I had much to be thankful for in 2017. Family, friends, home, job…

Cousin Steve was still with us at Thanksgiving, allowing us to celebrate one last Thanksgiving with all of the cousins together. We lost him in early December and at his memorial service the pastor talked about Steve having a vocation – architecture. His vocation led him to be the first person to work on a building on the National Register of Historical Places following the work completed by the original architect and his son. Steve designed a handicapped accessible restroom. Not the most significant project in the world, but a significant impact on the community.

This led me to thinking about my life. Do I have a vocation? Do I feel passionate about what I do? Does my work have an impact, even if that impact was only on a congregation and perhaps on others in the architectural community?

It’s time to take that leap and find my vocation in life.

I’m going to take a sabbatical to follow my dreams.