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Welp! I guess it's been about 4 years since my last post.  Only about million things have changed.  Silas just turned four.  We moved to Texas.  We moved to California.  Life is simply wild.

So, at the time of my last post Justin was launching Corner Church Camden and I was a bout to start a new sales position with FedEx.

At the end of 2017 Justin stepped down from Corner Church (maybe a post about that sometime).

After he stepped down we felt the freedom for me to really go for some career goals which would also move us away from the frigid north.

Much of 2018 I spent pursuing Leadership opportunities within FedEx, and at the end of 2018 we moved to Fort Worth, Texas for an 18 month time-in-position commitment as a manger in Inside Sales.  

Fast Forward 18 months to May 2020 and an opportunity for promotion to field sales manager came up in Northern California.  We had really wanted to move to SoCal, but found NorCal fairly appealing as well when we started to research the area.  I went for it, I got the job, and we moved across country during a global pandemic.

I'm writing right now for who knows what reason.  I have some things and ideas on my heart and in my mind.  For now, typing up these few short paragraphs are a start in maybe getting that "something" off the ground.  

Peace, ya'll.  Be kind to yourself.  Be kind to others.

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