Going on 3rd Year

       This entry won't be very long because I can't say much about where I work but I am in my 3rd year at the place. That is the longest that I have been at any job so far. Of course, this is my second "real" job out of college. I'm enjoy it a lot. There are good and bad things about it and I get stressed at times, but isn't that every job? I really am amazed at myself for staying this long and how much I have changed personally and as a worker because of it.
        Yes, I am a College of the Ozarks graduate but nothing can get you ready for what I do. Not even a great college like College of the Ozarks (might be a little bais there). You just have to lean on God every time something goes wrong or you are worried. I have became more of a leader in a lot of ways while being there. I have also spoke up more for the children because they cannot speak for themselves. It is hard job and there are few people out there that can do it and God gave me the gift of being able to do it.
         Yes, I also want to move on later in life because knowing God, He won't keep me in my comfort zone. He never does because He knows deep down I like to learn and explore new things even though I might not seem like I do on the outside. I like a challenge every now and then. Just like any other job. I can only do it for so long but we'll see how long it will be. God has used this job in more ways then one.
         He has used it to show me my next step in life. I remember when I started it back 2 years ago, I had no idea what I wanted to do in life. Now I do and I have talked about it a lot of times on here. He totally turned my life around using this job. Never thought I would want to get or think about getting a Master's and here I am thinking about it and it's not in education, it is in OT. Something I never heard of when I was little.
         You would ask me how to explain my job and the experience I've had at my job have changed my life. Well, I would have a hard time explaining. It is like God is putting a story together that I don't understand but that is the best part, right? It is God showing me that children matter to Him and He wants me to take care of them in every way that I can. I might be repeating myself a lot lately but it is just want I'm thinking about.
          I am a woman of God that LOVES children and that is something rare in today's world. Sadly. It is like God is showing me how beautiful I am, how much I am His Bride, and how to live happily ever after. It is me having my own children whether I get married or not. It is me knowing that I have helped or at least started to help 200+ children have happy memories. I learned something this past week that I would love to share and it is a good thing for meet remember with my job. I heard it from a lady who was sexual abused in her childhood.

          "When you ask an abused child to look back at their childhood, they don't remember very many things because they have blocked it out. All they remember are the bad things and that is all they might of had during their childhood."

          I have the chance for at least 45 days to make their days at my place of work a happy 45 days. Hopefully, those are the days that they remember. Those are the days that they grew, had toys to play with, had a bed to sleep in, food to eat, and so on. For some of those children, the place I work is the first place they see like that. A place where they have everything they need and people that truly care about them and not their selves.
           I think about my childhood and even though I had a great family life. My school life was hard and I got teased a lot. It was my school days that left marks on me and made me grow closer to God in some ways. You never know what a child is going through so treat them like Jesus would. You might make a BIG DIFFERENCE in that child's life. Make the time to teach them, cuddle them, rock them at sleepy time, listen to their feelings, and play with them because you never know when they will get it again or that is the way I have to think in my field of work right now. These things are some of the things I have learned in my past 2 years and, I know, continue to grow in my 3rd year plus a lot more.