Times of Transition

Change is hard.

This past week has been a roller coaster of emotions and unfortunately, most of them have been stressful, hurtful, and sad. Our department got news last Tuesday of who would be staying at the school, and who would be going. Ultimately, 2/3 of our close-knit work family would be seeking employment elsewhere. That is a really hard pill to swallow, for everyone.

Over the past five years in this role, I have grown to view this team as a family, dysfunctional a lot of the time, but family none-the-less. It is going to be very difficult to wrap my head around working here without them. Each one brought something to the table that was valuable and unique. It's a very strange sensation to be grieving over this situation, but that's reality.

I think I have moved past the disbelief stage, and the anger stage. I think I'm in the "oh my goodness, what are we going to do now!!??!!" stage. I cried my first set of tears over this today at our last luncheon together. It is all starting to sink in as people are packing their offices into small boxes and loading up their cars. Next week is going to be eerily quiet around here. The sad kind of quiet. The lonely kind of quiet.

Through all of this transition, I am constantly reminded that God has a plan for each and every one of us, no matter what obstacles come into our paths. He will see us all through. Continue to pray for me and for my co-workers as we all face a situation that is new to us and hard on every level.