Perspective
So, my life has been a little hectic lately and so I haven’t posted anything for awhile. Over the last month a lot of things have come up in my life that have distracted me from what is most important from my life. It became apparent to me this past Sunday as I helped out a little in one of the 5th and 6th grade Sunday school classes. The lesson was on the Holy Spirit and that when we have the Holy Spirit living in us, it gives us power. The teacher did a great job illustrating that today we can get so distracted by other things that we forget and often times don’t know what to do with the gift that God has given us. Also, the sermon was on what our “story” is regarding why we are so excited about church or God. Basically, if someone came up to you that was not a Christ follower and asked, “Why are you so excited/involved in church/God?” So, our homework was to come up with a short story of how God has impacted our lives that has made our life different than it was before. I’ve been thinking about this a lot.
Okay I’m going to back up a little. I have always felt that my mission field was in the public schools. I’ve taught for 5 years and have felt that God has been able to use me and the Holy Spirit has given me the power to do what God intended me to do in the schools that I have worked at. Lately, some things have come up that have rocked my world (career). I’m learning that God may be leading me down another path. Things at work have suddenly seemed strange and I have felt disconnected. I don’t want to go into details, but I feel that I have stood up for what I believe in and that has led to some awkward moments between some people at work. Furthermore, I feel like everything that happened may be because God is leading me down a different path and opening my eyes to what I am capable of with the Holy Spirit working through me. This all sounds so deep. But, really it isn’t…
So… my perspective has changed some regarding my purpose in my career and I have also realized that what I love most about my job right now is that it is half time. And that allows me to be with my daughter and husband who are most important to me.
Here’s Jada outside Build-A-Bear. Isn’t she cute??? 
