A wee bit of BS

Well it is Friday night. It felt as though my last two weeks at the Cafe would go on and on. Yet here I am a week after my last day. How time flies. I have moved into my very own house. I love it! It is a sanctuary to me. So far I am not worried about the mortgage. I am not worried about what job will be next. The past two weeks have been filled with rather amazing things. My God is amazing. He is amazing because He uses me, of all people, in amazing ways. I met with the Mayor last week and the woman who is his major contender in the upcoming election today. I am being listened to and respected by both. I can not tell you how humbling this is. I am just an ordinary person going about my life. I simply speak up when things seem wrong or unjust. I believe I have a certain wisdom that has come through life experiences. I am not better or smarter than others. I am just different. Growing up, apparently, I used to ask my mum two questions constantly. They made her crazy. ...

Today was my last day at the Ellice Cafe. It has been a full day. I also had a visit at City Hall. As I walked to City Hall just after noon I thought back to how I felt leaving Starbucks to go work there. I was so excited and hopeful and nervous. But I knew it was the right thing to do. It was the best place for me to go. It was the right job for me to take. I was going to love it. I would work hard and do the unexpected. I believe I did. It was a LOT of hard work. Some days were almost unbearable. But most days were absolutely delightful. Some things broke my heart. I hate seeing people in poverty. I hate seeing people living with addictions. I hate seeing people in poverty or living with addictions ignored by society around them. Some times I was tough. Some times I was not. But I tried, all the time, to be loving. There is no where else I know quite like the Ellice Cafe. The Board of New Life Ministries took a chance hiring me. I am glad they did. Now, clearly ...