Yesterday was feeling like a Friday - and I truly was wishing it was. It's been a tough, busy week but nothing I haven't been able to handle. Work yesterday was a different day. We had three 1.5 hour town halls and I was to attend each one as a back-up on presenting the slide powerpoint - which I have never done. I had to teach myself how to do it, get the full screen, etc. But nope, haven't had to do it. Until yesterday. Our president's EA had an emergency come up and guess who got to take the lead on the meeting presentation! Yep - and I did it. For our whole division! Scared I'd click too many times? Yep. Nervous I would miss the cue? Yep. But I did it perfectly (thank you, God, cause I asked and You answered!) and I even got kudos after! My boss says that she is putting all the compliments in my folder to review when it's time for my raise. Hoot de Hoot!
The town hall meetings took up a large portion of my day and I couldn't do anything else because I had to be alert the first two in case something happened, and the third one I did the presentation. I did manage to get a meeting in with my male boss to go over his business trip next week. Got to call the travel agency this morning and change his hotel. Airline and car rental is already taken care of. I also need to firm up his scheduled meetings for the two days - could only work three in as he has a company thing he is actually going back for. But he has to run up and down the state to get them in. His fault. He commits not knowing where they are located. He makes my head hurt.
Had my training last night and she worked 'core'. I know it is good for me so I try very hard to complete each task - but it is so difficult. I feel like I weigh 300 pounds and can't get the body up off the ground at times. She's tough, but she's good.
I Corinthians 8:3 (NCV): But if any person loves God, that person is known by God.
If you stop and think about it, you know how loved you are by God. Only those who reject God do not believe they are loved by Him, but they still are. He just lets them do what they choose to do, even though it is against Him. But when we love God, He has our name in the palm of His hand. Jesus is our Shepherd, and He knows us by name. It's not like us. When we see a crowd of people, that's all we see; a crowd of people. We don't know them. We just see faces. But Jesus sees US. He sees our floppy ears. He sees our birthmarks. He sees are limping leg. He sees our hanging arm. He sees all our mistakes. He sees all our wrong choices. And He not only sees us, He knows us by name.
There is something special about someone who knows your name, isn't it! Occasionally, when I meet someone for the first time they will make a comment that they have heard about me. It always makes me curious. Sometimes I wonder WHAT have they heard. They usually chuckle and say 'it's all good'. (whew. I've done some really stupid things in my past; I want them forgotten completely! Not come back to haunt me!) I often get asked where did I get my name. And I love to tell the story that it's a part of my mama and part of my dad's names. The name now, though, is getting to be more common. I've heard - and met - others with that name. One Sunday at church there was a new baby. When I met the parents I asked the baby's name. Yep! It was mine! I squealed. The mother was surprised. I wondered where they came up with that name. What did they look for? The definition of 'new' or 'explosion' or 'star'? (I was once told my name of a certain Indian tribe was 'Shooting Star'. A friend up north where I speak has a granddaughter with my name, and every year we go up, she reminds me how old her granddaughter is. She turned 7 last year. Names often don't mean much to us, but to God, they are priceless. He loves us so much that He knows our name, and writes it in the palm of His hand. Can you imagine being loved that much?
It felt like Friday yesterday, although I had my training and I never go on Friday. It has just felt, because of how busy the week has been, the week has already flown by. But, alas, it is only Thursday. And I have much to get completed today. I'm hoping for no new meetings that are difficult to schedule so that I can concentrate on getting this trip itinerary completed and have some time to breathe. The last two days I couldn't even break away. I've been trying for 3 weeks to meet a friend for lunch - and just can't find the time to get away. Hubby gets upset with me if I grab something and bring back to my desk so that I can keep working and not sit down with him. I did the same thing at the office - ate at my desk - so it isn't anything new. Besides - have I not been here at home working remote for the past 4 years? Was it 2019 or 2020 that I was sent home? I don't even remember now. If the office was closer, I would go back to the office to work. I feel I would get more done there. Be more organized. Got to clean off my desk. One EA sent a photo last week of her work area and commented that she cleaned it off and it felt so much better to work in - and suggested we all take photos of our work area and share. I looked at my desk and all the 'stuff' I have all over it. Nope, not going to happen. I basically use my desk for work only, but I use the drawers and the top of it for everything else. Could I be considered a 'clutterer'? I have papers, tax stuff, medical stuff, books, cards, - you name it and it is probably on top of my desk! Some day I will clean it off. Maybe the day I retire? I have my laptop and a monitor on my desk. It isn't big enough for much more with the tray full. I do need to go through it though. A project for a rainy, unbusy day, perhaps. Rain? What is that?
I received 5 boxes from Amazon on Tuesday and managed to hide them in here and open them. Not that I don't want hubby to see them; I don't care. Some was birthday; some was Christmas - and a couple books. What can I say? I love books! But one was a pre-order of Jonathan Cahn's latest and it arrived Tuesday. I haven't shown hubby. He likes reading his books. I read one and it was real eye-opening, but I have other books that I want to read as well. I just don't have that much time to read like I want to - and after staring at the computer all day, my eyes are tired at night and as I try to read, they want to close. Happened again last night. Anyway - the book came and I'm hoping hubby will forget about it - and I can make it a Christmas gift to him. He and I both are getting harder and harder to buy for as far as gifts. We don't need anything. If we want it, we usually buy it. So when I can find something that I know he will like, I try to save it for birthday, anniversary or Christmas. And Christmas is next. He doesn't read this (at least he hasn't commented on anything so although he mentions on occasion about my writing in my blog), so I'm hoping he doesn't.
I'm running out of things to write that would make any sense so guess I'll close this off. Hope that you have an amazing day!
Blessings!
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