Our Life Changes Today

Today Doug started a new chapter at work as Champion bought another dialysis chair company in Ocala, Florida.  He will now be the CFO of both companies and will travel back and forth between the two for the foreseeable future.  He left last night for a ten day trip and had a great first day.  He and Champion's president were introduced to their new employees and toured the facilities.  Doug was also able to get a little bit of time in on learning their financial software and data collection.  He was tired when he called to check in yesterday as he had a late night flight into Orlando and an early morning meeting at Winco, but overall was extremely happy.  They had been working on the sale since last fall and he was excited to get started.

I was ecstatic for Doug.  This would be a new challenge for him professionally and I knew that he wanted that after this past year.  In the short term it will take some adjusting for our family as he will most likely  be in Florida monthly.  Cam and I were prepared for that and spent yesterday looking over meals that we could try cooking and television shows that we could watch in Doug's absence.  In the long term this company will provide an avenue for Doug and I to hopefully have a place in Florida one day.  We had talked a lot during the pandemic about life after Cameron's graduation.  We both wanted some place warmer than Northern Indiana to live in for part of the year and Ocala would definitely provide that.  The Heinisch children were just as excited as I was about the possibility of winters in Florida.  Brett and Meg started sharing ideas they had for what they would do when they would visit.  Cam joined in once he realized that he would now be able to go to University of Florida and Florida State football games or maybe even an IU bowl game in the future.  Cal had always wanted to live in Florida, so he had no problems with Doug traveling back and forth.  

It's amazing how God's plan for us was the same as one that we have chosen for ourselves.  I wonder if He was preparing us for it all along with our recent interest in the Sunshine state or if He was listening to our late night conversations at the bonfire pit.  Either way, today was a life changer.  Can't wait to see where this path leads us.