So last Monday, September 10th at 2:30pm Steve got a call from Jennifer Pollock, the Program Manager of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Ultrasound Program. She asked if Steve was still interested in the program, which he was. She then informed him that one of the students had decided to go another route and wasn't going to continue w/ the program, so there was an open spot if he wanted it. She then gave Steve an hour to talk it over w/ me, find a sitter, call her back with his official response, and then get to class which started at 5pm that night.
Steve then sent me a text which said, "Can you please call me asap!!" I had just finished with my phone appointment and saw the text and called him right away. My first thought was that one of the boys were hurt and he was headed to the Emergency Room. When Steve answered the phone he said, "I'm in the program!" I then tried to make sense of what he was saying and he told me what just happened and the conversation he just had with Jennifer. At first Steve wasn't sure if we had "changed plans" or anything since school had already started 2 1/2 weeks before, but we knew this was a great opportunity and we should definitely take it. Steve then called Jennifer back and said he'd love to take the open spot. Our neighbor Sydney Evans was kind enough to take the boys until I got home from work that night while Steve ran to class.
It's been a little bit crazy trying to get everything done in a couple days whereas the other students were given the whole Summer to prepare. Steve had to get his immunization updated, do a background check, a TB test, a drug screen, and he'll need to get re-certified for CPR. He also had to order his books (thank you Amazon Prime for 2 day shipping), and figure out the balance our schedules with the boys. Luckily his classes don't start until 5pm (Monday, Wednesday and Friday), so there isn't much change during the day with the boys. I'm just getting them ready for bed by myself now most nights. Joann has also been willing to watch the boys until I can get home from work which has been a great blessing. Steve also has Young Men's on Tuesdays, so he'll normally be able to still participate in their activities as well.
We are still figuring things out and they'll be changing every semester since his clinicals will vary, but we feel blessed for this great opportunity. Steve found out that there were more than 150 people that applied for the program, only 3 of which were men, and only 70 were interviewed. They originally had 11 spots open for the program when they did interviews, then during the process one of the hospitals dropped 2 seats, so that left 9 spots open. Steve was number 10, so he was technically "in" originally, but then was "out" after the hospital dropped 2 seats. So after the other person dropped out this past week, he was back "in" the program.
It's not going to be easy, but we know the Lord has a plan for us and will help us in this journey. As Elder Bednar said in his talk about Tender Mercies “the tender mercies of the Lord are real and that they do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence." We know the Lord had been guiding our path to this exact spot at this exact time. We are indeed grateful and humbled by this opportunity. We know this will push us to new levels both in Steve's academic career and our family life, but it will be worth it and the Lord will help us along the way. This truly was a tender mercy of the Lord!
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