Thump to the Back of the Head #3

Here we are near the end of 2004. Things were going great. Our son Logan had been born of April of that year, financially we were not great but ok, and life in general was pretty good.

One morning, Christine was reading the paper and came across a job opening at the West Covina Unified School District. She showed it to me, and I read it and handed it back. I was perfectly content where I was and wasn't looking for a new job. Her words "well, you're going to apply aren't you?". Ok, when you're married you learn a lot about each other. Tone is a big one to pay attention to. So, I polished up my resume, filled out the application and sent it off.

Surprise, I wound up getting the job and taking on a very challenging and exciting position.

Now, before I'd mentioned that I was keeping God in a special place on the back burner. He was still there. However, slowly but surely He was making his presence known, and He wasn't too happy about where I was keeping Him.

Enter Ronnie. Also known as Thumper Jr.. I often refer to the Holy Spirit as Thumper, and boy she gets used a lot to relay messages that land with a thud.

From the time she became a part of our department, we've talked about religion and faith. In the beginning, the discussions were light, but they got deep quick. The major thump in this part of my life was the realization that the gifts mentioned in the New Testament were still alive and well.

When I first figured out that she was right and they were still around, and that I'd been given a few that I'd never properly identified before, boy was I upset. All those years in church, Christian home schooling, etc. None of them had prepared me for this or led me to even believe that they still existed.

Now, I was officially curious again. I wanted to know more. Started reading my Bible again. Started reading all kinds of books. I had officially started onto the on ramp.