One of the huge jobs our administrative staff has been working on for three years is developing, equipping and preparing to move into a new high school. The stress, time and effort to do this on top of our regular jobs has been enormous. (That is why I have not been on the blog lately.) I started sketching out gym and field house designs on our kitchen table while Vicki had chemo in July 2008. Many many nights while she was sleeping during those chemo nights, coaches would be around our table at home talking and drawing plans. With the hundreds of doctor visits and missed days with Vicki along with the hundreds of hours of tours of other schools and meetings to work on our new high school it has been all we could do to keep up our normal tasks. The days and weekend have been long for three years.
The pay off now is a state of the art facility that our community is extremely proud of. We open the new high school tomorrow at a dedication ceremony to celebrate a magnificent new high school.
In July 2008, Vicki told me she didn't think she would ever see this day as I was drawing plans and ideas on our kitchen table. She was so happy to get to sit in the gym area back on Jan. 17th of this year as the construction phase took a big turn toward a finished product.
It is hard to believe that the pictures below are less than two months before Vicki would pass away. Yet, on that cold January day, Vicki wanted to go see where I would be working this year. She walked through the walls surrounding my new office. She sat out on the floor and bleacher areas of the new gym She was so happy, because she got to be there at that stage and she could see it coming together. She never complained about the late days at work or the time at our table that I had to work at night working on this project. She was proud we could have a part of such an important piece of our community future.
I wish she could be there tomorrow for the grand opening. She has a memorial brick at the high school that has been donated in her memory. Her memory will be with me too.
A picture of the front of our new high school taken yesterday.
Below, Final pictures of Vicki on a tour with me on Jan. 17, 2010.
3 comments:
I find that beautiful rainbow an amazing confirmation of the goodness of the Lord, & a reminder that His promises are always true & faithful! How appropriate that the rainbow "ended" above the school....What a blessing that Vicki was able to be with you in these final stages of construction on this school.
Father,
Bless Kerwin this evening.
Fill his loneliness with Your presence. Teach him again of the sufficiency of Your grace. Remind him that he is loved by many and that Your goodness and mercy and lovingkindness is everlasting.
We praise You, O Lord the Author and Perfector of our faith.
In the Mighty Name of Christ Jesus
I pray.
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Kerwin, saw the rainbow on the way to work and at the time I wished I had a photo of it. I'm glad you got a picture of it. It's especially pretty coming to rest on Siloam's new "Pot of Gold." Also, thanks for taking me on the school tour a few weeks ago. I pray the Lord's blessing on you and the rest of the staff for the new year.
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