Goin' to Camp.

I got my call! I'll be working for Flynt Energy, in a camp south of Ft. MacMurrey, called "Firebag." I'll be doing 12 hour days, the shift is 10 days in, 4 days out. I start on June 5th. I'm so excited! This is what I've been waiting for, a chance at a fresh start. After a few months I hope to be debt free, and I can start putting some money away. I don't know right now how long this opportunity will last, but at very least its a chance to make some good money in the next little while, and its gets my foot in the door for more camp opportunities.

I'm going to miss my girls. I don't even know if i'm prepared for how much I'm going to miss them, and I'm going to miss a good portion of my summer, but its a sacrifice I knew I'd have to make, when I decided to apply for work out of town. I will never be an absent father, it isn't me, but in the short term, its work, and its great money in a hurry. I'm going to feel so proud when I've eliminated my debt load. It's going to feel so good when I can kiss this part of my life goodbye, thank it for the lessons I've learned, and move onto the next chapter. I have a course layed out now. The I've got some hard road ahead for the next little while, the work is going to be hard, missing my friends and my summer is going to be hard, missing my kids is going to be the hardest, but I beleive there are greener pastures ahead for me. In my imagination, Eden awaits on the other side of this mountain, and I'm ready for one last climb, before a long awaited rest.

I have no delusions that times will never be temultuous again. Life has taught me that struggle and suffering are both unavoidable and necessary, but I'm ready for a short rest. A chance to breathe, to reflect, to dream, and to set a course for my next adventure... I'm getting ahead of myself, I still have a mountain infront of me, that will require sacrifice, respect, and caution if I'm ever going to see Eden. One step at a time...