Wow, some time has gone by sense I last wrote anything. Well things about to change and much has already changed in the past few years.
The last time I wrote my wife and I were starting, literally taking the first steps, to owning property and placing a house on that said property. Two years later we have finally moved into our own home. This has been an adventure from clearing land to get it ready to place the house to moving in this past September.
In the mean time I have had a few job changes. I was a Chaplain at Cabell Huntington Hospital then a Chaplain for a residential drug rehabilitation center and now I work for an organization that visits drug rehabs and incarceration centers teaching basic life still to help men and women transition back into society to be productive member of their community. I teach skills like how to seek jobs and manage their finances and seek additional job training and education. I facility classes to help them seek safe relationships as to not slide into but to decided if what they are getting into is a healthy choice. These lessons also include how to communicate effectively with their boyfriend/ girlfriend, spouse and children and children's other parent, what ever the situation may be. Bottom line I can be seen as a life coach.
Our family has gone through some changes as well. Our son enlisted in the Army. He shipped out to Ft. Sill, OK for BCT and AIT to become a 13B, Cannon Crewmember. He is now stationed at Ft. Wainwright, Alaska. Our son has found his place and is doing well. This last Christmas he surprised us by coming home earlier than he first told us and stayed several days. His visit was quite the experience.
Another addition to the changes our life we have gone through one of the most exciting and joyous moments anyone of our age can experience is the birth of our first grandchild. Never thought that I would be call pawpaw. Nana is over joyed beyond imagination. I am sure many out there can witness to this testimony as to how true this is.
Finally, another change we are currently going through is what my wife has gone through with her job. Courtney has been with Kings Daughters for over twenty-two years and half of that she has been the Social Work Manager. Her job is tough and demanding. I don't know of any other job in the country that is as demanding as her job. My wife isn't afraid to work and seeks various way to improve her at her job and herself. Currently she is a Clinical Social Worker (CSW) and has been seeking ways to gain her Licensed Clinical Social Worker license (LCSW). She has also been seeking how to share her work load with someone who may one day step into her spot say she were to retire or move onto another organization to work. Well she was offered a job at another hospital and as soon as her director heard of the news and contacted my wife about her choice wheels were spinning to find ways to keep my wife at King's Daughters. Her director spoke to her superiors and reached out to Courtney on what conditions could be made to retain her. Courtney set the conditions and within a week my wife was promoted to Director of Social Work and has a Manager under her that will take over her spot sharing in the work load.
I am reminded of the parable Jesus tells of the three servants who were given talents to invest. Two invested in their talents and were rewarded with more due to their faithfulness upon the return of the Master. Courtney is a faithful servant of the Lord and has been rewarded accordingly. I can see the Lord moving in our lives.
One of my goals this year, I don't contribute to resolutions, is to be faithful with my web page and continue to write. I hope to see more viewers come and gain something that may edify their life.
The last time I wrote my wife and I were starting, literally taking the first steps, to owning property and placing a house on that said property. Two years later we have finally moved into our own home. This has been an adventure from clearing land to get it ready to place the house to moving in this past September.
In the mean time I have had a few job changes. I was a Chaplain at Cabell Huntington Hospital then a Chaplain for a residential drug rehabilitation center and now I work for an organization that visits drug rehabs and incarceration centers teaching basic life still to help men and women transition back into society to be productive member of their community. I teach skills like how to seek jobs and manage their finances and seek additional job training and education. I facility classes to help them seek safe relationships as to not slide into but to decided if what they are getting into is a healthy choice. These lessons also include how to communicate effectively with their boyfriend/ girlfriend, spouse and children and children's other parent, what ever the situation may be. Bottom line I can be seen as a life coach.
Our family has gone through some changes as well. Our son enlisted in the Army. He shipped out to Ft. Sill, OK for BCT and AIT to become a 13B, Cannon Crewmember. He is now stationed at Ft. Wainwright, Alaska. Our son has found his place and is doing well. This last Christmas he surprised us by coming home earlier than he first told us and stayed several days. His visit was quite the experience.
Another addition to the changes our life we have gone through one of the most exciting and joyous moments anyone of our age can experience is the birth of our first grandchild. Never thought that I would be call pawpaw. Nana is over joyed beyond imagination. I am sure many out there can witness to this testimony as to how true this is.
Finally, another change we are currently going through is what my wife has gone through with her job. Courtney has been with Kings Daughters for over twenty-two years and half of that she has been the Social Work Manager. Her job is tough and demanding. I don't know of any other job in the country that is as demanding as her job. My wife isn't afraid to work and seeks various way to improve her at her job and herself. Currently she is a Clinical Social Worker (CSW) and has been seeking ways to gain her Licensed Clinical Social Worker license (LCSW). She has also been seeking how to share her work load with someone who may one day step into her spot say she were to retire or move onto another organization to work. Well she was offered a job at another hospital and as soon as her director heard of the news and contacted my wife about her choice wheels were spinning to find ways to keep my wife at King's Daughters. Her director spoke to her superiors and reached out to Courtney on what conditions could be made to retain her. Courtney set the conditions and within a week my wife was promoted to Director of Social Work and has a Manager under her that will take over her spot sharing in the work load.
I am reminded of the parable Jesus tells of the three servants who were given talents to invest. Two invested in their talents and were rewarded with more due to their faithfulness upon the return of the Master. Courtney is a faithful servant of the Lord and has been rewarded accordingly. I can see the Lord moving in our lives.
One of my goals this year, I don't contribute to resolutions, is to be faithful with my web page and continue to write. I hope to see more viewers come and gain something that may edify their life.
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