my calling

A few days ago, I finally realized what I am called to do. An elderly woman walked into my work & asked where the tweezers were. Then she proceeded to "drag" me around the store as her personal shopper. She handed me her belongings & said "this will be all for me." I took all of her stuff up front & rang her up. As she left, a woman walked by & said "you were very patient with that woman. You were good with her."

Then, another elderly woman came to the register with a few 12 packs, big packs of toilet paper, & a ton of other items. I came to the other side of the register & helped her get everything in the buggy then took it to her car & loaded her belongings into her trunk. She told me how her husband had been sick for so long & she hadn't been able to leave the house for months & that I had been such a big help to her. She said she had to hug me to thank me & so she did.

Later, I went back to working in the pharmacy & had a woman with a very think accent (possibly European???) come up to get her prescriptions filled. I told her the prices & she began crying & saying she just didn't understand. I messed around with a few things and got her medicine to go through for 3 months at the same price it was for 2 weeks. Her tears became joyous tears & she thanked me.

Next day - I am working at another pharmacy & have another elderly woman come in to get some prescriptions. She only wanted to get half because she didn't have insurance & said she'd come back later for the rest. I checked on a few things & found that the cost of half was the same as the cost of the whole prescription & let her know. She went ahead & got it all at once so she wouldn't end up paying the same fee twice. The pharmacist turned to be & said "I like what you did. It shows that you don't mind taking the time to do nice things to help people. It shows your work ethic."

This was my final confirmation. I have never had clear direction on what career I was meant to hold. I have wanted to be a mother my entire life but I don't really see stay-at-home mom as a job. I wanted to be able to say I did more in life than raise children. I want to say I have a beautiful family but I do so much more than that. I want to make a difference, touch lives, & be a blessing - for I am beyond blessed.

No matter where we live or what is going on in my life, I want to help others every day, not for my own benefit, but as a way to show God's love to people who just need love in general. Whether it be an elderly person in need of someone to go with them to the grocery or a baby sitter to a not-so-well-off family, I want to do good. God has given me a heart that breaks for people in need & yearns to do something amazing. What more amazing thing is there to forget myself & devote my time to strangers?

I have a lot going on between school, work, staying in touch with my Nashville life, & being a newlywed, but I have a calling that I will answer. Thank you, Lord for giving me these confirmations & the desire to stop saying me & start saying they. I am very excited to see what the future holds & am praising God for it all. To God be the glory.