Sunday, May 23, 2010

Things I've learned...

Things I've learned from my new job as an agricultural assistant:

  • That numb feeling in my lips? Sunburn.
  • Your hair looks lighter as your skin gets darker.
  • Don't hit the clutch in the county vehicle; it's not there.
  • Don't forget the clutch when you get back in your own car.
  • I now understand how the pioneers felt walking all day everyday.
  • Parking a Porsche under a sticky trap; not a good idea.
  • People go out in the oddest states: no shirts (men only, thank goodness), old fashioned pajamas or smoking an old fashioned pipe while shirtless and driving a red scooter.
  • College textbooks can be used as a platform for changing a tire.
Of all of the unusual and interesting things I've discovered at my new job, the best is that I really enjoy my work and am really blessed by it. You can't ask for more than that!

Monday, May 3, 2010

Reality

Tap tap tappity tap… tap tap tap. My fingers move reluctantly over the keys. Tappity, tap. This is never easy. Tap. I play with words. “Due to budget cuts.” stepping down, leaving?, no longer on staff.” The words don’t make it easier. I finally get it done; proof read and make the final changes. There it is: “Due to leadership vision for children’s ministry (talk to ____ for more details) which will help our current budget needs, as well as my desire to complete my education, I will no longer be on staff here at church after June 30th.”


So much is summed up in that one sentence. It contains hints of what’s to come and the bold truth of the present.