New Year in April, Part 2

With solid friends, co-workers, family, etc., I can’t help but to realize that sometimes I just simply need to be told like it is. I had a melt down not too long ago and didn’t want to allow myself to even stop to realize why. That’s where loving people come into the picture to point out the things going on in my life. Insert, my boss. Man, it’s hard to hear that, “You’ve been extremely short the past couple of weeks” or, “ Are you annoyed with me, did I do something wrong?”, or ,”Are you okay, you don’t look so good”. I didn’t want to hear any of it, but God was shouting it loud and clear to my heart. I had to stop, evaluate, and conclude. I had a lot on my plate—yet nothing to do with me per say. Let me catch you up on just a few of the things from the past few months:


· January
o I get a call at 2 in the morning that my sister’s apartment complex was on fire and she made it out with her dog, the clothes on her back, and her purse. That’s it. Her dog woke her up barking and that’s the only reason she woke up.
o I was involved in a very weird (or as a friend of mine reminded me, just unfamiliar) situation that looking back was a total blessing to me as a mere vessel.
o My older brother got in a pretty bad car wreck, as a result had tests done and an unrelated mass was found on his kidney
· February
o It was confirmed that my older brother had kidney cancer.
o My roommate began an extremely difficult process unexpectedly
· March
o Boy stuff--I’ll just leave it at that :)
o Finally approved to counsel as an LPC-Intern
o Really really really really really taxing situation with someone very close to me
o My oldest nephew, Grayson gave his life to Jesus!!
o My older brother has surgery to remove the cancerous mass and a ¼ of his kidney (couldn’t have gone better!)
o Offered a director’s position at work-told I had until end of may to decide and with circumstances changing, was told two weeks later told they needed to know by Monday if I was going to take the position (it was Thursday)
o great uncle dies
o Accepted director’s position
o March 30th—my dad and I had a conversation that led to me being made aware that he truly grasps the saving power and grace of Jesus in his life and what the looks like for him now in a relationship with Christ. (10 years of prayer and Jesus saw it pleasing to allow me to see this beauty)
o April 4th- It was a very special Easter -dad came to church with me!
· APRIL
o Transition with work…finishing up current job while training for the new position
· May 1st.
o HAPPY NEW YEAR! New position officially

So, as you can see there has been a lot. As before, this will have to be continued...