!!! BIG NEWS !!!

Well, after 4+ years of serving as Children's Minister at our church, I'm about to embark on a new journey in this game we call life! I recently accepted a new position as an assistant to the Dean of Students at Ivy Tech Community College in Columbus, IN. This was an extremely difficult decision, one which I've been contemplating over the last four months. I have finally come to peace with leaving my position as Children's Minister and have just been waiting for the right opportunity to fall in my lap. A friend recently told me that his friend, the Dean of Students, was looking for a new assistant, so I turned in my application, had several interviews and was just offered the job! Yippee! I am really excited, as I think this job is quite suited to my talents and gifts! My new boss is a Christian fellow, and seems like a really nice guy who will be a pleasure to work with and very helpful in the transition process. Since graduating from college over 10 years ago, I have yet to tackle a full time job, so this will be a first. It is also about 4o minutes from my home, so that will make for a longer commute and time away from home. They boys will have to get used to being on their own for a few hours in the afternoon after school. All in all, I feel a huge weight off my shoulder as the agonizing decision making and waiting is over.

A good friend of mine, who will also be starting a new job shortly, heard a quote something like this on the radio, "Look at your past as a springboard, not a sofa." I thought that was kind of interesting. He had a tendancy to get caught up in looking at his past jobs and wishing for that idelic setting again, instead of taking the wonderful past experiences and using those to better himself for the next adventure. I guess I'm looking at the past 4 years as Children's Minister as a huge springboard for this new position. I have learned and grown so much as a person and spiritually over the past 4 years. That has definately helped shape me into the person I am today, and those experiences helped me get the new job. I am looking forward to diving into this new adventure with both feet!