All the Change

What a whirlwind few months - all great, but whew.  A lot!  I’ve had a commitment every night and work has been starting earlier and earlier.  I love change.  I seek it out.  I have found out lately, though, that I have a threshold to how much change at once!

Work:
I still work at AT&T.  I still support the DIRECTV Protection Plan product, managing the relationship with Asurion.  4 years now, working with Adam.  We have SO much fun.  I’ve focused on video the whole time.  I’ve asked my boss to let me get more involved in the mobility (phones) side of things.  I have been added to a couple of projects and boy, it’s intense.  More meetings, more emails, more instant messages.  I love learning all of the new things.  And then, since September, my program is undergoing an audit.  Our compliance team is so far up our bums they can brush our teeth!  HAHA. It’s almost a 2nd full time job, just supporting the audit.  It will be over in late January, thank goodness.

Prison:
TUMI.  The best.  I love it so much.  Patrice and I finished Fight the Good Fight of Faith.  It prepares us for TUMI:  Papers, quizzes, tests, etc.  And I’m still doing the Academy.  Two nights a week is a lot.  Along with the study from my small group, it was all I could do to keep up.  I’m just glad this went on while Travis was in Montana!  It’s been a joy to see how God is going to use me (and Patrice) in this new way.  And the things I’m learning long the way!  It is a college level program, after all!  I’ll leave TUMI with 32 college credit hours that I can apply to a masters degree, if I want.  We’ll see.

Church:
I am now the Admin Coordinator at The Summit.  I was the small groups coordinator, but now I’m over all things admin.  That doesn’t suck.  LOL. It was a significant change from what I was doing before, but I think this is my favorite church job I’ve had.  I think I was just changed to a Dream Team Coach, titles matter not.  We have been attending Summit for over four years now.  I’ve loved every minute of it.  I’ve met some of the most amazing people!  It’s a joy to serve, pray, worship, study, and fellowship with others on fire for Jesus!

I realized that all this change at once is too much.  I’m glad it’s temporary (Academy ends 2/13 and I’ll be transitioning my small group coordinator jobs next month).  All things are.

I am learning about what “sabbath” means.  I was reserving a Saturday here and there for a “no alarm/no plans” day.  I realized thru all of this that I need a day every week.  To rest.  Recharge.  Starting in January (except the two that I am out of town) I will have every Saturday to do just that.  I will commit to preserving them and do NOTHING.