style but Jaret would have loved the job.  It would have paid better than what we have now but would not have had as much of a potential to really increase in wages.  We would have been able to get into a nicer house sooner, too.  I have to admit that I'm fighting the urges to be a little bitter.  I know Jaret would do a fantastic job and that he would be a very honorable and upstanding police officer.  It's been a lot of months of wondering.  At least now we know and can move on.

There are a lot of other people going through much harder things.  I ran into an old co-worker today and found out that her 20 year old daughter died in a car accident last month.  You can't say anything that can make someone feel better.  I tried to listen to this friend as she told me of her grief and all I could do is just feel for her.  

I guess it just comes down to the same old textbook answers- "Life isn't fair", "It wasn't meant to be", "Maybe there's something better waiting", "Maybe God has a better plan for all of us".  Though the textbook answers don't take the hardships away, I guess they offer a small piece of hope and encourage us to move forward with faith.

I have a great life, a loving family, we're healthy, we're strong. We'll make it through these bumps and roadblocks and I am confident we'll look back one day and see that everything turned out well.