Isn't Life Great!

This is Cade playing with his new found friend, Cade.

This is just a snipette of Cade's daily workout routine. It puts me to shame!

...................that is unless you want answers, clarity or communion. Sometimes things come our way that we do not fully understand. Other times, we feel drawn to do things that are risky and uncomfortable. One thing you can count on is that nothing happens by chance or accident for those who love and follow God. You can also count on God for direction and provision.

When we are facing difficult circumstances in our life, prayer & Godly counsel can give us insight and confidence to face those challenges.

If you don't want healing and answers to the questions in your life or if you prefer to suffer from not adhering to God's call on your life - don't pray. If you do, God will surely provide healing and answers to the questions in your life. When that happens you will understand a peace that surpasses all understanding.

Today's entry has nothing about Cade, but I thought I would include this photo. It sure cheers me up when work gets crazy.

Life has changed dramatically over past 12 months from both a personal and a professional perspective. I am so grateful for all that God has provided me and my family with and during such a dark economic period in history I am certainly proud to still have a job. That being said, I recently expressed some repressed feelings about my work to Michele and she commented, "Well, at least now you know what to include in your letter of resignation!"

Before you begin to worry that I will not be able to provide for my family, let me reassure you that I have not quit my job. There are still tremendous opportunities to grow and learn at Healthland; however, I have again been overlooked for a management opportunity. I was informed last week that a new division has been formed within our marketing team to enable us to meet our goals more efficiently and that I would be part of the new group. I was then informed that the other Mkt Communications Mng at Healthland was promoted to the manager position for the new group. I am not knocking the other individual's abilities, but I did not even get an opportunity to interview for the position. There was apparently no consideration for the fact that I am the one MBA in our whole department! My boss (VP of Mkt) did mention how we had talked about my desire to be in mgmt but that this fit the other person better.

In addition to that great news, I had a meeting with our Sr. VP of Operations in September when I assumed my new role and we spoke at length about my desire to be in a leadership position and that I wanted some sort of mentoring to foster the on-the-job training/inclusion that I had with APS to prepare for a future leadership position. I was assured that this would take place and even complimented for me desire to progress; however, to date, no such actions have taken place.

I have to check my attitude daily and that bothers me. I am looking forward to being in a position that I again enjoy and can foresee a promising future!

I covet your prayers as Michele and I contemplate what to do next in our careers.

Wow! What a wonderful experience. This year we celebrated the birth of our Savior with Cade for the first time. He really got into the Christmas spirit with his toboggan and lots of infant accessories (bids, burp cloths, PJs, shirts, pants, socks).

He really liked tearing the wrapping paper. He even unwrapped a few presents as Michele was trying to get them wrapped! It took awhile for us to do presents this year because while Cade does enjoy tearing wrapping paper, he also likes to take his time doing it! Plus, he got more gifts than any kid I have ever known. In fact, it wouldn't all fit in the back of my truck!

It was a real joy to see how he changed our perspective this year and I can't wait to see how he gets into it next year when he will be 18 months old!