Riding is over, new job is starting

Well, that's it for the riding and racing season. I rode 5,800 km and spent 180 hours in the saddle. No wonder my ass is sore. Now I switch to riding indoors on the rollers, outdoors on the mountain bike and working on core strength at the gym. None of this will interest you if you are a couch potato.

After a year of stirring and feeling a new job was coming I agreed to a new role yesterday in my company. It was neat to see it take place over a year, to find that I had it totally wrong for most of the time (thinking I was going to start my own business or leave my company), to have it happen at one of the lowest ebbs of job enthusiasm I have gone through and to really feel God's presence in it. It's sort of like I stepped into my destiny in the very place I thought it couldn't ever exist. But why couldn't it? It exists in Him, not in a job. If that makes sense.

In other news, I have a good cycling buddy who is finding God the hard way. Last week he was going to commit suicide (really) because his life was so bad and this week things got worse. I asked if I could stop by yesterday but he told me to stay away then sent me an email this morning about how God is angry with him and punishing him. I feel for the guy. I'm glad God isn't angry and punishing me because I know what happend to Jesus and I ain't ready for it. So I'm hiding in Jesus so he can't find me.

I guess I'll have to talk with my friend by email and hope God talks to him in person. That's probably a better idea anyway.

Pa