It has been several months since my last blog and I have kind of missed doing it. The last several months have been busy and hectic. With the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, New Year's and my 51st birthday in January and countless activities involving kids we have been very busy. In addition to this work has been somewhat challenging. There have been many changes going on at Titan, some that effect me personally, most company wide. In mid December I was moved from the area of Inspection that I have been in for over two years and into the inspection receiving group. This involved a physical move from one building to another and from working on parts and pieces Titan manufactures here to outsourced parts. Outsource parts are anything that Titan contracts out to other shops or companies to make for us. Most of what I inspect revolves around our Instrument and Logging departments, much of it prototype parts. While this had been a new and good learning experience, I have never been one to embrace change with open arms. More paperwork and sometimes more stress, topped with the uncertainty of more changes that are possible in the Titan future.
Other issues fall closer to home with still being bothered my knee that I has scoped this last fall, Mom's Alzheimer's is getting worse, and my yearly physical had some results that will either be confirmed or dismissed after some further tests. I don't feel at this time is will be anything serious, but who knows.
Through all of this I will have to admit that my walk with God has not been where it needs to be. As a result Satan has taken every opportunity to derail my walk with the Lord, and unfortunately I have all too often let him "tear up my tracks". I have had to remind myself daily that God is in control of ALL things, and He has me where I need to be at this time in my life. Besides just like a knife cannot be sharpened without being ground on a stone, we cannot grow as Christians without being "ground on" in our walk with God.
Through all the change and stress I still see His magnificent hand at work in my life and my families. Sandra and I have been blessed with 5 wonderful kids (who are typical siblings that fight. pick and prod each other)are facing life and problems that the world throws at them, relatively well. We are also going to celebrate our 25th Anniversary this year!! Sarah will graduate from Wayland and Ben the youngest is now in school.
Looking back at the last three months I will have to say that we are being treated better than we deserve!! Thank you God, for all that you do and allow, in our lives and help me to know that through it all you are leading and walking with me!
