and I really hate that it did, but, this person just would not do what I asked and it frustrated me. I get an email one of her monitors won't work. Ok,... contact the service desk and see if they know something to try and get it to come on. She actually refused to do so, and commented I had picked up the monitors from the person last Friday and I needed to get one of those to her. (now, what if I had them put it in storage - then what?) She will be in Mesa at a meeting on Thursday, and I could bring it to her then. I told her no, I was not driving to Mesa on Thursday. Again I asked her to contact the service desk; no. Long story short, I looked up where she lived and selected a location between us (think 10 miles versus 46 one way to Mesa for me) and told her I'd meet her there today at 11AM with the monitor. I will email her this morning that she can take the 'bad' monitor to Mesa with her Thursday to give to IT; I'm not going to take care of the problem. She could have it exchanged on Thursday with IT without dragging me in to it - but they always want someone to do the work for them. And I was just too busy yesterday to deal with her. I lost my patience with her and was very irritated. It could have easily been resolved if she had just contacted IT and made arrangements with them to pick up a new monitor on Thursday. UGH. I don't like it when I let my frustration and irritation get control of me.
My day ended well in that it was 'girls night out' and I headed to my daughter's - and was taken out to dinner with my granddaughter and great-granddaughter (and her spouse and my SIL) to a Mexican restaurant in Glendale that the food is absolutely delicious and you get so much of it! We all had a box to take food home in. It was a fun time and they even brought me ice cream covered in chocolate with a candle and sung happy birthday. Fun time.
And I had a gift delivered from a coworker when I got home - a nice cup and a really cool set of measuring spoons. Yeah - today is MY day and it will be just as hectic as yesterday was. I hope I don't get as overwhelmed as I was yesterday. I have an 8AM meeting with my boss for my mid-year review. She always marks me 'exceeds expectations'.... and I tell her, I work from home; how can I 'exceed expectations'.... but she explains why she feels it is that way - and it always makes me feel like I am accomplishing some things, even when I feel it is daily routine things.
Hubby brought me in my coffee along with a nice card and gift card; telling me that it is for me only, I am not to spend it on anyone else, etc. .... well, we ARE going on vacation so I guess I can spend it then? :-) Or I can just order some books.... that's for me, right? :-) He also went out and got yesterday's mail and I had a nice surprise - a birthday note from a 2nd cousin in Indiana. We've never met, but have chatted online frequently. She's the one that came out here but I had my eye surgery and couldn't meet.
Today I have so much to do - and having to lose some time to meet this person throws chaos in the middle of the day. But, I will 'suck it up buttercup' and get it done. In fact, if I find I have a lull before then, I'll send her an email and ask if we can meet before. I have to get ready for the 1PM board meeting and that alonge is stressful. Have I ever mentioned how I dislike taking minutes?
John 16:33 (NKJV): "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you will have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
Boy Howdy do I need that reminder! I should never have allowed my frustration and irritation at this person come out yesterday - I should have stopped; perhaps got up and walked around, and prayed about it before responding. But I didn't. That's how we get caught up in the world.... and then feel guilty because we allowed the world in us to come out instead of letting the Spirit within us take over the situation. I wasn't THAT bad in what I said.... I was professional... but at one point I did actually say "work with me here!!" in the middle of my frustration. I am not at her beck and call. UGH. there I go again.
Sometimes it is so easy to let go of our peace that we have and allow the world to slip in. We all do it, I'm afraid, no matter how much you think you keep your emotions under control. We get the 'stinking thinking' going and then it's like the devil has a party in it. Well, I got news for him today - I'm done with him! That ole dirt monger ain't gonna ruin my day today! I rebuke him in the Holy name of my Jesus and my Abba! That ole devil ain't got no hold on me!
I am kept in perfect peace because I belong to Him... Jesus, the Son of the Living God. He is my refuge in the storm; my peace when turmoil happens. All I gotta do is surrender that issue to Him.
OH - I got to tell you.... God is so good and He loves to answer our requests - even when the timeframe doesn't fit. I went in last week to the eyeglass place and gave them my prescription for new glasses. They told me it would be 4 weeks before I'd get my glasses. And in the past, it has always been 3-4 weeks. BUT God. I commented to Him on Monday this week that it would be nice if I could get my new glasses before I went on vacation this Friday. Fully expecting it NOT to happen. Well, guess what! I got a text YESTERDAY that my glasses were in and I went and picked them up. In a week or less I had my new glasses!! I really love that my sunglasses are magnetic clip-ons - which means they are not prescription and I can wear my new prescription glasses all the time (oh joy) and when I go outside, just put the magnetic frame up against my glasses and snap! they are on! Really cool.
God surprised me and gave me an early birthday present - my new sunglasses - in time for vacation. How cool is that!
Even though it's my birthday, as you can read, it will be a busy day. I do have so much to get done today and tomorrow before I get to go on vacation. Plus... I will have to take my work computer with me for a couple things - I get invoices I have to process for contracted employees... if I don't process the invoices timely, they won't get paid their normal time. So - I like to get paid on time and I feel I need to process their invoices on time as well. It will help me keep up on all the emails too. I just won't work-work.
And... I am going to get off here and just spend time with my Jesus for awhile. I actually have a bit more time than I usually do, which is nice. An extra 'gift' perhaps from my Abba today. Maybe I'll hear His voice .... just to sit and be still in His Presence, can make a lot of things fall in to place. :-) Try it.
Blessings!
2 comments:
Happy Birthday RM!
Thank you!
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