I’ve been curious to learn what my new typical day is going to look like, now that I’ve got a “regular” job. I think this is still yet to be revealed. For what it’s worth, here’s what today was like.
I got up at 5:30 to read some of the Psalms, did my at-home physical therapy exercises (my old back injury and sciatica are acting up again), prayed with my sons, kissed my wife, and at 6:40am rode the bus to work so I can support my amazing wife and those precious little boys.
It felt so good to be on the bus to work. After months of job-hunting, I appreciate more fully that I have a job while so many don’t. And that the kind of job I have allows me to make a difference in the lives of families who are jobless and at risk of homelessness.
7:30am Start work. While at work, I met another case worker who is starting home-based churches, referred to me by my supervisor. Very cool!
5:30pm go home. After work, I enjoyed some quiet (as quiet as the city gets) time with God on the bus ride home. I intentionally skipped the second bus so I could add 15 minutes to my walk home (this was painful but I knew the exercise would do my sore back and leg some good).
6:30pm arrive home. Nothing tops the experience of coming home, walking through the door and being greeted emphatically by my three hyper boys with their tight, tight hugs and pretend stabs to my gut with their pirate swords. They told me all about their first day at their new school. The long version was so cute but too long to share here. The short version: They were blessed with a fun and smooth first day (thank you, Lord!). My beautiful wife also greeted me with a kiss and homemade tamales (made by our neighbor who is selling tamales to make a few extra bucks). As planned, our family ate dinner with two of Meredith’s former co-workers who brought donuts for dessert, which thoroughly pleased our boys. Meredith’s friends love to play with our boys, and our boys love to play with them. So it was one of those social gatherings that you can feel good about as a dad because you know you didn’t leave your kids out of all the fun.
8pm open God’s Word. These two young women, who are very, very turned off by religion but opening up to the person of Jesus Christ, stayed for a Discovery Bible Discussion (aka Discovery Bible Study) after we put the boys to bed. Just before we began, though, my son Isaiah prayed all on his own for Meri’s friends and the time we would be spending reading the Bible together, which was awesome. If I’m not mistaken, this was our fourth time to explore God’s Word together with these two friends. It is exciting to watch them discovering what God is like and opening up to Him. It was also fun to hear one of these young women pray aloud to God, to hear her voicing her faith in God to the rest of us, and to observe her taking on the responsibility of facilitating the Discovery Bible Discussion. It also was wonderful to hear the both of them identifying people in their lives with whom they will share what they’re learning about God.
10:30pm Time to unwind. It was a late night so I’ll have to make up for it later with some rest. But I couldn’t just go right to bed after our guests left. I needed some additional time to unwind because, unlike my wife who usually gets reenergized by being around people, I typically need some alone time to recharge. So I’m thankful my wife graciously allowed me some down time to check my favorite blog feeds, read Obama’s speech on health care, and spend some “just me and God time” in prayer.
Now, it’s time for bed. Thank you, Lord, for a good full day. I’m sure tomorrow will be quite different and still very full and good.
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