Thank(mas): Job

Little snapshot from my all-time favorite job: Camp

I suppose I should begin this "Thank-mas" (see previous post here), by acknowledging the gift received in my job.

Or rather jobs.

They are almost all out of my comfort-zone, and not at all what I would say I was made to do.

But then, I wasn't made for a job. I was made to worship God and serve Him and that is not tied to anything other than the attitude of my heart.

So I will again re-list all the gifts that I have found in this job, because I severely dislike the feeling of dread that has begun to creep in every Sunday night.

1) The jobs were all put in my path, I didn't have to search for them (I hate job hunting - too many options for my head and I get quickly overwhelmed)

2) The jobs are helping my financial situation creep back into the black post-graduation.

3) The jobs are filling out my resumé way more than a 40-hour a week waitressing job would.

4) I am learning more about so many types of people and how to work with, and communicate with them, as well as learning how to appreciate them and the way God formed each of their personalities.

5) God has used the gap of brain-space left by the lack of school to work on my heart and allowed me to submit more of myself to His control.

6) The previous gap has allowed me to spend more time on artistic endeavors like painting, crocheting and video editing.

7) I am learning, to work a job that I don't necessarily love, because it needs to be done.

8) While challenging, I find a lot of joy in teaching dance classes to intellectually challenged adults, and taking care of toddlers, and wrangling early elementary school kids, and I find joy in never knowing if I will be working with ESL students, filing papers, making copies, making calls, writing post-cards, writing lesson plans, or tutoring essays when I go in for a 3-hour shift.

9) Friendly co-workers that give me energy as soon as I come into work.

10) More so than before, I appreciate time-off, breaks, and my all-time favorite job, Strong Rock Camp.

I know there are countless more gifts that I will continue to find, or already have and are just not at the forefront of my mind. The main part is this: I see the gift in my jobs, and am truly grateful for them, and all they are teaching me.

(see next post here)