I've always been a believer in "Everything Happens for a Reason." And I've always felt that Heavenly Father puts certain people in our lives for a purpose. Recently we've been blessed with the same confirmation.
"In Short": We will be forgoing the Flagstaff Residency and moving to Albany OR this summer for Stephen's new JOB!
"In Long":
It all started three years ago when Stephen and a group of students from USC went down to Belize and Guatemala for an international dental service trip. I was super lucky to be one of the few non-students invited to help out.
While Stephen worked alongside other student doctors and a few professionals...
I joined up with a few others teaching Dental Hygeine in the elementary school.
On the trip we became friends with these guys.
An LDS couple, and owners of a very successful dental practice in Albany, OR.
We really enjoyed their company those 10 days and wondered if we'd ever see them again. As luck would have it, Stephen kept in contact with Jeff, and was invited to several Dental Implant Courses up in Seattle and also in LA which Jeff teaches. They even invited us to stay with them for a few days last August so Stephen could observe how the practice is run.
Stephen has thought of him as a great mentor in this field and has appreciate all he's learned so far. I often thought "What if he invited you to practice with him in Oregon?" But then brushed it off, not wanting to wish for too much, considering they already had all their partnership and associate spots filled.
Steve got THE CALL a couple weeks ago with an inredible offer! And then it was all confirmed just a couple days ago. As fate would have it- a partner in this Albany practice is leaving in June. Jeff told Stephen they thought he'd be a great match for the practice long before this opportunity ever came up- Amazing how perfect the timing is with his graduation being in May.
Stephen has worked incredibly hard these four years to get to this point and I am SO proud of him.
So, this summer, we are headed to...
Oregon.
We are completely thrilled!
Someone does watch over us and opens these doors of opportunity. We are so thankful.
One of my favorite moments of the last week was when I came in from the kitchen and saw he had pulled out the sand-toy bin, emptied it, and plopped himself comfortably right in front of Elmo.
