I spent half of my day shredding today. I'm cleaning out my office and getting rid of all of the stuff I should have thrown away years ago! Part of the process of starting my new job is saying goodbye to my old job. Some of that is easy to do. Some of it is not. I've made friends there. And, alot of them are people I rarely see- the people who work for other companies that I dealt with. So, as much as I hate to admit it, there will be people I probably won't get to see after next week. Of course, we always say we'll get together. But, that's easier to say. As I leave the retail world to step foot completely into my new world, I know I'm leaving things and people behind.
Today I called the person who trained me when I first started. She has since moved on to a different company, but I still deal with the company she works for. So, we've kept in touch. As I was talking to her, I thought about how we talk rarely, but when we do it's as if we talk every day. I love having people like that in my life. So, as I spent the day shredding, starting to say goodbye, and finding out who I will be training, it was a day of mixed feelings. But, as I talked to this woman, she kept telling me how she was proud of me for taking this step and that she had been considering a change herself. She recently lost her mother and had taken care of her parents for quite some time. She feels ready to get out of the rat race of retail and into caring for the elderly. She said hearing my story is encouraging her to take a step further towards that. So, I'm grateful to her for our conversation and our friendship. I'm pretty sure she will not be one of the ones I know I'm saying goodbye to for the last time.
So, where was God today? He knew I needed to hear from someone who has been where I've been who wants to do what I'm doing- following my dream- my path- even if it means making a few sacrifices. It was a reminder that He is going to take care of me and my family.
Matthew 7:12
12"Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Add up God's Law and Prophets and this is what you get.Blessings,
Jennifer
Today I called the person who trained me when I first started. She has since moved on to a different company, but I still deal with the company she works for. So, we've kept in touch. As I was talking to her, I thought about how we talk rarely, but when we do it's as if we talk every day. I love having people like that in my life. So, as I spent the day shredding, starting to say goodbye, and finding out who I will be training, it was a day of mixed feelings. But, as I talked to this woman, she kept telling me how she was proud of me for taking this step and that she had been considering a change herself. She recently lost her mother and had taken care of her parents for quite some time. She feels ready to get out of the rat race of retail and into caring for the elderly. She said hearing my story is encouraging her to take a step further towards that. So, I'm grateful to her for our conversation and our friendship. I'm pretty sure she will not be one of the ones I know I'm saying goodbye to for the last time.
So, where was God today? He knew I needed to hear from someone who has been where I've been who wants to do what I'm doing- following my dream- my path- even if it means making a few sacrifices. It was a reminder that He is going to take care of me and my family.
Matthew 7:12
The Message (MSG)
12"Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Add up God's Law and Prophets and this is what you get.
Jennifer
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