This Friday, today, is the last day of my life as I have known it for five months. Since June 2013, I have been "unemployed." I resigned from my position as a worship pastor in a large church and went from 50 hours a week planning, rehearsing, researching, praying, visiting, organizing, cleaning, decorating, writing and on and on and on to....well, basically whatever I wanted to do. During those five months I interviewed with many different male senior pastors (never a female - I wonder why? Hmmm....) I traveled to Indiana and Texas and lead worship in churches much smaller than the one I left. The Holy Spirit worked in a mighty way in those services...but I was not moved myself. Only, rather, puzzled. I traveled to Branson to see my dad, I traveled back home to Kansas City for long visits, started several blogs (something I had always wanted to do) started a non profit (Handiwork 4 Him-more to come on that) auditioned for a professional theatre (and Almost got a part leading me to think that it might still be a possibility in my life). After walking through many doors I have finally landed in a place and will no longer have my days to "putter." All my energy and time will be directed towards creating happiness, laughter and love with American Greetings Corporation. I get a car, and a gas card, a lap top and an iphone. My hours are my own and I basically run my 40 employee 190 account area as a small business focusing on continuous improvement, inspiring and motivating employees, strengthening customer relationships whilst keeping on top of day to day operations. I am grateful for an excellent income and benefits in a time when jobs are hard to come by - and I plan to give this company the best of me.
I am writing this simply to let everyone know who I will be from now on. As other opportunities arise and my work with my non profit evolves I will keep you posted in future blogs.
I hope you continue to follow me on Ruby Slippers. I plan to continue to keep up with this blog which was originally designed to discuss change and transition. Just because I have landed a new career doesn't mean I am not in change and transition :-) I will always be in this space until the day when I take my last breath on this earth. Growing is living for me. And I hold fast to my motto "Bloom where you are planted."
My bulb has been re potted into new warm soil. I am looking forward to the first break through of color this spring.
Thank you for following me . Love to you all.
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