A new chapter.

I resigned today. Wow...I'm not crazy really. This is a good thing. I had decided a while back that I was not going to work towards taking over the business from the owners. I decided that I need to do my own thing. I talked to Jim this morning and resigned. I left feeling good about myself and I am excited to see what God has in store for me next. I indended to give my notice (as much as they wanted), but Jim decided that it was not needed. So things have went a little faster that I had planned. I left on good terms with no hard feelings. Jim wished me luck and said to use him as a reference. He suggested that I look into going into the ministry. He reminded me that for the three years that worked for them, I have never once wavered in expressing my wanting to serve God. There have been many times in the last three years that I didn't want anything to do with God, I was so spiritually dry. Praise God that it was the good times that Jim remembered. Praise God that I am not dry anymore.

I took my last paycheck to the bank this morning after I left work. I came home and paid my bills and transfered money to savings. I have a small stash of cash that will carry me for a little while. I am going to focus this week on reducing my bills, redoing my budget and reworking my resume. I am still working on my business plan as well. My business was a long term goal, but I think it might be time to move this to the forefront. I have spent the morning calling the utility companies and asking for them to reduce my bills. My washer and dryer rental went down by $10, the electric company waived several past late fees that I had been charged and my ISP gave me partial credit for last month...I was without service for several weeks because of a bad modem. I have also talked to Nathan about carpooling to church...MCC is on the South side of Austin and is about a twenty minute drive each way twice a week. I also have some friends who use my washer and dryer. I am oing to ask that they pay $15 a month. I will give them a key and let them pick a day. This is still cheeper than what they would pay at the laundry mat and they can come and go as they please without having to worry about their clothes getting stolen.

Yeah...so I am excited...a little nervous, but excited. God has never let me go hungry...He always supplies.