UPDATE/PRAYER PAS DEUX

An interesting series of events has taken place in my quest to find a job.  First, I am still waiting on the call from the troopers to have the lie detector test taken and to go before the selection board.  Secondly, I was called in to interview for a position as dispatcher for a limo company.  Seems that a fellow New Orleanian they hired recently is doing such a great job, when they saw my resume in the Work Source system, they called me in for me to have a listen at what they had to offer.  Today, I received a call from the City Of Houston asking me if I were still interested in an Airport Communications Operator job I applied for last month.  I said that I was, and I am scheduled to interview on Tuesday.     

I called Trooper Ewton to ask if it was okay for me to go see about the airport job, since I am still in the process of being considered for employment with them.  He told me that going to see about this job will not interfere with what they are doing as far as my selection process.  He told me that even after I take the lie detector test and go before the board, it will still be a few weeks before I know whether I have the job or not.  He advised me that it would be wise to go and see about it. 

Folks, the airport job pays about the same, a little more, actually, as the dispatcher job in Conroe.  The duties are similar, and so are the perks (using company vehs, etc.).  They also have a great benefits package.  Plus, where I would have to travel 40+ miles back and forth from Houston to Conroe, and leave my house at least two hours ahead of time to beat any traffic problems to get to work on time, the Hobby Airport is IN TOWN, and only 20 MINUTES from my house!!!!  When you have three small kids, that sounds WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!

The limo dispatcher job has no benefits, and the starting pay is about the same as what I was earning at Wal-Mart.  However, those are some wonderful people working there.  Also, you get to schmooze with some of the bigwigs of the world....you should have seen their clientel poster!!!!!!  Superstars, billionaires, actors and actresses, the list goes on and on!!!!!  They told me that if I don't receive the Conroe job, they will hire me, because I have what they are looking for.  They told me to call them even if I am hired in Conroe.  They just want to know if I was successful, and they said that it really doesn't matter where I work, either for them or for Conroe, or for the Airport.  What matters is that my search was a success.  Isn't that SWEET?!?

Friends, these opportunities didn't come without much adversity.  I have been under heavy spiritual attack.  I have prayed so much, my knees are calloused over!!!!! LOL (Laughing Out Loud)!!!  Many people don't understand why I speak about Christ so much, or about prayer.  Folks, I want you to know that IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO MAKE IT without Him.  I am NOTHING without Jesus.  I have tried the "independent, pulling myself up from my bootstraps" way of living.  I have tried relying on myself.  I have tried relying on other people.  Alcohol.  Sex.  Material possessions.  The list goes on and on.  I have found that relying on these things alone will do nothing but break me and destroy me.  They led me to almost   losing my mind a few years ago.  But I found a Savior in the midst of it all, who is ALIVE, REAL, and AWARE of little old me!  I began to rely on Him, and my life has never been the same!  As you can see in reading my experiences, problems never ceased to exist for me, but I know that there is DIVINE help in dealing with them all.  I don't have any strength.  My strength comes from Him.  He has humbled me.  I am so dependent on Jesus, that to even try to or think about doing things my way doesn't even feel right anymore.  I am able to check myself in areas where He had to do it before.  He and I are becoming one, and friends, I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!!

I have been chosen as an Intercessory Prayer Warrior for W.O.R.D.  That is quite a responsibility, but one that I gladly accept, because  warfare is real, and prayer is a necessity today!!!!!  I am honored to have been given this opportunity to serve.  I will be working with Danette, a real "soul" sister who I also feel I will be friends with (see Netta's blog).  A friend......WOW!  I thought that word was non-existent in my vocabulary!!!!  Also, I have started becoming more visible in my local church.  I was enjoying my "anonymity" immensely, but I feel a move by the Lord to become more involved.  Satan, of course, hates all of this, because now I must lean on Jesus even more than I did before.  Folks, please don't stop thinking about me.  Pray, cross your fingers and toes.  I appreciate all your well-wishes, prayers, concerns, and e-mails.  I love you all.  I will post next week to let you know how the interview went.  If I am given this job, I will definitely take it over the Conroe job, for the sake of my family.  But what a blessing to even be considered for something like this; I wasn't looking for it.  I had  my heart set on Conroe, but it looks as if the Lord has better plans in mind for me.  Doesn't He ALWAYS???!!!???  Bye, y'all!!!!!         

 

P.S.  Gotta Share My Goodies!  

I am eagerly anticipating three things I ordered on the Internet to arrive in the mail:

1) A pair of outdoor quad skates (I tried inline skates before; HATED THEM!!!!);

2) A personal trampoline;

3) A bottle of Dolce & Gabbanna perfume

My pressure is running high, and I have gained a few pounds since Katrina.  I exercised regularly in New Orleans, and that kept my blood pressure normal.  I am planning to begin exercising again, not just to lose weight, but to keep that blood pressure in check, so that I will not have to take pills.  The perfume is a favorite of mine that was easily accessible in New Orleans, but is next to impossible to find here.  I ordered a 3.4 oz. tester bottle at a great price on scentiments.com!  The goodies should be here by early April.  I can't wait!!!!!