Update on Interview

The interview yesterday went really well. I really feel good about it and how it went. It is going to be a while before I know anything. They are just starting out on their search. They are small country church. They only have 5 youth right now and would love to see it grow. It is up to God rather or not I got a position at that church.

Interview

I have a interview on Tuesday at 6:30 pm. I am having the interview at Eastview Baptist Church. The position is youth director. The church is in Balton SC. That is up near Anderson. Please pray that the interview will go well and that it will be in God's hands. Please pray for safe trip up there and back. I get lost real easily. Please pray that the church will find the right person that God would have to serve as their Youth Director.

Volunteering

Alright I want to volunteer at some place. I want to volunteer some where that has kids. I am not sure where a lot of these places are so if you know of anything or anywhere please let me know. I would like something to do with my spare time. Plus if you need any help doing something please let me know and I will do my very best to help you in any way that I can.

Crazy Stories!!!

Alright here are a few crazy Wal-Mart stories or atleast I think that they are crazy. Some people like to tell you everything when you ask how are you? That is one loaded question. People will either answer you with a fine, good, or even great or awesome. Then there are some people that act like they did not hear you. I guess they do not want to talk at all. Well when I asked that question to two people I got an ear full. One lady told me that she was divorced and that her ex-husband lived around the corner. Well her daughter was staying with her ex-husband that night. The daughter called her and was crying to come home. Apparently her ex and her got into an argument over it because she did not see a problem to why her daughter could not come home. She told me it was like her ex-husband was trying to make a point. Then she asked me what I would do. I simply explained that I neither married or had any kids and I am not sure what I would do in that situation. I also told her that she needed to do what she felt was right to do. I was not sure what to tell her.
Then the second was a man. He comes in to Wal-Mart often. Well he told me that one day he got asked to leave because he told the manager off. He told the manager that the stuff in Wal-Mart was a piece of junk (to say nicely cause he used some coloful language).
Sometimes I am not sure how to acted to these kind of people. I felt like they were asking me what they should do or have done. When sometimes I am not sure how I would have done in those situations myself. Please pray that I will be able to answer question and to be a witness at the same time.
Oh speaking of praying I have a prayer request. My uncle is still looking for another job. He has had a few interviews but nothing has come of them yet. Please pray that he will be able to find one soon.

A Wal-Mart Story

Alright I have a Wal-Mart story. Some of you may know that Wal-Mart price match prices from other stores. Well that is fine. I honestly do not mind doing it cause it is my job to do what the customers ask. Well there is this one man that comes into Wal-Mart often. Usually like on a Monday or Thursday when the sells papers come out. It seems like he always comes through my line. Everything that he has he price matches everything. I just think that it is funny. Part of me is thinking do you really go to the other stores to get these things or is Wal-Mart the only store that you shop at.

A Poem

You are who you are for a reason.
You're part of an intricate plan.
You're a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God's special woman or man.

You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You're just what he wanted to make.

The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And n matter how you may feel,
They were custom-desigend with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master's seal.

No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you's grow.

You are who you are for a reason.
You've been formed by the Master's rod.
You are who are, beloved,
Because there is a God!

Sad to hear.

I just learned Wednesday night that a girl that was in the youth group at a church I worked at in Orangeburg had passed away in a car wreck Tuesday morning. Her sister is in the hospital with a few broken bones. It is so said cause the girl that passed away was only 17 years old so young to pass away. She was a great girl with big dreams. I am glad that I had two years with her and getting to know her. She was so quiet but get her by herself she would talk your ears off. Her sister on the other hand was out going and very talkative. Please pray for this family as they are going though this difficult time. I know it must be hard with one in the hospital and the other one gone.
Well on a positive note. I have to brag on my nephew. We had Easter on Saturday before Easter with family over at my grandma's house. We hed eggs for the kids. The eggs had money in them. It was a few coins nothing to big. Then the kids wanted to hide the eggs for the adults. So my aunt made a comment jokely that we put money in there eggs and she wanted to know if they put money in the eggs for us. At first the answer was no and then my nephew had a taken a dollar of his own money and put it in a egg for us to find. Just one little part of how kids so young can be giving.

Challenge

I have a challenge for everyone today. I want everyone to atleast do one kind of thing today. It can be real simple. The catch is do not do it because you want someone to see you doing it. I guess what I am saying is be careful how it comes across basically do it unto the Lord and not unto man. I am sure when you do kindness unto that person they will probably wonder why you are doing it and may ask. Then again they may not. As a Christian sometimes we are the only Jesus that people see and the only Bible that people read.

Happy Easter!!!

Alright I know that Easter is only two days away and today is Good Friday but I had to blog something. I wanted to blog something I guess. I still like my job at Wal-Mart. Now that I know what I am doing I like it even more. I am finish with the training and now I am by myself.
Also when I started looking for another job a while back I was also looking to get into a church full-time or part-time. I was looking cause my degree is in Christian Ministries and I would love to use it. While I keep getting remind my a good friend (he knows who he is) that I am using it but in a different way. I am using it by doing things with in my own church. I am helping out with Awanas and anything that I am asked to do. I really enjoy helping people. So for right now I have backed off looking to get into a church and see what God has in store for me at Wal-Mart. I would like to move up in Wal-Mart. I guess I will see what happens.
I hope that everyone has plans to attend church this weekend. If you go to church invite one of your friends who does not go to church. It might change their lives.

Last Day!!!!

Yesterday was my last day at Harbor Chase. I was so glad and still glad. I will still go back of course because my grandma is there. She is doing okay. She is now in the lock down unit because she wanted to walk on Silver Bluff road. For a while when she got back there she was mad but now she is starting to calm down.
Talking about calming down I have started to calm down about some things in my life that really do not matter. Stuff that I have been worried about but I have come to realize that in the end it either does not matter or it will work out.
So now I am fully at Wal-Mart so try to stop by and see me some time.

New Job

Well I have started at Wal-Mart. I started this past Friday. We had orentation. Then I trained over the weekend. I have been mainly doing the training on the computer which I am hoping to finish up tomorrow. I have to finish the computer training before I can work in the front of the store. I am really excited about this and can not wait to actually start my job. I am finish up my two week notice at Harbor Chase. I will be done there next Tuesday.

Orentation

Orentation went great today. We got to do all the fun stuff that you have to do at the beginning of a job. You know the paper work and watching videos things like that. There were nine people in my class today. Tomorrow is my first day actually learning how to be a cashier. It should be fun. If you do not have anything to do tomorrow come visit me from 9:30 to 3:00. I will be up front.

Wal-Mart

I just got a phone call from Wal-Mart a few mintues ago. I have orentation on Friday from 8 til 4. I am so glad that I am able to start this week. Please pray for me with this job.
An update on my uncle he went to Virgina to apply for a job there. Please pray that if it is God's will for him to have it that he will get it. My aunt is recoving pretty well. My grandma is getting worse day by day. Everyday that I work she wants me to take her home. She does not think that where she is at is home or that has to be home for right now.
Thank you guys for all of your prays.

A New Job!!!

Alright people the job search is over. I have a job at Wal-Mart. I am not sure when I start. I went today to do the pay work and do the drug test. So when the drug test comes back that is when I will go for orentation. It sounds crazy for me to take a job at Wal-Mart as a part-time cashier. I have always wanted to be a cashier at a store like that. I always wanted to start out small and work my way up. So I am excited where this new job is going to take me. Granted I may not be at church as much and be working crazy hours. The funny thing is when I went to Doctor's Care for my drug test I met two other girls that I am going to be working with and I got a chance to talk to them.
My aunt is doing good. My grandma is getting worse. We are not sure how much longer we are going to have with her.

Some Updates

I have a praise on two things and a prayer request for the other. The first thing is that my aunt is home from the hospital. She is doing really good. I talked to her today and she does sound really good. So still pray that she can get her stength back soon.
The second one is I had an interview today with Wal-Mart. It was for a part-time cashier. I walked out of there with a job. Right now I am not sure when I start or anything. I still have to go back and fill out some people work.
Now on to the prayer request. I still have not had my interview with DHEC. I called the lady today and she is going to get back in touch with me about the interview. Please pray that I can make the right decision on which job to take.

Journaling

Alright I really enjoy writing. I love writing down what has been happening in my life. Also it has been helping me get things that are bothering out of my head. Some of the things in my journal have and is going to show up on my blog. My journal helps me with blogging ideas and it give y'all a chance to know what is going on in my life. Yesterday I got to thinking cause at work it gets boring cause I clean. So my mind wonderings. It also gives me a chance to talk to God. Well that got me to thinking why don't I journal my prayers to God so that is what I am doing. I want to do it so that I can see prayers that are answered. I mean I see them answered when I speak my prayers but I do forget some of the things that I pray about to God and some times I forget how awesome He really is.
An update on my aunt, she has been doing really good. They are hoping that she can come home with in the next few days to a week. She has been getting up, walking around, and sitting in the chair. Thank you for all who have been praying for her. Please continue to pray for her.
Please pray for my grandma as well. She is getting worse not remembering things. When I am at work she thinks that I am there to take her home and keeps asking when she can go home.

Update on aunt and interview

Some of my family and me went yesterday afternoon to see my aunt who is in the hospital. She was not doing good at all. She was very sick when we were there. I am not sure how long she is going to be in the hospital. The surgery itself went great. So please continue to pray for her.
Also I was suppose to have an interview yesterday morning with DHEC but it got cancelled. The lady who was suppose to interview me had a family emergince. So we are going to reschedule I am just not sure when though.
If you do not have anything to do tonight Foreman Memorial Baptist Church is having a Wild Game Dinner if you want to come. It is at 6:30.

Update on my aunt.

I just wanted to give everyone an update on my aunt. My aunt had open heart surgery yesterday morning it went really good. She is going to be in ICU for a couple of days. I am not sure what they did because I got told that they took a nerve out of her leg to help out with the surgery. As far as I know that my cousin was not able to get there so continue to pray that so will be able to do that soon.

Prayer Request

My aunt is in the hospital. She is having open heart surgery in the moring at 8. So please pray that everything will go well. Also her husband just quiet his job. Also her daughter is trying to get a flight here so she can be with her mom. Please pray that everything will work out all the way around.

Update on yesterday's interview

I had a interview yesterday with Aladdin's Travels. It is located on Fort Gordon. It went pretty well. I am not sure if I am going to take it cause it is base on commission only. I should know something Tuesday about rather or not I got it. I am going to wait until Thursday when I have my other interview with DHEC. I am really excited about that for some reason.

Interviews coming up!!

I have a couple of interviews coming up. In facted one of them is today at 4:00. It is with a travel agency at Fort Gordon. It is called Aladdin. I think that is a really cool name. Please pray that it will go will. I also have an interview this coming Thursday at DHEC. It is at 10:00 in the morning. This interview is for someone to enter data and things of that sort. So please pray for both of them. They both sound awesome and to me they both seem to be enjoyable.
To put a plug in. Foreman Memorial Baptist Church is having a Wild Game supper Friday March 5 at 6:30. Page Patterson is speaking. Please come if you like wild game. It is going to be fun.

Letting Go.

Lately I have been having a problem of letting go of things. I have been wanting God to help me to do some things but I just felt like the last couple of weeks He said that in order for Me to help you, you have to let go of it and let Me handle it. So this past week week that is what I have been doing. I have seen a slow change just in how I have been feeling. I have not been feeling stressed over the situation and things have slowly began looking up. Things for me lately have been getting back to normal or atleast normal for me. It have taken a while but I am getting there.
So remember if you are feeling stressed about something give it to God. He wants it and He can take it better then we can. He hung on a cross for us so I think He can take a lot. So remeber that as well that when we feel like we can not take it anymore just think about Jesus and how He hung on a cross for us.

Update On Grandma

My grandma is doing good. She is out of the hospital. She came back to Harbor Chase today. She is still confused but not as much. Still pray for her and family as well. Thank you to the ones that prayed for her.

Prayer Request

My grandma is in the hospital. She has a kidney infections. Please pray for her.
As far as anything else there really is not an update. I am still looking for another job. I have wonder how many resumes I have sent out and wonder how many applications I have filled out. Hopefully something will come up soon.

Interesting Day

I had my interview today with Enon Baptist Church in Easley SC. It was suppose to be a 2 and half hour ride. It ended up being a 3 and half hour drive. I did manger to get there on time and I mean right at 7. I got lost and the pastor had to come and get me. Once I got there and had the interview everything went great. I felt confident about my answer. Everyone there was really laid back. They have four more interviews and then I will know rather or not they chose me. I should know the end of March beginning of April. Please for their decision to pick the right candidate for the position.

Witnessing

Yesterday I was at the gym working out with my trainer. Well he saw my bracelet and he asked me about it. I told him what is was for but before I could get to the end he changed the subjected on me. Well atleast I started something with him. So please pray that the next time that I do work out with him that I will have another chance to complete what I started.
I also have an interview tomorrow with a church in Easley so please pray for that as well.

Prayer Request.

I accidentally hit the enter key before I posted anything. Some times I get a head of myself.
Alright for the prayer request. It is nothing bad or anything but something positive. I got home yesterday and was checking my email. One of the churches that I had sent my resume to emailed me wanting an interview with them this Thursday night at 7pm. The church is Enon Baptist Church in Easley SC. It is for Youth Director. Please pray that it will be God's will that I get this job. Also pray for this church as they are seeking a youth leader. I may not be the one that they are looking for and so be it. So pray that God's hand is in this situation. Also pray for a safe trip for me because it is 3 hours away and I am not the best with directions at all. I have mapquest directions so we shall see how this goes.
I also had an interview last Friday for a babysitting job. It went well. I doubt that I will get it or even want it. The reason why I don't want it is because it will not pay enough for my bills and I would have to get a second job. Not that getting a second job is bad or anything but I personally don't want a second job. I would like to have that time to do other things.

My will not God's Will

Alright I know weird title but there is a reason for it. I know the last few blogs have been depressing but I really want people to know my thoughts and what I have been thinking. I just wan people to know how much I am growing in my faith.
Alright for the reason for my title. I love doing missions that is my heart. The thing that I have been thinking about this week is why am I not back in missions full-time. Well because I have to wait on God and the thing is I am in missions full-time. As Christian we are called to serve and witness rather or not it is our full-time job (meaning as getting payed for it type of deal). I would like to do it as my full-time job. In a way I am everyday that I am alive I can always do something around the house and when I leave the house. Basically I am trying to rush God for something He knows right now I am not ready for. I am right where I am for a reason. I may not know right now what it is but I will soon enough.
This week has been pretty busy. I like it like that. Work is work. I am still looking for work. I did have an interview for a babysitting job. I have not heard back from it yet. I am suppose to hear some time this week. Other then that I have not had any more interviews. I am hoping to be able to get some more soon.
I have been working out like crazy to this week. I have hit a plateau and I am trying to get myself out of it by working harder. So far I have lost a total of 32 pounds.

Frustrated or not

Alright the last couple of weeks I have been doing a lot of thinking. The more I thought about stuff the more frustrated I would get. Then I really got to thinking why am I so frustrated there is no need in it. The stuff that I am frustrated about is kinda in my control but really is not. What I mean by that is the whole thing about looking for a job. I mean the only thing that I can do right now is fill out as many applications as I can but then it is up to the people if they want to hire me or not. Plus the only other thing that I can do about that is pray about it. I really have to let God guide me.
Right now I am were God's wants me. Some times I wonder why I am where I am. The thing that I really have to remember is that I am here in this particulate part of my life is for a reason. I am not sure of what it is right now and probably will never know until I get to heaven. Another thing that I have really learned is can't run from God. He is walking with you everyday. You may think you are alone in situations but your not God is with every step of the way. All He is asking you to do is trust Him and let Him guide you. The things in your past really can not hurt you but only make you strong and a better person if you only learn from them. Some day you will be able to use experiences in your life to help someone else a long the way.
I once heard that God will let you be on a mountain for a time but He also wants you to be in the valley to help someone else find their mountain top. So right now the only thing I really want to do is serve God.

Seeing Yourself

I have been thinking a lot about the question: Where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years? By the way I really hate this question cause there has been time in my life that I had to say I don't know. I would love to be back in ministry full-time. I was doing work in mission but I cam home because I was disobedient to God. I am trying to change all of that and really stop and listen to God. I know ministry is all around me and you don't have to look hard or far.
Right now as far as ministry is concern I am not sure where God wants me. Far as I know God has me right where He wants me and that is witnessing to as many people as I can. Two songs come to mind. The first son is "Until the Whole World Hears" by Casting Crown. We don't stop witnessing until the whole world hears. The second one is "While I am Waiting" by John Wailing. Until we do find out where or what God's wants us to do we need to serve Him in everything.
Baiscally when it comes back to the question where do I see myself in 5 or 10 years? I am just going to focus on doing and serving for the Lord. I know that I have a family and a church family that will help and also hold me accountable to my actions. Trust me they already have and they will continue to do so.

Challenging

I could not come up with a name for this blog. I just had a hard time coming up with one. Today was spent looking for jobs and sending out resumes. I hate doing this process. I wish it was easy. I wish something would fall into my lap. Through all of this I am learning patience. If anyone knows me this is really hard for me cause I do not have patience at all. I want everything right then and there.
Right now I am thinking of someone. I just can not stop thinking about him. Maybe it is because we went though stuff together or that maybe I hurt him. I am not sure. Also it might be because I care for him a lot. It is not a care of that I love him but a care to know where he is spiritual. I want to witness to him so bad but I can't cause I know he want listen to me not with what I have done. I am praying that he will come around and that maybe someone else will come around and witness to him. I feel like he want listen to me anymore. Right now I am not sure of him and whats going on with him. If anyone has any ideas on how to witness or wants to help me witness to him I am all up for it. I just can not let him pass knowing that I could do something that could change his life forever.

Looking!!!

Alright time to get focus on a lot of things. The first one and the most important is my relationship with God. I really need to focus on Him. I know that if I do focus on Him everything in my life will fall into place. He will never lead me astray.
The second one is looking for another job. I really would like to do something with children and young people. I would like to do something in the ministry with children. I have applied to different churches and such but I have not had any luck. The only thing that I am having to remember is praying about it. So if anyone has any ideas please let me know cause right now I can use all the help I can with the job search.

Changing

Right now I am taking one day at a time. Letting God take control instead of me. I am seeing that that way is easy but hard at the same time. Part of me wants to hold on but knows that God's way is a lot better then mine.
Today started off better no tears when I woke up this morning. Then I get to work and the housekeeping had a meeting then I got asked to stay afterward. Well I did and I got more bad news that I really did not want to hear but needed to hear. So I started crying again. I already felt bad but trying to feel better. The news that I got just made it worse then it needed to be.
Well there are these bracelets that my church handed out as a witnessing tool. I have not been wearing lately because of what I had been doing. I felt ashamed of what I was doing and felt like it was not right to be doing what I was doing while I was wearing it. Basically I could not bring myself to witness to someone knowing what I was doing in my personal life. So last night I got to thinking about the bracelet and how I needed accountability. The bracelet is now become part of my accountability. I can see it everyday and know what I am and what I need to be doing. That I am a Christian and everyday I need to be witnessing. I need to be witnessing either through words, actions, or both.

Accountable

We are 21 days into the New Year's and it feels like it has already been a year. A lot has happened to me in 21 days into the year. Lets just say that it was not good. Lets also say that I want to put it behind me and move forward now. I have gotten away from God and now I want to get back on track with Him. I want to be able to use this blog as a way to be held accountable to people. I want people that read this to see the change and also to be able to witness to the people that are reading this that don't have a relationship with God. Also to be able to get advice on things that are going on in my life. This is going to be a big year and God is going to use me this year I can feel it. Please pray for me as I will be praying for you.