A Year Removed

Posted on Tuesday, December 13 2011 at 5:29 AM

It's kind of odd this morning as I wake up extremely early to go to work, about what I was doing one year ago today. Well exactly 1 year ago, I was still sleeping..., well maybe, maybe I was helping with one of the every two hour feedings and diaper changes that greeted our new life as parents of twins.

One year ago today, I walked into Expedient as a new employee. With it came all the promise and luster of a new job after working four years for DiamondStar Ltd, and Leprechaun and Clientrak support. Going from a company that called itself "The DataCenter", I was going to work for a company that specialized in actually being a DataCenter.

I had thought at the time that it was going to be the job that we felt God was going to give me after graduation, only 6 months prior in this case. Little did I know that within 3 weeks, Bettis would call for the first time for a phone interview, which I had applied for at the same time as Expedient. I didn't take them up on the phone interview at that time. Which was something that came up multiple times in the actual interview process 6 months later.

One year later, I have two amazing 13 and a half month olds who do much to amaze every day from saying "Thank You", to retrieving the exact book or item you asked for. They are so intelligent, and I am such the proud father, in case you couldn't tell.

I couldn't imagine leaving The DataCenter, after four years. It had been the job I was given after I left the Post Office because they refused to allow me off on Saturday Evenings/Sunday mornings to worship at church. A year after that decision, I was getting my license and my car, and a year after that I was marrying my wife, and a year after that my twin daughters were born.

It's crazy to think about how much life changes and God moves in a year, but neglecting to do so, doesn't mean that he hasn't. It just means we were likely too busy with change and God movement to notice.

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