A thought by Bob Goff, (2014-01-07) from his book with Barna Group, Multi-Careering: Do Work That Matters at Every Stage of Your Journey (Frames) (Kindle Location 193). Zondervan. I have had some of those job and they each one built something into me. I was a teenage church custodian of my father’s church. I also took care of the lawn. When I was in college I was a middle school custodian. I have been a painter. In a small down in western Kansas I painted the Post Office, City Hall, the Motel and Restaurant out on the highway and I don’t remember how many houses I painted inside and out. I also was a mason’s tender. That job didn’t end well. But each one of those jobs built something into me. They taught me to have pride in what I did but they also showed me they weren’t what I was going to give my life too. But each one shaped me. I like how Bob puts it, “We can draw on what we experience over a long, hot summer cleaning a camp kitchen to help us
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