Settling into a promotion

We have decided to settle in McPherson, KS, for the next few years since Dedrick has accepted an important promotion to take on a long-term position here with Williams Midstream.

Dedrick has been working for the past two years for Williams in a rotational training program for new engineers, first in Tulsa, OK, then for the past year in McPherson, KS. Arrangements were in the process of being made for his final rotation to start this summer in Mobile, AL. After a year in Mobile, Dedrick would then look for a long-term assignment somewhere within Williams, so our family would have two more moves in the next two years.

Well, while arrangements for the last rotation in Mobile were being finalized, an opportunity opened up here in McPherson, KS, to take on the job of the Area Engineer, a position which normally requires more experience than two years out of college. We spent a lot of time and prayer thinking about the decision and Dedrick decided to accept the job. Dedrick likes the people he's been working with here in Kansas for the last year. While the new job will be challenging, Dedrick's chemical engineering background is exactly what the company was looking for to fill this position. One of the primary job responsibilities will be exploring efficiency and expansion projects at the natural gas liquids fractionator plant run by Williams here.

Now we are considering buying our first house, which is pretty exciting.