I Didn't Know What To Do Next. I had been praying about the right job, purpose, fulfillment. The only answer I had gotten was to close the construction business that my father and I had managed for over two decades. Although we'd just had one of our most successful years, both Dad and I felt the same way. It was time to move on.
For the next few months, we focused on helping our 18 employees find new jobs. We prayed a lot and listened for God's guidance. And by the time we closed our doors, all the people who'd worked with us were employed in jobs that were as good as, or better than, the positions they'd held at our company. But I still didn't know what I was going to do.
I had a wife, two kids in elementary school, and what I thought was enough money to get us through a year. I figured I'd spend some time with my family and then find a job in the construction industry working for somebody else. Since my wife was teaching and our kids were in school, I had a lot of time to myself. So I decided to keep an office in the building where our construction offices had been. I thought I'd use it as a gataway where I could go and read, think, and be quiet. I'd always wanted a period of time for extensive study—to gain a deeper understanding of the Bible and Mary Baker Eddy's book, Science and Health, and to read books about Mrs. Eddy's life. So on the Monday after our business closed, I was in the "office" at 8 a.m.—with my Bible, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and a handful of biographies of Mary Baker Eddy.
