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. . ..Corinthians 14:33….

.It was going to be a great spring/summer break as I got ready for my nineteenth birthday. I decided to take care of one of my two physical education requirements and picked a beginners tennis class to satisfy one of them. I was not disappointed in doing so. Tennis as a sport I should have played in high school. God gave me the opportunity and I was just to stupid to see it. The coach, who was also the Special Education Instructor, pleaded with me to join the tennis team. My vocational teacher also quite frankly told me to get rid of my girlfriend, car and co-op job. He felt I was missing a great opportunity. I didn’t listen. I was enjoying everything my co-op job brought me in terms of experience with people in the “work world.” I was earning a paycheck and I was going to be graduating high school.

.To this day I still don’t regret my decision not to play high school sports. I felt I needed to get on with a real life. However, what I do regret is that if I played, was coached by our school Special Education teacher, he would have noticed my hearing deficiency, and could have helped me. By God’s grace I completed undergraduate and graduate school without knowing I had a hearing deficiency. I recorded all of the lectures on a cassette player so I could relisten to them as many times as I needed to. So playing tennis now for the fun of it and completing a requirement toward my Associates Degree was a no brainer. Picking the time was easy as well. They offered only one class at 3:00 PM Monday through Friday. I jumped at the chance this time.

.I was back at the factory welding ball joints to A frames and enjoying it. No one was bothering me and I had plenty of work to do so I thought. God’s plan was once again different then mine and before I left work that morning I was told by my foreman that I had been laid off. This was the second time I had been laid off here and I have to say that it did upset me. I would have to wait two weeks before filing for unemployment and sub pay. I knew I was going to have to find another job. This totally stunk, but there was no other recourse for me. I began to believe David was right. Somebody here doesn’t want me here. I thought my welding skills would keep me here for awhile but that was wishful thinking on my part and once again I would pray: Where should I go now God? Looking for some direction please. ….My Life’s Journey continued…..