A Space Of My Own

As some of you know, I've been working at the church here in Sylvan for almost 4 years...what you may not know is that for 31/2 of those years, I did not have an office of my own! When I first came to the church, we were in our old building and there was only an office for the senior pastor and then a computer and desk in the foyer for the secretary (the youth pastor and I would also share it). So if I was at the church working, I would just sit in the sanctuary, pull the communion table over and go to work. While we were transitioning to our new building we held sevices for a few months at the community centre, and rented some office space downtown. So there were sometimes 4 of us in one room, with two computers trying to work. Needless to say I worked at home a lot during that time. Then finally! We moved into our new building! However, they hadn't considered that they might hire new staff, and so there were only 2 offices built, with a main office for the secretary. So for the last 2 and a half years I've made my office in the library along one of the walls...my bookshelf, filing cabinet and desk in a neat little row. Well, often not so neat...in kids ministry "stuff" piles up a lot, and if you have nowhere to hide it you're hooped! A few months ago, the church was kind enough to take the main office and split it in two, build some walls, and wire a new office so that I could have my own space! It finally got done and I'm now moved in, and although it's small, and I currently have no door, I'm so thankful for this office of my own! Here are some before and after pics, from my "office" in the library and my new office...