Oh Life...

Life.

This month has been a bit of a crazy ride. Perhaps the biggest curve ball God threw my way was that I was "let go" from my youth ministry position. I went into Father's office to give a big presentation about a fundraiser I wanted to kickstart for the youth group, and the meeting ended up being...well, not about that at all. The parish is going to go a different way to save money, as its debt is still looming. I will be finishing through the end of April with the kids. It was a good learning experience for me, and will surely aid in my future career development...I feel worse for the kids. There just aren't many opportunities for the youth in our area outside of their schools, and very little for catechesis specifically after they are done with confirmation.

I also willingly let go of my on-commission part-time job. I am no good at sales, the prospect of making phone calls drained me more than anything, and it was not contributing to us at all. I was holding on to it for job security, but even though there aren't many theology type of positions, I feel better about prospects in this city than where I was when I first started. Further, my volunteer position is on a hiatus. I may pick it up again this summer, but after a bit of a burn out from running on full steam from three part-time jobs and school and volunteer work and actual married life, I'm taking a bit of a breather from it.

So it's back to the drawing board and figuring out what I want to do. Realistically I won't take on a full-time position till I'm done with school work. The part-time position affords me the flexibility to dedicate more time to school, along with other chores and still getting a grasp on this whole marriage thing. While I will keep my ears, and heart, open to any flexible part-time positions, in the mean time I am simply letting go...or at least attempting to do so. This upcoming May/June we will hopefully be moving to a near-by apartment complex that is a bit more secure and easier to access, so I'm looking forward to having a better place to enjoy going outdoors, and picking up some of my real hobbies again. I haven't been very gracious to myself in not allowing myself to do that since graduating. I've been slowly practicing music again when I get the chance inside the churches I frequent. I'd like to pick up documenting and merging my family trees again. Christmas break gave me a taste of what reading for fun was like. I need to allow myself to develop myself in these areas.

So pray for me as life continues to work itself out. Also, my dear dear friend, for whom I helped put on the baby shower, is in labor, or possibly had the baby earlier this morning. Please throw up some prayers for her and her family that all are safe and sound.