December Wanderings

A few days ago, our Office Administrator, Kathy Hudson, asked if I had a few minutes to talk.  That is never a good request . . . and it was not this time.  Kathy was tendering her resignation as our Administrator/Secretary/Phone Voice/Backstop/Go To Person, effective December 5th.  Casey is on record saying that Kathy’s presence is going to be irreplaceable – her warm voice is the first sound you hear when you call the office or walk through the door.  I am on record saying, “#&*%$!”  Which brings me to another point – I can’t say anything about Kathy because church secretaries can tell more stories about ministers than we can tell about them – they have seen and heard us at our worst.  And besides, she has never yelled at me even one time because of missed deadlines or strange behavior.

First, let me say a word about what Kathy will be doing.  She will be joining the family firm.  Her husband Jody started his own house construction company several years ago and like most solo ventures, he has found himself gasping for air most days.  He has won some awards for houses he has built in the Fuquay-Varina/Wake County area and needs more than a little help most days running the office, doing the books, running errands and marketing.  So, he poached our office administrator.  No, I did not provide a reference.  Had he asked, I would have said, Yes, she does a remarkable amount of work considering how much she sleeps on the job.  But Jody knows his wife and probably wouldn’t have paid attention to me anyway.  Anyway, she is excited about this new challenge and what it will mean for her and her family.

And what about us?  Well, we will get along without Kathy though at the moment, I do not know exactly how.  But we will.  I have talked to Pat Campbell about getting a search process under way, so we are beginning a process that will lead us to someone else.  During the next few weeks, we will probably be able to use some temp help in the office.  I know we are moving into the holidays, but if you have some hours to give, let me know.  And maybe even more importantly, I ask you to think about any folks you know who might be interested in a job:  20 hours a week working for a great church and working along side a delightful    musician, a charming bookkeeper and one other guy.

So, when you see or talk to Kathy in the next couple of weeks, let her know how much you have appreciated her kind spirit and her hard work over these past years.  The best thing about all this, of course, is that she will still be around.  We will see her regularly, I am sure.  So, while we will miss her, this is something of a soft rather than a hard goodbye. 
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Blessings and Peace,
Gary