Movin' On...Up? Out? Into a Van Down by the River?

Drum roll please...the big news that I've been teasing about on Twitter? I'm saying farewell to Standing Partnership after ten years and going out into the big wide world on my own as a freelance public relations consultant.

Yeah, I know. Kind of a goofy time to be doing something like this, huh? There's that small issue of the biggest economic crisis the world has seen in a long flippin' time - and our dear new president's laser-focused determination to beat the living crap out of whatever shred of innovation and entrepreneurial activity that might pull us out of it. Well, I didn't exactly choose this route (I am a tinge nuts but not certifiably crazy - legally, anyway), but I am joining the ever-growing ranks of laid off workers with a big advantage - I have the option of freelancing rather than needing to go out and find another formal position with another company.

So here's the deal. I could sit around and feel sorry for myself and drown my sorrows in a bunch of chocolate. Or, I can thank God for the amazing life He's given me to date, thank him for the knowledge, experience and skills that I've gained at Standing Partnership (which I am sincerely and eternally grateful for), and focus on the doors that I know - I know - He's going to open for me. Heck, He's already started growing my freelance career in a couple of fun and exciting ways - God's not one to wait around when He's ready to move on something.

I'm choosing door #2. And I'm choosing to focus on Him and keep my faith in Him, because I believe the promise He gave me in Jeremiah 29:11. I've seen it happen over and over in my life, and He's going to make it happen again. Probably not in any way I can envision, but that's what makes it really fun, right?

I'm sad to say goodbye, but I'm excited about where He's leading me. I'll be sharing more about that here in the next few weeks, so stay tuned.

I am, though, gonna go have a big old bowl of chocolate ice cream. Told you I'm not certifiable.