Category Archives: Work

May28

DAY 147 (2014)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by lsgrlr

The good “baker” knows the battle is won or lost in the making of the batter.

One of my coworkers is leaving. She was offered an amazing job, and while I will miss her I can honestly say her new employer scored big time. I wanted to do something for her, something that took my time and effort, it is my way of saying I appreciated the opportunity to work with her. So tonight when I got home I went to the grocery store and bought all the ingredients necessary to make a cake (from scratch, no box mix for this girl). My plan is a white cake with buttermilk frosting and fresh strawberries (my kitchen smells really good, right now). Here’s the thing about cakes the battle is either won or lost in the making of the batter. Right about now you thinking, “duh…”. But I am not talking about the mixture itself I am talking about the ability of the “maker” to not rush the process while mixing it. Making sure that each ingredient is thoroughly blended and completely mixed in before another is added. The process while not hard, is tedious, and many times the lazy baker will want to rush the process by just piling the ingredients one on top of the other and hoping for the best. What’s my point? Anything worth having is worth the effort needed to make it the best it can be. I learned that lesson today as my new life direction has been slowly falling into place. At the beginning of my life I had many plans, but no direction and as such I rushed through life often missing the very things I needed to take time to build. As I have grown into adulthood I am learning that life is not meant to be rushed. Today I was gentle reminded through the baking of a cake, that life requires a good batter in order for it to rise properly, and a good batter requires the “Maker” to take His time. Lesson: Don’t rush God, He makes all things beautiful in His time.

“Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end” (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

So what’s the plan? Stop rushing the process.

Apr22

DAY 112 (2014)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by lsgrlr

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Sometimes life feels like this…

Returning back to work after a day off, is like getting shocked by thirty thousand volts of electricity (okay maybe I exaggerate). I took one day off, but it felt like a month because I could not for the life of me get it together today. It was pretty humorous, at one point a patient was like, “You need me to do that for you?” When the copy machine decided to go on strike. Her question made me laugh out loud. I replied to her, “No, we’re have relationship issues that we’re working through.” I am not sure if it really was the day off that set my world on its head today. But here is a truth some days for no rhyme or reason our world can (and will) spin off its axis. Some days everything works according to plan, other days the bottom falls out and refuses to go back in. Despite my not-so-together day, I still manage to get an excellent compliment, “You always make it so easy to come here. You say the right thing at just the right time.” Wow! What a great thing to hear especially today, because although I spoke English words, none of my statement made sense to me. So to have someone say, that my words made them feel better was great way to set my day in perspective. The point? Some days we can feel disconnected, but that doesn’t mean we are. In the midst of how I was feeling, God was still using my words, using my sense of humor to make a difference, Today I was reminded that feeling can sometimes lie to us. We have to look past how we feel to see what is going on. Today my feelings told me I was disconnected, but a patient told me I made her feel connected. I think I am gonna listen to her.

“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body” (Proverbs 16:24).

So what’s the plan? Trust God, not my feelings.

Jan2

DAY 2 (2014) The Epiphany

Posted on January 2, 2014 by lsgrlr

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You won’t get anywhere, until you MOVE.

Today another epiphany. It’s time to move. Not from were I live, but in general. Last year the journey was all about staying still, letting God do His clean up of my heart, mind, and emotions. That was then… This morning I woke up with an extreme desire to exercise. So I exercised for an hour, burned a bunch of calories. Then I thought I need to get my hair done. So I went to my hairdresser. I needed clothes for work (our uniforms change on Monday), so I went shopping. Then I had the burning desire to study (yeah, God and I had a chat about this one 😉 ). So I studied, for two hours, math and vocabulary for my GRE (my brain hurts…ouch). Then it HIT me like a bullet. This is my year to DO. We all have dreams and desires, but often times they end up being things we want, but never attain because we don’t go after them. Today in the midst of my doing, God spoke to my heart and reminded me that faith without works won’t accomplish much. I can have all the faith in the world that God will do something, but if I never make a move in the direction He is leading me, I won’t do anything. There is a time to rest, and a time to move. Today I woke up to that knowledge.

“In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead” (James 2:17).

So what’s my plan of attack? Go forth and…DO!