What a great post! Thank you. I pray your new position is a divine appointment. Reading this reminded me of my retirement from public school teaching in 2016. The last five years of teaching were very discouraging. The supportive leadership I had enjoyed was replaced by two inexperienced principals back to back. I developed physical issues including severe vertigo. I retired. It was either work longer and plump up my retirement, but die an untimely death. I'm still kicking, so to speak. Just living on a tighter budget than I would have had I hung in there a couple more years. God has provided just fine. Thank you again for your post. Merry Christmas.
Karen, thank you so much for your kind words and sharing a bit of your story with me! Work can be so beautiful but it can also be incredibly destructive on our health. I'm grateful to know that now, and I'm grateful for the reminder that God provides. I am learning that as well :)
Lore, thank you, thank you, thank you. Ironically (or divinely), one of the themes of my talk at church this past week was finding "soft places to land." Thank you for reminding me that God offers those soft places :)
Morgan! I can't tell you how wonderful it was to see your name pop up in my feed! I loved following you on Twitter and was sad to lose your voice when I stopped getting on the platform! Thank you so very much :)
I am so happy that you got that job! And God bless those church book clubs. Many of them have restored my own soul as well. Our God cares deeply for those tender green shoots.
Ps. I emailed you back! Hoping it reached you bc my last one kept bouncing back. 🤷♀️
What a great post! Thank you. I pray your new position is a divine appointment. Reading this reminded me of my retirement from public school teaching in 2016. The last five years of teaching were very discouraging. The supportive leadership I had enjoyed was replaced by two inexperienced principals back to back. I developed physical issues including severe vertigo. I retired. It was either work longer and plump up my retirement, but die an untimely death. I'm still kicking, so to speak. Just living on a tighter budget than I would have had I hung in there a couple more years. God has provided just fine. Thank you again for your post. Merry Christmas.
Karen, thank you so much for your kind words and sharing a bit of your story with me! Work can be so beautiful but it can also be incredibly destructive on our health. I'm grateful to know that now, and I'm grateful for the reminder that God provides. I am learning that as well :)
Merry Christmas!
Beautiful, Drew, and so many congratulations. I pray this is a soft and flourishing place for you to land. God go with you.
Lore, thank you, thank you, thank you. Ironically (or divinely), one of the themes of my talk at church this past week was finding "soft places to land." Thank you for reminding me that God offers those soft places :)
I always enjoy reading what you write. Thanks for sharing about your year, your fears, and your restoration!
Paige! Wow, thank you so much for your kindness and for reading! I enjoy reading your work!!
Congratulations on the new job!
Morgan! I can't tell you how wonderful it was to see your name pop up in my feed! I loved following you on Twitter and was sad to lose your voice when I stopped getting on the platform! Thank you so very much :)
I am so happy that you got that job! And God bless those church book clubs. Many of them have restored my own soul as well. Our God cares deeply for those tender green shoots.
Ps. I emailed you back! Hoping it reached you bc my last one kept bouncing back. 🤷♀️
"Our God cares deeply for those tender green shoots."
Amen and amen :) Thank you friend!
Ps. I didn't receive it! Hold on I'll try something else--that is frustrating!
Phew, this was beautiful and powerful to read! I’m so thankful to have encountered your story. Merry Christmas!