New Chapter In My Life

Tomorrow begins a new chapter in my life.  After 14 years of being a full time mom at home with my kids, I am thrilled to enter the work force again.  I am starting a part-time position at my church, West Ridge Church, working as an assistant to Kevin Dunlap, the Director of Missions and Mobilization.

Some of my tasks will be to help coordinate local and global mission projects, trip planning and event coordination.  Last year as I was volunteering at one of our church planting events, I thought to myself, I sure would like to be more involved in organizing this event and this year (actually next week) I get to do just that.

After Kevin approached me to see if I was interested in talking about the position, I immediately began to pray Isaiah 48:17 daily over the decision.  “This is what the Lord says…I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”  It was such an important decision and one that I didn’t want to mess up.  I knew that I needed God’s clear direction.  I felt such a peace about moving forward and I started getting very excited about it.  A couple of weeks later, I went through the interview process and was offered the job. 

After Allie was born, I took maternity leave from my job for 12 weeks.  I wanted to be a stay at home mom so badly but we just couldn’t make it work.  At the end of my leave before starting back to work again, I cried for 4 days solid.  Eventually I got used to leaving her every day and it got easier but I still longed to stay home with her.  In January 2000, when she was 4, I got that wish. Then Emma was born in June 2000 and I have loved every minute of being home with them.  They are older now and I find myself desperately trying to fill up my days while they are at school.  So now… I am fulfilling a new dream. 

My church values families and knows that working mom’s priorities are always going to be their kids.  This will be a flexible work environment in order for me to achieve that goal.   My new hours will be Mon-Thurs from 9:00 to 3:00 - just enough time to drop Emma off at school and be back to pick her up.  It is a perfect schedule for me and I’m extremely excited to see what the future holds. Ecclesiastes 3:1- There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.