QUALIFIED!

So I'm still on my job search, or should I say CAREER search and I'm just a little "hot under the collar" at the moment.

I found a listing for a job that I am COMPLETELY qualified for, except for one small detail...the job requires that the candidate be BILINGUAL in English and Spanish.

Am I BILINGUAL in English and Spanish? No. And you know what...I applied for the job ANYWAY.

Are you going to tell me that in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, a company will discard my resume which CLEARLY shows that I meet EVERY OTHER QUALIFICATION, except for the BILINGUAL part? What sense does that make?

What the company NEEDS to do is have the position listed TWICE...once for ENGLISH speakers and again for SPANISH speakers. That way, we ENGLISH ONLY speaking folks aren't discounted out of a much needed job for which we are highly QUALIFIED, and the SPANISH speaking clients can still be assisted. All that the company has to do is add this little blurb at the beginning of the call "Para Español, oprima numero dos."

Problem solved!

So...we'll see what happens. When the company calls me for an interview (don't you love my optimism), if they ask me about the BILINGUAL thing, I'll tell them just the way that I've said it here.

Let the DIALOGUE begin: Have you ever been denied a job for which you met ALL of the qualifications, EXCEPT for being bilingual (if that was a requirement)?

Talk to me!

Til next time...

T minus 364 days and counting

So you've probably heard by now that "the world as we know it is going to change on 12/21/12.

Will it end? Who knows.
Will it just be different that what we grown accostomed to? Who knows.

Here's what I do know though...I'm not worrying about it.

God is in control. Always has been. Always will be.

He created the heavens and the earth. He knows what's going to happen on 12/21/12 and I have complete trust in HIM no matter what happens.

As much as I love my life here on earth, I know that life here can't hold a candle to what life will be like in Heaven. So if 12/21/12 is my "checkout date", so be it. I'll be "checkin' in" in Heaven to LIVE eternally with my Lord and Savior.

So let the timer on the clock begin. Check back with me in a year and we'll see where we all are.

Let the DIALOGUE begin: What are YOUR thoughts on 12/21/12?

Talk to me!

Til next time...

BLOCKED

I've heard it said that "all good things must come to an end". Well, I don't know how much of a "good thing" Facebook has been for me but I think that my shelf life has just about expired.

I'm done. Done with all the negativity and angry rants that people post! I mean...I'm no "Polly Purebred" but I like to keep things positive in my posts. That's just me.

Another reason why I think I'm about to bail is because someone who I thought was a good friend (a REALLY good friend) has BLOCKED me.

Oh to have been a fly on the wall when I confronted the person whom we'll call "Casey".

Casey: Hey, did you see that post about what I wanted for Christmas?

Me (thinking to myself...oh no you didn't just ask me about a post after you've BLOCKED me from your profile): Nope. Can't say that I did. It's kinda hard to see your posts since you've BLOCKED me.

Casey: BLOCKED you? What? Hmmm...now let's see...what could you have done or said that made me BLOCK you?

Me: Are you serious?

Casey: Yeah. I don't even remember BLOCKING you. When did this happen?

Me: A couple of weeks ago.

Casey: And you're just telling me now?

Me: Yep. I wanted to wait until we were face to face.

Casey: Wow. So...how did that make you feel?

Me: Hurt

Casey: Oh my God! What is it with people and Facebook. Why do people get so emotional about what goes on there?

Me: So...why did you do it?

Casey: I really don't remember doing it. Let's check it out.

So we log on, and sure enough...there I am on the BLOCKED list...along with about 10 other people...who "Casey" also didn't remember BLOCKING.

As we sat at the computer, I watched "Casey" unBLOCK me and "supposedly" send me a friend request. Funny...I never got the friend request, and I'm STILL BLOCKED from "Casey's" page. Yes folks...somethin' is fishy in Denmark.

So between the negativity and the fact that "Casey" is playing games...I think I'm done.

At the end of the day when it comes to "Casey"...I'd rather be "friends" in real life than to be "friends" on Facebook anyway.

And my 2 best friends know how to reach my outside of Facebook...so that's all that matters.

Let the DIALOGUE begin: Have you ever been BLOCKED by anyone on Facebook?

Talk to me!

Til next time...

Cha Ching!

That was the sound of $140.00 worth of DIMES that I cashed in yesterday.

I'm still unemployed and times are getting tougher so I had to resort to my change bucket for some much needed funds.

The day before yesterday I cashed in $38.00 worth of nickels. Yesterday I was right back at the bank with $140.00 worth of dimes. And I was so THANKFUL to have them.

Not sure when I'll be back to work so in the meantime I'm starting to sell anything that's not bolted down.

I'm not worried though. I PRAY. And since prayer and worry don't go together...I don't worry.

Jehovah Jireh is my Provider and He knows just what I need when I need it. So all is well.

That's it for now...gotta say this though...those coin counting machines are pretty darned accurate. I counted $140.00 worth of dimes while I was at home and that's exactly how much the machine said I had. That was reassuring.

Now...Let the DIALOGE begin: Do you have coins saved up in a container somewhere? Do you think you'll have to cash them in soon?

Talk to me!

Til next time...

Urgh!!!

Okay folks...I'm frustrated!

With what, you may ask...with my job search.

You may recall from previous posts how I'm looking to "re-invent" myself and instead of the corporate cubicle job that I've always had, I now desire a CAREER in which I can help people and make a positive difference in this world that we live in.

Sounds pretty good, right?

Well here's the problem that I'm running into...most of the positions that catch my eye require experience in the field.

It's just HELPING people!!! I have LOTS of experience there. However, the ads for the jobs require "so many years of xyz"...or a degree in "abc". I don't have any of that. I just have a heart for service. Isn't that enough?

So...the search continues. That small voice (that I really don't want to listen to) is telling me to just apply for sales jobs (like I've always had) and do the philanthropic stuff on the weekends.

If I do that, I will be so unhappy and unfulfilled.

So for now, I will continue to pray and apply for positions. God knows my heart. He knows what I want next, and He knows that I need to pay my bills.

Perhaps this is just another one of those lessons in patience.

Let the DIALOGUE begin: Have you re-invented yourself?

Talk to me!

Til next time...

Gone Home

Yesterday I attended a homegoing service. That's what believers in Christ call a funeral, because we believe that when one who has accepted Christ dies, they go "home" to be with the Lord.

So as I said...I went to a "homegoing" service.

Kinda interesting.

The service was for a woman who I went to high school with. Haven't seen her since high school and I really don't think that I even hung out with her when we were in high school. Yet, something in my spirit told me to go anyway. After all, was her life worth any less just because I didn't know her personally? The answer...of course not.

So here's how the day went...

First...I wasn't going to go at all.
Then...10:00 rolls around and I'm ready to go so I look up the directions to the church only to find that the service STARTS at 10:00. Great...I'm still in my living room and no where near where the church is. So I wasn't gonna go.

Few minutes later, I decide to go...I'll just be late. It's a homegoing service afterall...it wasn't ending any time soon.

So I hop on the freeway and head to the church. I get there and the lot and surrounding streets are PACKED. No where to park!

I circle the block once...nothing.
Twice...nothing.
Three times, and now I'm about to head home.

And there it is...that voice that said, "Go across the main boulevard, you'll find a place to part there".

So I did, and sure enough...there was a spot.

Then I get inside the church and...you guessed it...Nowhere to sit!

I find a spot against the back wall and wonder if I should just leave. Just then, an usher came over and directed me to the "overflow" area. Nope...I wasn't going anywhere. I was IN now.

And I'm so glad that I was.

The Pastor of the church delivered a great message.
Her friends and family gave lovely remarks.
And as I was listening to everyone describe her, it was as if I were at my OWN homegoing service. Her life so closely mirrored mine.

She loved the Lord.
She was a servant through and through, doing all that she could to meet the needs of others.
She loved God's Word...studying it, hearing it, teaching it.

Listening to what a great woman of God she was, I couldn't help but think that if she and I had stayed in touch after high school we probably would have been GREAT friends.

I may not have known her much in life, but in celebrating her life, I'm glad that I got a chance to know what I know.

Let the DIALOGUE begin: Have you ever gone to a homegoing service (funeral) for someone that you really didn't know very well...or at all?

Talk to me!

Til next time...

Time's a wastin'

So I've been unemployed since July 29th. Still no new gig. My heart knows that it's out there, it just hasn't met my heart yet.

It's gotta be meaningful.
It's gotta be life-changing (in a positive way).
It's gotta allow me to take care of my family financially.

Not much to ask for, is it.

So where is it?

Clock's ticking.

Tick.

Tock.

Let the DIALOGUE begin: Are you unemployed? How long has it been?

Talk to me!

Til next time...