Starting manual labor in 8 hours!
At 7:30am, I will show up to start my new job of being a carpenter! I have lots of mixed feelings.
Why I Am Excited:
- PAYCHECK!!!
- Get to work with my hands and build stuff
- Get to learn a new skill that will be useful for life
- Lose some weight doing manual labor in the sun 40-50 hours a week
- Get to work on the shore of a lake everyday
Why I Am Anxious:
- It’s going to be HARD labor
- I’ll have less time to do other things (spend time with Kindel, plan worship for camps, etc.)
- I’ve never done construction before
- I’m going to be BEYOND exhausted every night for the first couple weeks until I get used to it
- The language barrier with a couple of the guys will be hard. I hope to pick up a lot of Spanish.
How I Plan to Grow Through This:
- Interacting with different people–these guys aren’t the usual guys I would hang with
- Learn Spanish
- Learn valuable carpentry skills
- Lose a ton of weight
Pray for me! I’ll let you know how it went!
dude…i think this is going to be a great job for you man. I feel like working with your hands is going to be good for you as a creative person…it is very gratifying. god can teach you a lot through manual labor…get some rest!