Decision Made-- Foreign Service

It never fails that when I start to get comfy in life, change is looming on the horizon. In June while Ed was working out of state, he contemplated about his job and life in general. He loves his job and we really have a great life right now (nice house, wonderful friends....overall we're happy) but started to think that he's not meeting his full potential. That got us thinking and one thing lead to another.

Back in the beginning of our marriage while Ed was attending the university, he was strongly considering applying and working as a Foreign Service Officer (FSO),the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world. This was the main reason why he studied and earned a degree in Political Science and Economics. He worked hard in school but by the time he finished his degree, Foreign Service was almost forgotten when he went to work for a great company.

A few weeks ago the Foreign Service resurfaced and we've been thinking about our futures in it. This certainly isn't a decision to be made lightly and even though the FSO people that we've contacted through blogs say to go for it and decide later, we really wanted to know if this was the right decision for our family. Much time, pondering, studying, fasting and prayer went into this decision.

With a decision made, now it's up to Ed to study for the FSOT (Foreign Service Officer Test) the first step in this LONG process.