This post is a bit different than the norm. I do feel it necessary to share a bit of what has gone on in the recent and not so recent past.

In 2019 I wrapped up a masters degree and worked to get back into a cadence of publishing content at a regular pace. The organization I was with was going through significant change that required more hours than would allow creativity to write when off of work. In 2020, well need I say more COVID and with that, a furlough which led to my exit from an organization I loved, but it was time that I move on. In the back half of 2020 and early 2021 I was with a new organization, that in the early spring of 2021 I had seen the warning signs of unstable management and the need to get out. They beat me to it and laid me off on 4/15/2021 along with several others. That date will forever hold other significance which I will celebrate for a good while with good BBQ and fireworks so long as I live outside of the city limits.

In June of 2021 I began my next position with my current employer. This place has many attributes similar to where I was furloughed from in 2020. After a few months on the job I was offered the opportunity to relocate to Oklahoma and office out of headquarters which I accepted. Days after closing on a house in Oklahoma, my mother fell ill. She passed back in May and things have not been the same. She did however love the work I did here.

The above was my sob story or excuse for not being as active here over the past few years. I’m working to get content together for the next post. I am still in the fight and have spoken with various churches in various capacities regarding becoming survivor friendly, protecting the flock from predators, and consulting on various situations where predators may have been attempting to sneak into a flock.

Remember to keep your eyes open and that anyone can be the good watchman, it just takes a lot more effort than being the bad one.

Steve