Imagine, part 5

TnT, pride before the Called So after moving to Virginia, we started attending a medium size Methodist Church. It was such an unlikely pairing; formerly hardcore Pentecostals meet the mainline church. But as I mentioned in the previous post, we loved it. I started attending a Bible study. At the time, I had a skater […]

Imagine, part 3

Four Years in the Desert Young adulthood kicked off with the end of college. By some miracle, I graduated from Bethany on time with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. I wanted to go to grad school to become a therapist, but my student loan dept (modest by today’s standards) freaked me out. I needed a […]

Bizarro Christmas

This should be a pretty short entry. I am just checking in to say, “Merry Christmas.” This Christmas is bizarre to say the very least. Why? My faith is on the rocks. I have no family coming or going to share the holiday. Work is intense. My wife has to work ‘round the clock. And […]

Nothing Moves…This Week

This week was a roller coaster ride. Thankfully, it is over. Sunday the world is fresh again. “Gray Day….Everything is gray. I watch. But nothing moves today.”…Dr. Seuss Monday was one of those days that I felt wholly inadequate as a parent. Ethan has struggled with his whole life with urinary continence. What most children […]

Mixed Bag

This is going to be one of those postings where I just start writing until something clicks. It may just be random mush. I just found out that one of my professors is college died suddenly. He had heart surgery on Friday to remove a benign tumor. I am not sure what happened, but apparently […]

I agree, but you are wrong!

At work, I work on 7 different projects with 3 other PMs. One of the seven projects is cursed. It is a behemoth and is nearly impossible to manage. The position of Sr. PM on the projects I call “Defense Against the Dark Arts.” Every 18-24 months, whoever is holding the position goes start raving […]

Mirror Mirror

This is my least favorite time at work. It is the end of our fiscal year and I have to do staff evaluations. Now 8 of my 9 employees received an average to excellent rating. But of course those don’t count. The only one I care about is the one who was struggling. Part of […]

Happy brain…lonely blog

It is 9:30, Thursday night. I am into the last half hour of a 14 hour day. I have not had a break all day, so I am going to take a brief moment and blog. Work has been bananas. I am on a project that is tapping all of my mental resources. It […]