Niki, my wife, is
a registered nurse. When we met she was
in nursing school and worked at a casino in Tunica, Mississippi, almost
full-time to pay tuition. I like to
think I played a part in helping her get through school because she had some
tough times along the way. In truth, her
persistence pushed her through. She has
drive and passion. She is a natural
caregiver and very gentle. Nursing is
her calling, what she was meant to do in this world, and she does it amazingly
well.
After
over 15 years she is still a nurse, well respected and hard working. Whether her goal is to run a marathon or to
coordinate a Girl Scout event, she gets the job done. So how am I lucky enough to have a wife with
the same passion for traveling, so much so that she gives up her seniority at
work and comfort at home to become a travel nurse over the next year while we
‘roadschool’ the girls and see what the world has to offer? I count my blessings every day.
And
then there is my job. I work at Lausanne
Collegiate School, arguably the best school in Memphis, possibly in the
South. For almost ten years I have
taught there and in this time they have allowed me to travel all over the world
with students and for professional development.
I have grown professionally and academically. My two daughters, Sofiah and Kaia, come to
school with me every day. They love the
school. They have made friends and are
flourishing there.
So you might see how we
had a difficult time making a decision about leaving. Some might say we are crazy to give
everything up, but mostly all we have heard are positive comments, at least on
the surface. In truth, we don’t have any
idea if we are making the right choice.
It is not as if we have a crystal ball to see the future, not as if we
have a stash of cash or an unlimited savings account. Our sense of adventure pulls us. The time is ripe…
