Here's a funny little story that I'd thought I'd share here:
A man leaves a day before his wife for their vacation in the Caribbean to finalize all of their plans. He sends the following email to her--or so he thinks. He mistakenly sends it to the wrong email address. Instead, a preacher's wife receives it. Her husband had just died the previous day.
The email reads:
Honey,
I just checked in. I'm finalizing all the arrangements for your arrival tomorrow.
Yours Truly
PS: It's really hot down here!!
About Me
- Bondservant of Christ
- I'm a born again Christian who wants nothing more, nothing less, and nothing else but God's will to be accomplished in my heart and life. I have not arrived; I'm just excited to be on this amazing journey learning of God's goodness. "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Phil 3:13-14)
Saturday 11 August 2007
Sunday 5 August 2007
When A Job Ends...
It can be awfully hard to leave a job that you absolutely love--110%. You just wonder if you'll ever find another place of employment like it. And then there's all your co-workers that you have to leave behind. It's a crazy and emotional time!
I just experienced this the middle of July.
July 17, 2006 was the first day of a year of bliss. Seems funny to be talking about my job like that, I know. But I truly loved my job and my co-workers. I had so much fun at work that I looked forward to it as much as my weekends. No, I'm not out of my mind--that's the measure of how much I loved it.
Funny, it lasted a full year--to the exact day! I was only hired on a temporary basis. My boss said it could be 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 6 weeks--don't really know! Well, it was a complete year. I never would have thought it would have lasted so long--I was on a monthly contract, so each month I wondered if I'd still be around the following one. It was a rollercoaster ride, for sure. But it was the best one I've ever been on!!
One could not have asked for a better boss. She was everything I could have hoped for. She took a chance and gave me a break--one that I'm forever indebted to her for.
Then there's the co-workers. WOW! What a great group of people!! They are such good friends! That's what made the job. That's what made leaving it so incredibly difficult! It was especially hard to leave my best friend--or "buddy" to be exact. This co-worker is very dear to me--she's my best friend. I was her assistant for the last 7 months, working right alongside of her in her office. It was literally like moving in and living with someone. Not only did we prove we were compatible, but we also formed quite a tight bond. I've never had a friend like her before. Seems kind of odd too, considering she has kids my age and a few years older. She could make me laugh like no one else could. The daily banter that went on between us was uncommon. We got along great and made a pretty good team--she was the brains and I was the brawn.
I guess that's the part I miss the most--never being alone and always having a trusted friend there to back you up whenever needed. What a priviledge it was to work with and learn from her.
But, the time came--my time there has ended. My final day was bittersweet, to say the least. My co-workers made it as upbeat as possible. We shared many laughs and held back the tears. It was a wonderful time, but also a rollercoaster of surpressing emotions that wanted to come bursting to the surface. I thought I held out pretty well--until the end of the day when my "buddy" and I parted. That's when I started to come unglued. I knew our parting would be the most difficult. I managed to keep myself pulled together until I got to my car--to it, not in it. That's when the waterworks started. Cars are nice for that--especially when travelling on back roads.
The thing that strikes me is that everyone tries to surpress and hide the tears. Yet, that is what shows the other person the depth of the friendship. It was very comforting and heartwarming to see that I had touched my co-workers in this way.
It was a great experience--one that I would not want to trade for the world!
Now I've started a new job. I'm looking forward to what awaits me. Hopefully I'll have great co-workers in this position too. I know that my boss is a good one--he's been super nice to me already (only been on the job one day so far...)
As they say, when one door closes another one is opened. Nothing left to do but to walk through it and see what lies ahead...
I just experienced this the middle of July.
July 17, 2006 was the first day of a year of bliss. Seems funny to be talking about my job like that, I know. But I truly loved my job and my co-workers. I had so much fun at work that I looked forward to it as much as my weekends. No, I'm not out of my mind--that's the measure of how much I loved it.
Funny, it lasted a full year--to the exact day! I was only hired on a temporary basis. My boss said it could be 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 6 weeks--don't really know! Well, it was a complete year. I never would have thought it would have lasted so long--I was on a monthly contract, so each month I wondered if I'd still be around the following one. It was a rollercoaster ride, for sure. But it was the best one I've ever been on!!
One could not have asked for a better boss. She was everything I could have hoped for. She took a chance and gave me a break--one that I'm forever indebted to her for.
Then there's the co-workers. WOW! What a great group of people!! They are such good friends! That's what made the job. That's what made leaving it so incredibly difficult! It was especially hard to leave my best friend--or "buddy" to be exact. This co-worker is very dear to me--she's my best friend. I was her assistant for the last 7 months, working right alongside of her in her office. It was literally like moving in and living with someone. Not only did we prove we were compatible, but we also formed quite a tight bond. I've never had a friend like her before. Seems kind of odd too, considering she has kids my age and a few years older. She could make me laugh like no one else could. The daily banter that went on between us was uncommon. We got along great and made a pretty good team--she was the brains and I was the brawn.
I guess that's the part I miss the most--never being alone and always having a trusted friend there to back you up whenever needed. What a priviledge it was to work with and learn from her.
But, the time came--my time there has ended. My final day was bittersweet, to say the least. My co-workers made it as upbeat as possible. We shared many laughs and held back the tears. It was a wonderful time, but also a rollercoaster of surpressing emotions that wanted to come bursting to the surface. I thought I held out pretty well--until the end of the day when my "buddy" and I parted. That's when I started to come unglued. I knew our parting would be the most difficult. I managed to keep myself pulled together until I got to my car--to it, not in it. That's when the waterworks started. Cars are nice for that--especially when travelling on back roads.
The thing that strikes me is that everyone tries to surpress and hide the tears. Yet, that is what shows the other person the depth of the friendship. It was very comforting and heartwarming to see that I had touched my co-workers in this way.
It was a great experience--one that I would not want to trade for the world!
Now I've started a new job. I'm looking forward to what awaits me. Hopefully I'll have great co-workers in this position too. I know that my boss is a good one--he's been super nice to me already (only been on the job one day so far...)
As they say, when one door closes another one is opened. Nothing left to do but to walk through it and see what lies ahead...
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