Can it be 2009 already....

The end of this year is proving to be very rough. Yesterday after church pulling out of McDonalds from having lunch, the clutch went out in my car. Now we found out today that we are looking at almost a thousand bucks (probably over 1000 after taxes) to get it fixed. Well I chalk it up to being able to drive my car for another 3-4 years. So It will be worth it long term. After all I only have ten more months to pay on it. So keep us in your prayers. God always seems to get us through these times, so I'm not going to sweat it.

Christmas come and gone....

Well Christmas came and went this year and by all accounts was fairly uneventful. I think as I grow older some of the luster of this holiday has worn off. Actually I think it is more likely that the comercialization of the holiday has tarnished it a bit for me. I long for the old days when a candle light service meant that you carried your candles out of the building with you when you went. Kind of like carrying the light of Christ out into the world. And when the anticipation of the morning kept you up all night. And the pinnacle of the Christmas eve service was the person that was lucky enough to sing O Holy Night. This year they actually sang Have yourself a merry little Christmas in the service. Mind you I like that song very much, but it just doesn't seem to hold what I would consider the true meaning of Christmas, like silent night or O Holy Night. So my mom and Bill will be coming here for New Years. So much for getting drunk and lighting fire works from our back door (lol just kidding). Anyway it will be very nice to see them. The last time they saw me I was 50 lbs heavier and barely able to jog 2 miles. I made the decision this week that I want to run a half marathon in May. I'm sure I can do it, as I have run up to 7 miles just recently even in 60 minutes. So I just have to start focusing my efforts and expanding on that 7 mile run at least once a week so that I can build up to the 13 miles I will have to do for the half marathon. I just wish I didn't feel so blaaa this year. I hope 2009 brings better things for everyone.

Promising news...

Well the recruiter called my yesterday and told me that I made it to the second round of interviews for Home Depot. They let the holiday season creep up on them before they knew it and now the second round will take place the second week in January. It sounds very likely that I'll have some form of offer in the near future though. So I'm excited. Takes a huge weight off my shoulders. Now if I can just get Office Depot to terminate me and give me a severance package right when Home Depot is giving me a job offer that would be the best of all possible outcomes. I'll settle for a secure job where I don't have to wonder and worry for my employment though.

Rough times....

I often wonder if God sometimes lets us dangle by our ankles just so we learn to trust him with our daily subsistence. This week Office Depot closed down 6 distribution centers,and 122 stores. 2000 people are losing their jobs. The RCC and the Crossdock in Columbus that are mine are closing. My boss who is a regional manager is closing down Detroit DC leaving him one less and leaving me one total. I'm not naive enough not to believe that as soon as they close the crossdock and RCC that I'm not completely expendable to the company. So I'm holding on with baited breath to see if I get my second interview with Home Depot. They were supposed to let me know this week if I got the interview. I haven not heard anything. The recruiter is playing it cool telling me not to get overly concerned. Needless to say my stress level is mega high. I think I need to get on my knees and give it up to God. Let him take over and leave it in his hands. He's never let me down before. So anyway, I need to find a good stress relief mechanism. Suggestions are welcome. Don't say exercise. I do enough of that already :)