July 8, 2012
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Whirlwind
This week just went speeding right along, didn't it!? Sometimes I just don't know where the time goes.
Thursday and Friday were very nice days at work. I got lots of things done and felt good about it. This coming week I'll close the month and prepare the reports. I've been assigned to create another report in Excel, so that should be interesting. Excel is always a challenge for me. Maybe I'll take a class in that so that I can get a bit more comfortable with it.
I took my last chapter test for my class last night. I got 75%. Now this week I have to take the final exam, and then, as long as I pass that, I'll be done. I am praying and praying that I pass it-I will be sooooo happy!!!!
On Friday after work I drove down to my sister's house, with my son, of course. We spent the night and then got up early the next morning and went to some yard sales, and to a few thrift shops. We really had a good time. She and her husband managed to NOT fight the whole time, which was good. They are one of those couples who kind of love to hate each other, and that can be really draining at times. This trip, though, they did good. Actually he took off Saturday morning on a motorcyle ride with his dad, so he wasn't home most the day, and when he did get home, they were good to each other. It was nice.
Saturday evening when we got home I did the math test, then went outside with my son to the pool. I didn't want to get in, but he swam for awhile. Then we came inside and went to bed around 11:00 or so.
This morning we went to church. After much consideration and inner debate, and some consulting with different church members, I turned in my resignation as the coordinator of the nursery department. I don't feel like I am effective in that role, and I don't think there is any point in dragging it out, when I'm sure there is someone far better suited than I am to take it over. I really hated to have to send that letter in, because I know the church as a whole is struggling a bit right now...but I need to be honest with myself, and with them, and it just wasn't working out. The church is really going through a trying time right now, in transition from our old pastor to finding a new one. There are lots of shady dealings going on as far as who is in charge of what in the interim. I think it is a case of too many cooks in the kitchen. I hope that my letter is well received and that they honor the intention behind it, rather than reacting strictly off emotions when they respond/react to it. We'll see.... I can only do what I do.
And tomorrow...back to work!!!!! I hope everyone has had a really good weekend!!!
Comments (3)
Congrats on your test!! good job chickie:) I am curious if you do take a course on Excel - I'd like to know how helpful you find it? I have a love/hate relationship with that program:) weekend sounds nice:) don't feel too bad about resigning from that spot - other doors will open and someone will fill that position. Change can be good remember
Glad you had a good time and that everyone got along.
Not the same but I don't want to NOT go to church at all. Going to check again online and see if I can find something if they do switch that is not too far away.
I don't know what it is with churches but we left ours because it is getting way to big and too much focus on all these satellite locations. We saw changes that are too worldly for our tastes and I work too hard for my money to see my tithe being wasted on so much materialism when some of that money could be going to other small churches in the area who need pews, chairs, carpet, roof repairs, etc.
We are going to a small one now but they are too casual during the sermon so I worry about a new Christian coming after being invite and getting the wrong impression of church when they see how some of these people crack jokes during the preaching and dress way to casually for church. They have service at 6 pm Sat. and now I can actually walk there if the heat wave does not come back again but now Larry said they are talking about going to Sun. morning so I will be left with no church as the others in our town don't have Sat. service and I have to work every weekend, so if they do switch to Sun. I will have to "go to church" on the computer.
We had to give up helping with kids church when our schedules changed.
It sounds like you made some good decisions and had a nice weekend too. My sister once told me when I was hesitating about quitting a job that I had that maybe it was time to let someone else have the opportunity in that job. And it was and I did quit and found another job that I enjoyed for several more years. I hope that same situation works for the nursery school church position.
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