Morning Lord! Here I am back in the coffee shop for a quick respite break before returning home to a jubilant Jess…I still can’t believe the news that she has found a new job!! It is incredible how it’s happened, and surely much more than the coincidence Jess claims it to be. What a story! How she was sick of being turned away from suburban cafés who either had no work or turned up their nose at her appearance. How she went into the city and found this café just about to open on Monday, right by the University – a hip new café designed to attract the student crowd – who loved Jess’s look as being just right – and who had just heard, not half an hour beforehand, that one of the staff they had hired got a better offer and wouldn’t be starting. How Jess arrived at the right place at the right time with just the right look, to be offered a job with just the right hours. All I can say is that you must have been behind that, Lord. That’s no coincidence.
So, as I say, Jess is jubilant, and not only that, she seems to have had some faith in herself renewed. Since the facilitators at the course she went to took her self-esteem away by making it abundantly clear that everything about her was unemployable she has been low. Instead, it was this objectionable point of difference that made all the difference. Who would have thought it? Well, you, of course.
Naturally this does not mean that Jess and Madison will be moving out in the next five minutes, but it is a large step in the right direction. Speaking of which, I’m reminded of Jasmine who is also contemplating a large step, although whether it is in the right direction or not I still don’t know. Bible Study was fun yesterday and I found myself quite enjoying the calligraphy session with Jasmine and must say I saw a whole different side to her in her professional capacity. She really is extraordinarily talented, so much so that it seems a shame for her not to pursue bigger and better things elsewhere. I tried to fish to see if she’d made up her mind about her next course of action but all she would say was that Wellington was unexpected, and that she was still thinking about it. The company who want to hire her don’t seem to be pressurising her into making a quick decision but maybe it’s not their influence she’s waiting for. I must phone that brother of mine and tell him to grow a spine and tell her how he really feels before it’s too late.
Meanwhile, Nathan was surprisingly well behaved at Bible Study and even played nicely with some of the younger children. When I confessed what was going on at kindy (as I said I might) a whole raft of useful suggestions came forth about how to deal with the issue, which was tremendously encouraging. It’s amazing how people can have so many different ideas and opinions, and when given in a friendly take-it-or-leave-it manner it makes you see all sorts of other possibilities.
Anyway, coffee’s gone so I had better get rolling. Thank you Lord, for your many blessings and for some good news for a change. Please continue to have your hand on my usual list of suspects! Amen.