Simply obey

          I have been manager for about 3 weeks now and my how I love it! I feel like it's the best decision that I could have made at this point in my life. Despite all of the stresses of figuring everything out, I have not doubted this decision at all. I think the biggest thing that I'm trying to figure out is the scheduling and managing my time. But, with time and patience (from my self and my Deli team) this too will get figured out soon. I've been in that Deli (full time, part time, and seasonal) for about 9 years now, and I've been the assistant once. To actually be the lead of that part of the store and get to have an awesome Deli crew to help me run another great part of the store is a pretty cool feeling. I know that the Ladies that I work with are going to do great things (and I say ladies only because that's all we have back there for now. One day the Deli could have guys back there too).
          Now the spiritual side of this... I pray for this Deli and my crew daily. Not because I don't think that they can't do there job, but because I know that they can. I know that each one of us in the Deli can do everything that is required and then some. I want to do well at this Job and I want to make the customers happy with our product and my team happy with where they work. Now, I know that there are going to be days where it's just a crumby day (we ALL have those days). But, it's been said, that even if you have a bad day at the job you love, you will still go back the next day and love your job. I know that this is true.
          Let me take you back a little bit... about a year and a half ago. I was sitting in my kitchen straitening up my kids' art work and art drawer in my old house. Skyler was at work, on break, and he texted me something along the lines of, "my loans are going to be out in a few months...". A pretty simple text but one that sent one thought almost instantly to my head... I looked up at the ceiling asking my Heavenly Father these exact words... "We are going to have to move into Skyler's parents house, aren't we?" It's as if I had asked the exact right question because what came next was pretty much unexpected. I got the answer, Yes. It wasn't me thinking this because it was very different from any thought I have had or anyone actually speaking to me. This was the Holy ghost telling me that this is where we needed to go, for one reason or another, we needed to be there at that house. I later talked to Skyler about this, and he had felt the same way. I didn't question or doubt his answer. I simply obeyed and we moved 3 months later.
          One year later, we have met some REALLY great people in my ward and on the street that we never would have met and gotten so close to. My kids have some pretty great friends that they are so close to, that I know wouldn't have happened if we hadn't obeyed that prompting. Skyler and I are closer than ever and I love it! So many great things have happened because we simply obeyed.
          About 4 months ago, same prompting happened, I felt like I needed to go full time at the Deli. I was nervous because I hate being away from my kids, but I knew this is what we needed. Turns out, I wasn't away from my kids for to long. I worked while the kids where in school and was home most evenings and had weekends off with Skyler and my kids. This decision also got me prepaired for what was to come next...being manager of this Deli.
          This next prompting was a pretty big one. This one I couldn't ignore if I wanted to (and I tried to push it aside for a little bit). Everytime I'd go to work, the same prompting kept coming back to me that I should apply for the Deli Manager. This went on for a few weeks and during that time, my mind got thinking that maybe I could do this. After all, the only thing that was stopping me from doing this was my fear of not succeeding. But, how are we to succeed, if we never even try. I knew I had to try. I already had my answer, that had just confirmed it. I knew I had to do this, and I started to get excited about it. I became so calm about going for this position and a peace had come over me and is still with me now.
          Here we are now, about 3 weeks later, still loving my Job. I know that great blessings are going to come from this job too. I was taught when I was a kid to work as hard as I can in everything I do. I'm so blessed my parents had taught me this. It has given me the drive to work hard, even on my hardest days and to never give up. Thanks to my mom and dad for blessing me with this. Thanks to my AHMAZING (yes AHHHMAZING) husband who is helping me understand things this job requires, for standing right beside me, supporting me in this decision that requires a lot of my time and energy (especially in the very beginning), for loving me even when I'm so tired, and snappy (I really should get to bed...). Thanks to my oh so amazing kids who have been so great in helping out and understanding that mom and dad both need to work for our future, and that this is what Heavenly Father needs us to do right now. For being understand the best that they can in giving up their space and rooms so we could simply obey.
          Life is hard, it was't meant to be easy. But if we simply obey, life will be so worth the journey.