2011 ended great. 2012 began great. I'll post a Christmas update a bit later but suffice it to say I had a great December with my peeps. Sad my brother couldn't make the get together.
I got to end 2011 with these folks
Yep. The scoreboard is correct (That would say "Auburn 43 Virginia 24") Auburn showed up. You doubters. I yelled laughed and did some shakin. As in shaking my shaker. I'll post more on that later. I am sure you didn't come here for the Chick Fil A Bowl 2011 play by play. Or how two of my Christmas presents intersected to make Dec 31 a great day.
I quit my job. That's what you want to hear about.
Hardest thing I have had to do in a long time. I love my job. I love the people i work with. I love the people i work for. But ever since I came to Arbor Springs I knew my time would end. About 6 months after I started working there I felt in my heart that i knew the date I would leave "the Arbor" (as we love to call it). And i am months past that date. I just didn't know when/if I left where I would go. So I stayed.
Over the past 2 months people have been talking about me doing other jobs. My sweet Texas BFF even started looking for jobs for me. (I didn't ask her to. She just really wants me to move to be near her.) But I didn't feel like I should move. And even though people now introduce me to others as "the girl who will one day live overseas" I don't know in my heart that I will live overseas 24/7/365. As much as this 1st world America drives me nuts I feel like I am still called to help be a catalyst to cause folks to see outside their box and get involved with God's work. I have always said that if I could find a job that I could work here part of the year and go overseas part that would be perfect and heavenly in my book. Plus the thought of being overseas as a single person is overwhelming. Not impossible, for anything is possible with God. But tremendous issues exist because I am a woman overseas in the contexts i am interested in…issues.
So last week it just finally hit me like a freight train. It is time to leave the Arbor. Many many tears, prayers and sleepless nights/mornings later…I have turned in my notice. My last official day is February 3. I plan to work as needed there and will definitely be back to see my residents and amazing coworkers and smile on them as needed.
The plan- go to AUM and get my whatever I need/masters thing so in a year (Fall 2013) I can teach. Then my summers and holidays are free to go wherever and serve whomever. Here or there. Near or far.
Challenge is, I am still in debt. Now i have to figure out how to pay for school. With a job that will be paying much less than now. Sure I could stay where I am and go to school. And it would be amazing pressure. But my time is over. I cannot stay when I feel the Lord say move.
Please pray- for the perfect person to take over my job to serve the families, residents and employees at Arbor Springs.
– for my next job. That I will serve in it with joy.
-for school. for the timing to get it all done as soon as possible. And to trust the Lord, and see His plan for paying for it.
I've been working on Brennan Mannings book Ruthless Truth. I'd take a picture of it but a dog ripped the covers off of it this week. As well as my journal. Irony- the last sentence I wrote in my journal…I have to move on. No matter how hard. That's the last page the dog left intact. Guess it's on to the next chapter. And a whole nother book (journal).
Happy 2012. There is a lot packed into this year. For each of us. Let's press in to trust Him. His plan. Not ours. And be obedient to do what He says. Even if it sounds a little crazy.
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