My Life, 5 Year Snapshots (1990 thru 1994) - Part 3/3
MAJOR MOVES I told my boss and co-workers at Bowers Manufacturing that I had taken a position in Iowa and that I would be moving in a few weeks. They couldn't have been more supportive and grateful for my contributions to the company over the past 5+ years. I couldn't have been more committed and passionate about this new endeavor for my family but that didn't diminish the heart-tugging nostalgia I felt as we prepared for the big move. I mean, just 18 years prior, when I moved back to Southern California, I thought I'd never leave again. It just shows you how the various seasons of our lives can totally flip our sense of contentment. In 1978, I had started a small, church softball league of sorts. We had four churches involved and we would play on Saturday afternoons wherever we could find an open softball field. We used throw down bases, we'd umpire ourselves and we would make up the rules as we went. Each year, we would get a bit more sophisticated. Eventually, ...