Great Honor

At the beginning of the year, Aaron had a prophetic word for me. He said that this year, I would be offered a job and he felt like it was in the backpack area. He said God wanted me to know that I would know what to do.

A few weeks after Aaron told me that, I told the entire word to Brandi because when it happened, I wanted someone to verify that Aaron had told me that before it happened. Not just one of those, "Oh, I knew that was going to happen" kind of thing.

Anyway, a few weeks later, I was at coffee at Brandi's house and I got an e-mail from the backpack lady at the food bank saying that she was leaving and she wanted me to take her job. I was floored!! No, I was honored. I kept saying that all day -- I was so honored. Honored that I've done a good job in Clyde and they want me -- they came after me.

Anyway, I went and talked to her and I'm not going to lie -- I really did want to take it. I absolutely love the backpack program and I do believe that this is the first step in my dream to see no child hungry -- not only in Clyde, but I'm going as big as to say the world. In less than one year, I would have gone from overseeing just 23 backpacks to overseeing over 500.

The hours were all day every day. . . the pay wasn't all that great for all of those hours. . . plus, I would have to put my kids in daycare . . . plus, what would I do during the summers? Then, there was children's ministry. . . I don't think I could have done both. They're both full-time jobs. I would have had to choose.

I chose not to take the job.

Then, today I get another e-mail stating that they are making the job part-time -- 20 hours a week and is flexible. She said the ball is in my court.

Gosh! I would love to do this. I love this program and I believe in it with everything in me -- they said that's why they want me. But, I have children to raise and I'm slowly learning that everything is about timing.

But, tonight I go to bed again, completely honored.