'Tis the Season for Red, Green...and Pink Slips?

Alright, it's not really pink, but this piece of paper might as well have been. If you look close it says, "Employee Termination Report." It should've said, "Merry Christmas, Chris! Love, KSFY." But they'd probably leave out the "love" part, I suppose.

That was the fun surprise I got after work on Monday morning. I say 'after work' because I came in and worked 11:30pm to 7:30am and then they informed me that I was being laid off immediately. It would've been nice if I hadn't had to work all night before it happened. But my response was, "So I don't have to come to work tomorrow? And you're going to pay me for awhile? I'm cool with that."

So my career as a TV star (a term used very loosely) is over, and I couldn't feel better about it. I had a job interview the very next day that was very therapeutic. She asked me questions like, "What do you want to do Chris?" and "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" They're questions that I don't think about too often. I don't know the answers to those questions just yet either, so that'll take some thought. But at least I'm trying to answer them.

And really, I can do anything I want now. There's no binding contract holding me back. I've started to grow a goatee if you look at the picture close. I haven't been able to have one of those since college because I was on TV. So I can truly do anything, even grow facial hair. But when I say that, Carrie cringes a bit (the 'do anything' part, and the facial hair, too). I usually hear, "You can do what you want, but you do need to get a paycheck for it." She's not that harsh of course, but you get the picture.


I guess the moral of this story is be thankful for what you have, because it could be gone tomorrow. But the other moral is that everything happens for a reason, and it'll all work out in the end. God's always provided for our family, and we know he will provide again and again. So we're not worrying about the future and trusting that a bigger and better job is out there just waiting for me. And if you know of that bigger and better job don't hesitate to let me know...because my wife says I have to get a paycheck!