5 Years

So if you haven't been informed I will be starting a new job on Feb 10th as a bridal consultant for Mia's Bridal & Tailoring!!!! There are so many thoughts and emotions going on in my head its crazy!!! I'm excited about this opportunity, but its hard saying good bye to Olive Garden. God has used Olive Garden to work on me in so many ways. It was never apart of my plan to work for almost 5 years, but it was oh so obvious apart of God's (hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20). I think back to the person I was 5 years ago and I cringe at the things I had said, done or thought...ridiculous! I am not cured of making mistakes and I know that, but I am so grateful that God loves me and has patience to deal with me. He has had to knock me down, and raise me up just to have to knock me down again b/c I didn't learn the first time. The sharp edges that He has knocked off of me, I was talking to someone about how having a bad attitude/sharp tongue can get you in trouble and it brought to mind things I have said and I begged her to learn the lesson faster than I did or am learning. Through working at Olive Garden I have met so many people and I can't even count the opportunities God has given me to share my testimony to co workers and guests. Another result of working at Olive Garden that I didn't expect is that I like me...not in a prideful I'm the best and no one's better but in the I enjoy the dork that I am:) I used to be so concern w/how people saw me. It wasn't ever a concern of being "cool" but it use to be my goal to be wall paper (by that my goal would be to go un notice) and not let people to get close, b/c what if they don't like me and that I had to hide who I am. Now don't get me wrong I do sometimes stress about things I have said and whether people understand what I'm trying to say so sometimes I over explain myself, to get my point across. But God has supplied me with relationships with people who like me just the way I am...crazy sense of humor, sometimes too straight to the point, probably laughs a little too loud, the fact that I'm not worried about asking for help w/the next project I set my mind too, or if someone has an idea responding well lets figure it out and lets call so and so worst thing they will say is no :), I like just hanging out w/people if I come over to visit I don't need you to entertain myself, I have loner tendencies, on occasion I can be shy, sometimes I'm too independent, I laugh at myself constantly, I talk to myself alot, when I'm trying to figure things out I will say "Its ok" and "Its all good in the hood" over and over again.God has given me so much and has used Olive Garden, friends and my church family so much in these last five years. I couldn't even begin to thank everyone and also the great thing about God is He has used you in my life and you probably don't even know it and then again He has probably used you in my life and I haven't fully seen it yet. Isn't that AWESOME!!!!!Justine once shared a story of how she hopes people see Jesus in her, and she gave an example of going to the grocery store and coming home and thinking I hope they saw Him. I hope that my coworkers, guests, friends, and have seen Him in me.