Big Changes

Things have been changing so much recently, it's been tough to keep up with! To bring everyone up to speed, I got a promotion at work. I'm the new Lead Teller at my branch. And boy am I loaded down with challenges for the next few weeks. It wouldn't be such a rough transition, buy my boss, Liz, is out for three weeks with some training of her own. So, I'm picking up a bunch of extra tasks at work inaddition to trying to transition from peer to supervisor. The stress this week has been incredible. I've had headaches the last two day- I haven't had a headache in MONTHS! Now two days in a row. My anxiety is about to peak (really it's more like explode, think of a volcano) so I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's yoga classes.

We discovered that Sarge is scared of baloons. John brought one home when I got the promotion and Sarge is terrified of it! He won't go anywhere near it! He's so funny, he completely avoids the room! When we first put it in the breakfast room, Sarge hid from it in the hallway and kept looking around and checking behind him expecting to see it floating up on him. He's gotten used to it to a small degree, but he still won't go into the breakfast room.

On another note: we have been able to purchase our new refrigerator and stove that we've been eyeing for a few months (we are selling our older ones). The new stuff is getting delivered tomorrow. :)Our kitchen is going to look so different. I'll try to remember to take some pics to post on here for everyone to see. They will be stainless and black to match the microwave and dishwasher. The next step will be a new sink and faucets (don't have a date on those yet, but eventually).



More good stuff is right around the corner: here in a couple of weeks, I'm going to get to meet my newest yoga teacher, Cheryl. She is going to be leading all the classes that I need to take to get my yoga certification. I'm ready to start down that path. It means doing something I love, helping others and just more positive growth coming my way. I'm ready to head down that path.

At Your Master's Feet

Who says that old dogs can't learn new tricks? Well, I can't say much for Sarge, but God sure used him the other day to get to me.

Friday morning, John was staying at home for the day and was still in bed when I was getting up to go to work. Sarge, of course, was all excited that it's morning and was ready to go outside for a run around the yard. Shortly after letting him back in, I sat down for my breakfast. As I was reading through my daily devotions, Sarge started freaking out and barking constantly out the back window. I got up, looked around and didn't see a thing. No matter what I said to him he wouldn't stop barking. Finally, I called him and forced him to sit at my feet. After a moment of sitting near me, he quited down and began to relax. I looked down at his furry little body and thought "So this is what it takes for him to get quiet; he has to sit down at his master's feet". Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. That's what God wants from each of us.

Everyday, we have lots of things pulling at us, vying for our attention and often times we (me, especially) start to freak out over stuff that's not even a speck on God's radar. It's those moments, that we (again, I'm speaking to myself on this one) need to bring ourselves to His feet and let Him minister to our hearts and calm us down so we can get back to the most important things in this life. It's funny what a little four legged varmint can teach us. It's even more incredible that God will use everything to deepen our relationship with Him if we allow Him and keep ourselves open.