New Adventute

It's the night before the first day of school and the house is quiet. It's just me and Joe here now. Jana's off on her first year of college and Ben's well into soccer practice for year three. I start a new job tomorrow and I'm laying here like its just another day. 

God really worked a miracle in the finding, receiving and transitioning of this job. It's really all I can say. There is absolutely no way it should have worked out as smoothly as it did and yet here it is: the first day of school. 

I'm starting my dream job tomorrow. Well as close as I can get to my dream job that is not on the mission field. I'm teaching 8th grade writing. Now if I could have chose any profession in the world with no thought of money, writer would be way up there on the list. So the fact that I get to spend my days teaching middle schoolers to write is just amazing. I get to share my love of writing with them and watch their creativity explode off the page. 

It must just simply be peace because as I lay here thinking through it all I am just calm. No nerves, no butterflies, just calm. It's as if I'm walking toward my destiny for this phase of life and all is grand. 

I know. Big words that are usually followed by a figurative glance over your shoulder. But really. I am just excited and ready for a new adventure that brings with it even more opportunities for even bigger adventures. 

So to go with my figurative theme. Here it is: a figurative toast to the first day of school -- which is always the start of a new adventure.