Not Necessarily Good-bye

Today is my last day as a staffing specialist. I can’t say I’ll miss the job. There is too much interference from every other department & the owner often creates chaos where Sidney & I end up cleaning up the aftermath of the havoc she created. I’ll still be at the same company 2 days a week doing filing, so I’ll still see the same people. I don’t usually get attached to people (when I’m gone, I’m gone; I don’t look back), so I wouldn’t miss anyone except Sidney anyway (he’s like a brother to me). Yet, as I mentioned before, I will miss blogging & keeping in contact w/ my sister. However, this does not mean I will never again blog or be able to check out her & her children’s blogs from time to time. Both my parents have Internet access at their homes, so I can, from time to time, add a little more to my blog & check up on what else is going on. So it’s not “good-bye”, it’s “I’ll see you later.”
If you think of it, please pray that God will bless me with a clear head and the ability to learn my new job quickly and accurately. God has already given me the ability to learn quickly (every job I’ve ever had my trainers have always told me they were surprised with how fast I learn), but I’m still nervous, especially when a mistake could cause harm to an animal.
Anyway, it’s been nice blogging here, hopefully I’ll be back in the not too distant future. Let me leave you with this:
Numbers 6:24-26, "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."

Romans 8:28

I was really hoping I would have profound thoughts to add to my blog today, but the only thing on my mind is a theme I’ve written about many times. Oh well, here it is anyway.
Romans 8:28, “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, who have been called according to His purpose.”
I’m sure I’ve quoted this verse before as it is one of my favorites. Sometimes it is difficult for me to believe that everything happens for a reason, or works toward some kind of grand purpose. I think we sometimes try to find the reason why something had to happen in the hard times in order to comfort ourselves. If we truly believe that there was no point to a certain tragedy, then all we can feel is despair. Yet, what we must remember is that this scripture verse does not say that all things work for only our purpose. We don’t know when our situation benefits someone else’s growth even when it doesn’t benefit our life.
This theme has been in my thoughts since about April or May of last year. I realized at least some of the purpose behind the hellish situation I faced at my last job was to grow spiritually and realize that I am capable of standing up for my faith. Whether it changed anyone’s heart at all, I may never know. But then I wondered why I got hired at my present job. I am suffering financially & I don’t like the work. However, perhaps the only way I would have gotten my new job at the vet hospital was to be in my current situation where I had to be dissatisfied enough to seek out a new job. And therefore, be given my dream job. Or perhaps I’m just stretching things a bit too much. My logical mind has the need to try to piece things together so that I understand why my life goes the way it does. There are a lot of areas in my life that I haven’t seen a purpose behind. I just have to have faith and believe it will all work out, even when things seem like a gigantic mess. Once again, I am beyond grateful to God for the dream job and that all things seem to be working out, according to His purpose. I only hope I can honor Him by being a bright light at my new job and by doing my job the best I can.

Cross Stitch Photos

Here are a few pictures of the cross stitch I wrote about last week that I am working on for my dad. The completed design is an example of what it will look like. The small corner is all I have done so far, and the other photo is the complicated pattern. It is the most unusual one I have done so far. You use 2-4 strands of thread for each square and use 1-2 colors per square. It makes for a pretty effect w/ the blended colors, but for some reason takes longer to do. Also, shading around the man w/ the eagle is only a one way stitch and does not double back to make an “x.” It’s going to take a long time, but should be pretty when it’s done.

Ah yes, I Remember it Well

In Christina’s comments to my blog yesterday… Yes, I remember. I seem to recall a laughing fit from either one or both of us. “Love is never stuffed up, never puffed up, never gives up when the going’s rough. It’s the biggest little word you can say, by the way. It’s sympathy, sincerity, it’s charity, the main variety, everything that happiness is made of. And I like it best when it’s shared w/ a friend!” I can see why we got the giggles! I also remember one other song we sang (can’t remember which one) where you started crying, & I sang it all. Lots & lots of signing together memories. I still can’t hear “Heirlooms” w/o thinking of my sister, especially the word “pierced!” I also remember when I’d get offended when anyone in the congregation would laugh at any of our songs, not realizing they weren’t making fun of me, but thinking I was cute. Like the line “And I see that the dog gets fed,” used to get a chuckle. Anyway, thanks for the memories, sis!