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December 29, 2005

2005 YEAR-IN REVIEW

And oh, what a life-changing event 2005 has been. Let's just look back on the major roller-coaster that has been 2005 (that's four cities and three - count 'em - states I've lived in just this year). Let's review:

January 1-16 - Started out youth pastoring in Bartlesville, OK. Such peaceful times.
January 17 - Accepted youth pastor position in OKC. Moved pregnant wife. Very naive at this time, and unfortunately a little arrogant.
February - March - Work load is huge. No signs of relief. A few parents don't like me very much. About to get blindsided.
March 16 - The bottom falls out! Fired in OKC and given 4 months of severance. Life is now getting confusing.
March 17 - May 23 - Looking for youth pastor jobs all over the country. Interviewed at churches in Bloomington, IL; Appleton, WI; Lubbock, TX; Jacksonville, FL; Minneapolis, MN; and Fort Worth, TX. None of those worked out. Thought about becoming a professional interviewer. Maybe I'm missing my calling. Life just keeps getting confusing. Why on earth did I leave Bartlesville? In the words of Napoleon Dynamite, "You IDIOT!"
May 24 - My beautiful daughter is born, changing my life and my sleep habits forever! Life JUST GOT INTERESTING!
May 25, 26, and 27 - Oh my gosh! I'm a father! What the heck have I gotten myself into? I can't bring this baby all the way up to adulthood! And I can't sleep!
May 28 - Quit whining and learned that I love being a dad. But, I still am jobless!
May 29 - June 23 - Finally gave up the youth pastor search when I'd interviewed with a psycho church in the OKC area. Just wasn't worth it anymore.
June 24 - Moved the family in with my folks in Florida, an hour from my hometown of Panama City. Got a job in Human Resources with Sallie Mae, Inc., America's #1 student loan company.
June 25 - September - Learned I had quite a knack for business and consulting. Helped lots of people move up in the company and enhanced my resume.
October - November - Seasonal employment with SallieMae, Inc. ends. Take my HR skills to the Florida Department of Corrections Region 1 Office where a bunch of weird government stuff was going on. (No kidding, read about it here.)
November - December - Finally moved back to the Midwest, out here in the Vatican of the Assemblies of God and Southern Baptists.

Wow, what a complicated mess my taxes are going to be this year!

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Man, your year was hectic!
Good thing you still hang in there, respect!

Posted by: Mathias | January 02, 2006