Change for dollar?

Hmmm... It looks like it has been a while since I last posted... Let's see, has anything changed since Dallas? Yup! February 2007 will go down in history as being one of the fastest and most crazy months of my life!

I spent two weeks of February in training. The training took place in Reston, Virginia. As a result of this training, I now have two more certifications to tack on my name- TCTA and TCTE. What do they mean? TCTA is Tandberg Certified Technical Associate and TCTE is Tandberg Certified Technical Expert... A mouthful for sure and a ton of fun!

In the process of enjoying the two classes, I got food poisoning- Yeah! At the same time, my co-worker/mentor decided to move on to another company. What does that mean for me? MORE WORK and a ton of change! The range of emotions from this change have been varied. Sometimes, I think I can conquer the world and do both my job and his job. Other times, I feel overwhelmed and beat down.

I have been trying to focus though on something that does not change... Life can change fast and it can be seriously uncomfortable. Nevertheless, I want to remain optimistic and hopeful. But my hope and optimism is not some false feel good move to make it through the day or cope. I have hope in Lord! My hope in the Lord is sure and firm. It's not false or fickle. He doesn't promise that life will be easy, but He does promise to be with us. I am choosing to be faithful at work and work as hard as I can and leave the rest up to Him. I could choose to give up and walk away, but that is not the choice that I want to make. I have more to learn in this position and I am learning it for a larger purpose.

Change is part of growth and growth requires change. God is preparing Tiffany and I for something. We do not know what it is, but we know that changes like this and difficult times are part of the process.

I have been teaching Sunday School lately and we have been talking about growing and changing. It is fun to teach 7th, 8th, 9th graders some of the very lessons that I am trying to apply to my own life. It makes it so much more real.

Another area of change was noticed this past weekend. We drove down to Winston-Salem to visit friends from college. During this one weekend, we found out that two of our friends are pregnant now, another couple has choosen a mission field to serve on and yet another couple is leaving for the mission field next month. Seeing life changes in our friends causes us to ask questions and wonder what is next in our lives...

Change comes quickly. We are choosing to find our rest in the One that does not change....