Kevin has a new job, and it is the best thing that has ever happened to us.
We have known that Kevin has had a call to ministry on his life for quite some time, but we didn’t know what it would look like. It wasn’t until this summer when our good friend and pastor brought up the “potential” of Kevin working at our church that we realized this was the right fit for him. After seeking the counsel of the Lord and of our family, we understood that Kevin was called to leave Target to become the Connections Director at our church.
The fact that I just received a text from Kevin that read, “Man I love my job…” is enough proof that we have been so blessed by this job transition. Every time he says this, which is often, my heart is filled with gratitude. Our schedules are more normal, we can actually hang out with our friends together past 8:30pm, we go to bed and wake up at the same time, we drink coffee together in the morning, and we have so much more time to play games and do fun things! Yes, our income has drastically changed, but at what cost is this measured? The blessings and freedom this job has brought are absolutely priceless.
We bought a ping-pong table when my family was in town a couple of months ago, and it is quite possibly one of our favorite activities, along with watching Parks & Rec, of course. We usually play a few games a night, depending on what time I get home from coaching. I feel it is extremely necessary to publicly document that Kevin has yet to beat me in a game; however, this is only necessary because he is increasingly improving in his ping-pong abilities, and I know that this season of winning will be short lived. He can beat me in just about everything else in life, but for now--I’m the champ.
We are painting the outside of our house. Holy cats, we are painting our house! So long, nasty old paint! This has been a month-long project that is nearly finished. Kevin’s parents came to visit and helped us get an amazing start as we finished the front of the house. Kevin had some time off between his job transition, so he worked tirelessly to paint the trim and the peaks of the house. (He only took one 30ft. ride down the ladder.) I try to help when I got home from school and can get about six boards painted in a night. We only have one side left, but it just happens to be the biggest side. (yuck.) It’s either been too cold, raining, or too windy to finish it up, so hopefully we will get that finished before the snow comes. I absolutely love the color that we chose. We went with a Grizzled Gray from Sherwin Williams. It seems to take on more of a bluish tint rather than pure gray, but it looks so rich and bold against our fresh white trim.
I only have one week left of coaching 7th grade volleyball for the season, and there is one week left in the first quarter. It’s always tough to get back into the routine of school, coaching, and life in general after summertime, but this year has been going really fast and really well. Things get pretty hectic and crazy, especially when I hang out with 7th graders all day, but I wouldn’t change one thing about my job! (Unless there was a way to do what I do without all of the papers to grade…) Speaking of grading papers, that is exactly how I am going to spend the rest of this beautiful Sunday. or not. Chances are I’ll grade about five papers, get bored, and decide that I need a snack, decide I should dust our filthy book case, empty the dishwasher, make a blueberry crisp, go for a walk, or finish my book… Then maybe I’ll grade a few more papers. or maybe not. my toenails need a second coat.
(insert wiping of mouth here.)
