Reorganization...

Well, it's been an interesting life for me these past four years. Four years ago this past Friday, the 13th, I started my training as a flight attendant. The job provided me with a lot of memories and gave me some very good friends. However, circumstances came about whereby, this past June, I was forced to leave the job I enjoyed so much.

The interesting part of it is that, even though how I was let go was wrong, the day after I was fired, I really didn't miss it. Yes, I will miss some aspects of it, like the free travel, meeting interesting people, and visiting neat places. However, there are some things I won't miss, like the lack of a social life and having a constantly changing sleep schedule.

I recently started a new job which I think has a good amount of potential and that I really think I'll enjoy. During the about six weeks that I went without a job, God readjusted my focus. For so long, I was pretty much self-reliant, being able to take care of my needs without any (so I thought) outside help. The unemployment changed all of that. Suddenly, I was all but forced to lean on God to provide for my needs. It does hurt one's pride to have to ask for help to get the bills covered, but I quickly learned to swallow it. Fortunately, God did provide for me (as He always does) and allowed friends to see fit to help me out. For them, I am very thankful and grateful. I am more thankful and grateful the God used this time to get my heart and mind back in the right place, to where I have become much more reliant on Him. Do I still need work? Sure, I do. I still need to relearn the art of seeking His will in my life and to get back in the habit of having a daily prayer time, a chance to reconnect with my God. All I can ask for is that my friends and family to keep my in their prayers as I get my spiritual life straightened out.

Now, about this new job God provided for me:
I emailed my resume to a local staffing company on the 2nd of this month, a Monday, in response to a Craigslist ad seeking customer service professionals. Only 90 minutes later, a lady from that company called me and asked me if I'd like to come in for an interview the next day. Uh, yeah I would! So, I went in and talked with her for maybe 20 minutes or so. She said she would send my information to the client company and they would let her know if I looked like someone they'd be interested in hiring. Wednesday, she called me and said they'd like to interview me that Friday. Sweet! So I went in Friday afternoon and talked with two of the higher ups there. That interview also lasted about 20 minutes or so, and they said they would let me know. It seemed like it went well, but I also didn't want to count my chickens before they hatched. I left them at around 3:20 and headed home. An hour later, the lady at the staffing company calls me. They wanted me there the following Monday to start training. Yay!!

That Monday, my birthday, as it so happened (Serendipity, anyone?), I started training as a phone agent for Hall Automotive's (a local car dealership group) Service Central call center, meaning I would be responsible for answering calls from and making calls to service customers. All this past week, I went through the training, and things went well. The job itself isn't too hard, but it can be a bit tedious, and one has to be able to handle people in a professional manner. After that training, which included answering actual calls, my trainer said I was ready for the job. So, tomorrow morning, at 8am, I start my first day as an agent. I am a bit excited about it, and, as always, I ask for your prayers that things go smoothly and that I maintain my ability to do my job well.

As for today, I think I will relax and watch the Nascar race before heading out to a Tides game with my church this evening.