Hello my dear friends and colleagues!
I know it has been a while since I posted and I thought I would fill you in on the many happy changes in my life since my last post. The last two years were spent with many changes and breaks in my singing ministry. With the onset of Covid19, all of my public singing came to an abrubt halt. The only ‘concerts’ that I was able to give in that 2 years were recordings from my dining room, available on Youtube, or if I was listening to my favorite recordings while I mowed the lawn and sang along as I worked. Although it was rough having to isolate, It gave me time to regroup and ask Jesus to direct my path through this dark time in our history.
I would never have guessed that He would guide me to look for a full time job to help us recover from the financial strain COVID19 put on our household. Where He took me has been a financial blessing, along with being a emotional “God Wink Moment” in my life. I had interviewed for over a hundred different positions and still hadn’t found the one that I felt led to accept. Finally, He sent me to a place that I could be happy and still feel like I was helping His people. I was called, not to use my voice as a vocalist, but for a secretary position at a local elementary school. When I walked in the door, it felt warm and welcoming. Just the kind of place where I could ‘hang my hat’.
Now that I have been there for 2/3 of the school year, I know it was just where He wanted me to be. I enjoy going to work every day and I feel like He is using me in so many ways. Many days I hear that a smile and a helpful hand is just what was needed to ease a stressed collegue’s day. Something as simple as a bottomless jar of candy I brought in and put on my desk as a little ‘pick-me-up’, is all that is needed to break the craziness of our daily routine.
I love my work family, enjoy feeling like I am one of the “gang,” and best of all, I am still able to perform from time to time around my working hours. So, it is a job that fulfills my financial, spriritual and musical needs. And the best part is that I am still helping God’d people. Also, I am still able to sing for Him now that the singing requests are starting to come in again as we move past Covid19’s grip on the world.
Miss you all and can’t wait to be singing again for you soon!
Jess