A New Chapter Begins

Happy Monday morning friends! Today I begin a new chapter in my career. I have my first day of work at ICE Technologies, Inc. I will be selling IT solutions to community based hospitals and will be based here out of Des Moines. For those of you who have followed my job search and prayed for me....thank you. It was a wild journey where God worked on my heart and convicted me of a few things, mainly that He is in control. I knew that, but it is harder to remember when everything is going well. I praise God for this new opportunity and will work hard to be a good steward of the job He has provided. Continue to pray for a smooth transition friends. Make it a great day!

Life Lessons

I have learned a lot during my job search. I have learned that relationships are more important in life than jobs. I have learned that the ups and downs emotionally are wearing. I have learned to trust God more. Over the past years, God has placed different songs on my heart during different times of struggle. The past few months, one particular line from TobyMac's Lose my Soul keeps coming back to my mind, "Father God, I am clay in your hands......" Humor me and listen to the rest of the song. There is some really good perspective there. See, a reality is that my pay could go down during this time of job change and tough economy. That's hard on a man's ego. I'm the provider. I've worked hard to build my job/career to this point. Would God really want me to make LESS? Maybe. Probably. See money isn't his greatest concern. It's my soul, and my wife's soul, and my kid's souls and my friend's souls. THAT is what God cares about. Make it a great day friends!

Valentines Daddy Daughter Dance

Hey friends! The job search continues. I hope to know something about a couple of positions by this weekend. It feels good to have activity after a very slow January. Last Friday night my smallest princess and I went on our first annual Valentine's date. Lutheran Church of Hope puts together a great evening for dads and our little girls. Here are some of the pictures. We had dinner at Macaroni Grill before heading for the dancing part of our date. She was beautiful. Daddy dedicated our song by Tim McGraw, "My Little Girl" and we had a great time. Make it a great day!

My January Therapy

Hey all! It's been a while since I posted. January was an interesting month. Nothing on the job front and lots of work in my kitchen. It honestly has been therapeutic. It gave me purpose. It kept me busy. The fumes kept me high. Whew, they were nasty at times. Lots of paint! I painted the cabinets and put new hardware on and then my bride and I painted the walls of the family room and kitchen the same color, then I painted the built ins in the family room. Finally, I put new switches in the kitchen including a dimmer on the can lights. We love it! Here are the pix.
Make it a great day, friends!