Work Family

  Lynn  30 years

 Racine - 20 years

Lord thank you so much, Thank You !  I am grateful for your promises.  I trust You in my life and enjoy having You work in me.  I feel blessed most of the day and for this I am grateful.  I am standing Lord.  Lord I am standing !  To God be the glory.

As I have a church family, I also have a work family.  A member of my work family actually brought me to NCBF.  I admired her strength, kindness and generosity and I wanted these qualities.  She spoke often of her church in such a positive way, so she invited me one Sunday to watch her daughter praise dance and I just kept right on coming.  I saw God in her in the workplace, yeah the workplace.  She always gave God the glory in all she did and she was blessed.  She and I are awesome friends, we are girls together.  I have a few NCBF in my workplace, oh what a real blessing. 

Last month at work we had our quarterly meeting where staff receives recognition for years of service.  My work family has worked at Beech Brook for years, like 20 to 30 years or more.  I am the baby of the crew with 17 years of service.  I have uploaded a couple photographs of two of my dear friends receiving service rewards of recognition.  I am so proud of these ladies as we sort of grew up here together at Beech Brook, raised our children together, grieved loses together and lived life together.  These are the type of buddies when you broke you can email or call and say hey you got a couple to payday and we got each other’s back. I praise God for these special friendships. 

I remember when Chris passed my friend Terri came to hospital took me home with her so I would not be alone and I stayed with her for at least 3 nights, she nurtured me and helped to get me together.  I was looking and feeling real rough, she made sure I ate, bathed etc.  Because at that time I didn’t or couldn’t move.  We have known each other for about 30 years as we worked at CWRU together in HR and now at Beech Brook.  Sabrina who brought me to NCBF wrote my son’s obituary, LaVisa is the youngest of our Beech Brook family and she came to Terri’s house daily to make sure I had took care of business, calling insurance, shopping etc.  I call her the boss.  I am fortunate to have my work family.  My work family has always kept me wanting to work at Beech Brook, because I know and love the people I work with.  Sabrina and LaVisa introduced me to Tru Image, what a blessing.  When I was at 244 lbs LaVisa pulled me in her office and said you going back to Tru Image, and said I’m your friend somebody got to tell you, you not a diva no more.  I was shocked but it was true.  During those days of my grief, I showered no lotion, no makeup, and no real style.  I was wearing the same clothes to work, I would wash them and wear them back the next day, and I wore a scull cap to work every day.  Boy oh Boy  It was a wake up call.  This is why I call LaVisa the boss.  When I didn’t have workout clothes that fit she  brought me an outfit of hers to wear so I would have no excuses.  On March 1^st 2011 I walked back into Tru Image with a made up mind. 

These ladies stood in court with me with Chris when he was in trouble, oh what a day to remember, a real miracle of love. 

                                                               

Beauty:  OK, the Instyler, is awesome !!!  I checked the reviews and compared the CHI to the Instyler and felt the Instyler was my best option.  My coworker (church family) brought hers in so I could sample it.  I printed a Bed Bath and Beyond couple for 20% off and purchased it.  I went home used it and my hair was instantly pull of body and shine.  Right !  Yes !  I love body, the CHI would not have given me this type of body, the brush and high temperature of heat work together to give me fullness, body and shine.  I needed a better hair tool my old one was not performing. 

*****Jayden update***** Jayden is trying harder to cooperate with potty training.  He had a dry night and went to the potty this morning, pointed at it and clapped with excitement.  We gave him a lil reward he was thrilled.

Weekend:  Dominique and I plan to go to dinner, she wants to go to Washbi on Saturday, I made the mistake of giving her the option.  I may have to make the decision and go somewhere I can EAT.  Their food will have me FLOATED.  It is too good and I don’t want to lose control.  Hopefully she will understand.  We will have fun otherwise.  She loves Washbi. 

Friday evening, me and some ladies are going to see Good Deeds.  I know we will have a good time. 

Sunday, NCBF to receive the Word.