My Story

As this year concludes, I look back at all the changes that have taken place. God has revealed a lot to me over these last 12 months and though I am forever greatful, I am in need for more! At the beginning of this year I was on my way (or so I thought) to getting a promotion and a big fat raise. As a manager I often complained about the stress and the hours, but I was addicted to the power of being in control. I loved the competition of sales and the thrill of a job well done! Now I'm not saying those things are bad, but I was consumed by them. I would come home exhausted every night and zone out in front of the TV ignoring my family. I would get annoyed at the smallest requests and snap in an instant. Deep down I knew that this wasn't the life God had called me for. I knew He wanted more from me than just a 5 minute prayer everynight. I knew that I wasn't being the kind of mother I so desperatly wanted my kids to have. Slowly, God started to convict my heart. I begin feeling anxious at work. In fact, I started to loathe my job! The things that were so fullfilling were starting to feel so empty. I knew God was nudging me, but it took an accidental step and seemingly broken foot for me to acknowledge it. I was helping my mother move in April when I stepped off her porch and my foot slipped between two cement stepping stones. My foot started swelling instantly and turned blue. At this moment, I was so upset and tired of the way life was going that I promised God if He would keep my foot from being broken, I would quit my job. I really thought it was broken. I even asked a couple of the nurses at the hospital and they assured me it looked as if it was. By the time I was getting registered my husband had arrived. As I was telling him of the promise I had made, the lady registering me seemed amused. As he rolled me away, she urged me not to forget my promise. Well, turns out it wasn't broken. Whether or not He healed me I can't say, but He sure made it look like it was broken! So, as promised, in August I left my job to work in a school cafeteria. Yep, I'm now a lunch lady....and lovin' it!