Mar 2009
"time to catch up!"
Sunday, March 29, 2009 Filed in: my life
hello out there.
not that there’s probably anyone reading this anymore. i mean, i update so infrequently, i don’t blame anyone for having given up on me all together.
however, i’ll keep writing if only to allow my brain a place to dump from time to time.
the last few months have been crazy and amazing and busy and overwhelming all at the same time. there’s just been so much going on. i’m not even sure what to include and what to leave out. how about this? instead of each and every detail, i’ll start with the end result and look back at the relevant details.
so, as of last week, i am now the Product Developer for the Trû project. this means that i have my own team that i’ll be leading and developing as we develop this project between ROCKHARBOR and David C. Cook. in many ways, it’s the fulfillment of years of waiting on and trusting in God for what He has for me.
the past few years haven’t made a ton of sense for me. i spent several years trying to figure out what i wanted to do. i tried to force things to work at Friends and with FIGURE and in other areas so that i could have something. i guess, deep down, i knew that none of those things was where God really wanted me. but i couldn’t just let go of that.
then He brought me to ROCKHARBOR and gave me the job of Associate Director of ROCKHARBOR families. while i absolutely knew that this was where He had me, i didn’t know or understand why. nobody really did. we just knew it was. as everything began falling into place for ROCKHARBOR families and the project with Cook, i didn’t quite understand my place in the whole thing. i knew, however, that i belonged in it. i just didn’t understand how or where. what i really didn’t understand was that during that time, over the past year, i was being prepared for this moment.
last month, Sharron (my boss and leader of the Trû production team) stepped down. suddenly, i was called to step up to the plate. they needed someone to lead this team, but they wanted to do it differently. they wanted someone who knew and understood the philosophy inside out. they wanted someone who would lead a team and not manage a project. they wanted someone who was rooted in ROCKHARBOR culture. they wanted someone who could work day-in and day-out with Michelle to create a product grounded in the philosophy and ministry of ROCKHARBOR families. they wanted me.
you can see how it became suddenly clear why God had taken me on the path he had over the past year. there is nobody else that is qualified to do this job. so... here i am. simultaneously the Director of Families Development for ROCKHARBOR and the Product Developer for David C. Cook. it’s a little overwhelming. (the project is a little behind schedule and i have to figure out how to get things back on track.) but the great thing is, this is everything i wanted to be doing. it’s also everything i knew i was capable of. all of the things that Lutheran High and Friends tried to tell me i couldn’t do (and almost had me convinced i couldn’t do), i’m now doing.
the adventure continues!
- barnes
not that there’s probably anyone reading this anymore. i mean, i update so infrequently, i don’t blame anyone for having given up on me all together.
however, i’ll keep writing if only to allow my brain a place to dump from time to time.
the last few months have been crazy and amazing and busy and overwhelming all at the same time. there’s just been so much going on. i’m not even sure what to include and what to leave out. how about this? instead of each and every detail, i’ll start with the end result and look back at the relevant details.
so, as of last week, i am now the Product Developer for the Trû project. this means that i have my own team that i’ll be leading and developing as we develop this project between ROCKHARBOR and David C. Cook. in many ways, it’s the fulfillment of years of waiting on and trusting in God for what He has for me.
the past few years haven’t made a ton of sense for me. i spent several years trying to figure out what i wanted to do. i tried to force things to work at Friends and with FIGURE and in other areas so that i could have something. i guess, deep down, i knew that none of those things was where God really wanted me. but i couldn’t just let go of that.
then He brought me to ROCKHARBOR and gave me the job of Associate Director of ROCKHARBOR families. while i absolutely knew that this was where He had me, i didn’t know or understand why. nobody really did. we just knew it was. as everything began falling into place for ROCKHARBOR families and the project with Cook, i didn’t quite understand my place in the whole thing. i knew, however, that i belonged in it. i just didn’t understand how or where. what i really didn’t understand was that during that time, over the past year, i was being prepared for this moment.
last month, Sharron (my boss and leader of the Trû production team) stepped down. suddenly, i was called to step up to the plate. they needed someone to lead this team, but they wanted to do it differently. they wanted someone who knew and understood the philosophy inside out. they wanted someone who would lead a team and not manage a project. they wanted someone who was rooted in ROCKHARBOR culture. they wanted someone who could work day-in and day-out with Michelle to create a product grounded in the philosophy and ministry of ROCKHARBOR families. they wanted me.
you can see how it became suddenly clear why God had taken me on the path he had over the past year. there is nobody else that is qualified to do this job. so... here i am. simultaneously the Director of Families Development for ROCKHARBOR and the Product Developer for David C. Cook. it’s a little overwhelming. (the project is a little behind schedule and i have to figure out how to get things back on track.) but the great thing is, this is everything i wanted to be doing. it’s also everything i knew i was capable of. all of the things that Lutheran High and Friends tried to tell me i couldn’t do (and almost had me convinced i couldn’t do), i’m now doing.
the adventure continues!
- barnes
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