Hi Ho! Hi Ho!

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's off to work I go!!  Yep, after 4 months that seemed more like I year, my job hunt finally comes to an end!  I had my first day back to work at a typical 8-5 job last Monday, May 23.  I haven't clocked in anywhere since August 2005 - so leisure life as I knew it  - came to an end!  I made a very bold statement several years ago, that I would NEVER go back to work - however if I were forced to - I would NEVER go back to sitting behind a desk!  ha!  The joke was on me!  Never say NEVER!  So here I am - back to work and sitting behind a desk with not one - but TWO computers in front of me!  And I love it!

When the economy tanked several years ago I knew it was inevitable that I needed to bring in some income. I tried real estate for 2 1/2 years giving it all that I knew how.  God showed me very distinctly around the end of 2010 that I needed to get out of the very unreliable real estate industry and find a "real job"!  I started looking around the middle of January never thinking that the economy had also taken it's toll on the job market.  What once took me about 2-3 weeks to find - this time took me 4 months to find!  But God is faithful!

I won't lie and say I was totally resting in God's peace while my search continued!  After a while - I asked God why He wasn't "blessing" me with a new job.  He knew our need, He knew our desire, He knew everything (and more!!) than we knew!  So - why the wait....why the "hold-out"????  Even though I wasn't resting, I can honestly say I wasn't worried.  I did find my self saying a few times..."Well, God if you are not going to provide for us this way, I guess you'll do it another way, cause we sure can't do it!!"  And He always did!!

So very quickly things began to unfold.  I got a call on Wednesday asking if I wanted to come in for an interview (and that was a silly question!!).  Went in on Thursday for the interview, got the call telling me "I" had been chosen on Friday, and went to work on Monday!  It all happened very fast - once the timing was right!

And let me just say...."God did not fail me"!  This company is truly amazing.  I had no clue about this in the beginning.  In fact, I had never heard of the company.  It's called Strike Construction and is a pipeline construction company.  My first day there, a sweet young girl from HR helped me with all my paper work. (I found out later that she was a former staff member at FOTW)   I found out that the owner went to Fellowship of The Woodlands which is where my son-in-law is on staff.  I also found out they have an optional devotional time every Monday morning.  Then while I was meeting with my new manager, I saw where he had a screen saver on his computer about a Study of the book of Luke.  I told him how much I liked his screen saver.  He told me he was a former pastor that went to work in the business industry so his wife could be a stay-at-home mom!  I finally found out the owner's name was Steve Pate.  At lunch, I called Ashley and asked her if she or Conn knew a Steve Pate from FOTW.  She said, "of course mom, he's been here forever!"  Even though we had gone to FOTW for 13 years - I had not ever met him.

Well, then I find out that the fridge in our dept is loaded with drinks (provided by the company).  The company has lunch catered every Wednesday for the entire staff!  And get this......they have an ice machine that makes....are you ready for this.....Sonic ice!!!  Yep!

After a day, a man was walking through our department and introduced himself to me as "Steve Pate".  The minute I saw him I recognized him immediately!  I never knew his name but certainly knew who he was!!  We had a great talk and I told him I was Conn's mother-in-law!  So of course, now we are now bff's!!  :)

And last but not least...in two weeks all the ladies at the company was going all day Friday/Saturday to the company ranch in Buffalo!!  It's supposed to be a great place to have a great time!  He's taking all the guys the next weekend!!

So needless to say, God provided an amazing job  - just in His timing!  It was very difficult to wait on Him.  But I can honestly say - NOT jumping ahead of God is the only reason I got this job!  I could have easily manipulated a few opportunities and each time I clearly heard God saying, "Just wait on me"!  I'm so thankful my headstrong, stubbornness listened this time!  Thank you God!

 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, unto him be GLORY in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.          Ephesians 3:20 & 21