Walking with Jesus

I work at United Supermarkets , and family owned grocer of 50 stores here in Texas. I'm an Assistant Customer Service Manager. I interact with customers and make sure the store runs smoothly. Most of the time I like my job. There's nothing really unusual about that. I also schedule and lead Orientations for new Team Members: I talk with them and lead them through some videos. One of the main speakers in these videos is Matt Bumstead, great-grandson of the company's founder and current co-president. During my last Orientation class, a comment he says struck me, and I intended to write about it, but forgot until I had another class today. Matt talked about doing work, serving others, and living life as 'a faithful response to God.' Isn't that a great idea? I certainly want my life to be a faithful response to God: day by day, choice by choice, minute by minute... I want to trust in the Lord, wait upon His leading, follow in the shadow of his cross, and live my li...

Olivia has gone to visit our family in Massachusetts this week before our much anticipated trip to Israel at the end of the month. We have a new niece, and Olivia has her hands full! Ilona and Isabella are amazing, and I can't wait to see then together. Unfortunately, I had to stay behind to work . I've also used this time to work on a couple of projects and think . I've been wrestling with the work situation for quite a while now. I really want to be doing ministry, but that door doesn't seem to be opening. So, I find myself at the crossroads. I want to provide for my family. I want to be doing work in the Kingdom. I'm doing what I have to do, and most of the time I don't mind. I want to be doing something better. I know I can be doing God's work wherever I am, and whatever I am employed to do (within certain limits). However, I also know myself, and I know what I've learned so far about what I'm made for. I'm good at my job, but it doesn...