Life. Flipped upside down and around

As my new schedule takes shape (just confirmed some things today), my life feels more and more turned upside down. Here are some contrasts:

Now - work a 40 hour week at 1 job
After 9/1 - work a 25 hour week at 1 job and like 16 at another

Now - work only with adults
After 9/1 - will spend 16 of my hours hanging out with 2 little kiddos

Now - work some evenings and weekends
After 9/1 - no more evenings or weekends unless it's a volunteer gig or my choice ;)

Now - am a leader in my area of work
After 9/1 - will be support staff for leaders in my area of work

Now - have ultimate flexibility
After 9/1 - not as much flexibility, but some

My new schedule: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday work as admin support on the Worship & Creative Arts team at church. Same desk, same team, different job.
Wednesday and Friday I will nanny for 2 kids around the age of 3.
Evenings and weekends, whatever! ;)

As my final days of work at my job are winding down I'm beginning to realize how drastically things will be changing. Sometimes I look forward to the change and other times I'm a little scared. But no matter what I feel the change won't stop coming. I'm glad I have all next week to let it sink in and get "ready" so when I come home I can hit the ground running!!

I really think we can choose how we feel how about our life and right now I'm going to choose to enjoy the new stage. It's a fantastic change and I'm looking forward to hanging out with little kids a couple days a week. It will be the ultimate in variety!! I am also looking forward to my change in roles at church and feel good about the person who is taking over some of what I do. I'm also looking forward to handing off all the stuff that doesn't really fit on my desk!! I guess that if God guides us where he wants that it's comforting to know that he guided me to where I am right now. So right now THIS is what he's called me to and I want to serve him well no matter what my station of life is. I mean, if you can serve well in a small role then how much better you can serve in a big role!!

Mark left this past Sunday for a week in Taiwan. It could have been longer but they want to respect our trip planned next week, so he's coming home on Sunday. It's WAY easier to deal with a one week trip and for sure end date then the open ended ones that are estimated for 2+ weeks he normally goes on. I spent the night alone at our new place last night (I was at Barb's the night before). It was actually not too bad. I think it sort of helped that we are completely out of routine and have only been there for a little over 2 weeks and spent that time out of our normal routine. So there is no normal right now. I think we are now going to re-invent normal.

By the way, Mark doesn't want me to post pictures of the new place until our Mom's come to visit. So it might be a few months ;)