I have been so busy this week with it being my last week at my job.  It has also been a hard one.  It has been frustrating and very emotional.  Some of the nicest things anyone has ever said about me have been said this week.  It has been breaking my heart.  My team has been great and everyone is excited to hear about my new job.

I have been struggling a lot lately with all the stress and frustration.  I tend to not be an emotional person, but with the lack of sleep and the overwhelming amount of stress, I have fallen apart a couple of times.  This morning I was reading the book of Daniel.  I came upon Daniel chapter 3 and almost skipped reading it, since I had read that story over and over and over when I was a kid and had the story memorized.  I read it anyway and was amazed at how much I was blessed by reading the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednago.  Those young men had the courage to stand (literally) for their faith.  Their response to King Nebuchadnezzar was amazing.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.  If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king.  But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”   - Daniel 3:16-8

Wow.  Even a story I had heard a million times had so much to teach me about standing firm and having the courage to walk on through the fire that was so hot that it killed the soldiers leading Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to the furnace.  I think the thing that hit me the most about this story was there were four in that furnace.  These men were not alone.  I am not alone.  Sometimes things seem so hopeless, but I have to continue to remember that when things are bad, I am not walking alone.  What a wonderful story.

I always loved this story when I was little, but haven’t read it in so long because there are so many other books of the Bible I haven’t read fully.  I am glad I read this today.  With all the worries about my new job, it was so encouraging.

~Rhapsody Out~

This is something I have my own answer that is Biblical, but many Christians have different opinions.

I will post chapter, verse and explanation for my belief, but what do you believe? Where was Christ between His death and resurrection?

Think about it and let me know what you think.

OK, apparently, I had a really bad day yesterday.

My sister stayed home from work yesterday with a terrible pain in her side.  Last night, around 7, she called Mike and I very upset.  The pain had become unbearable.  Mike and I picked her up and met my parents half way to their house.  They were going to take her to their doctor’s after hours walk in clinic, or possibly the ER.  That was the last we heard.  We got home exhausted and went to bed.  I am worried about her and pray that she is all right and that what ever was wrong is nothing serious.

A friend of mine and former co-worker has been going through some hard times.  He is a Mormon.  He and his wife are expecting their first child in about 6 months.  Both of their cars recently needed to be replaced.  They are trying to buy their first house and trying to get out of debt from other things.  To make things all the more complicated, he just got fired last week.  He has two weeks to find a new job.  I saw him right before he left his job for good, you could tell he felt like the weight of the world had fallen on his shoulders.  I pray that he will find a new job quickly, that is closer to home, and that he and his wife would find Christ.

Last Thursday I did something that should have been done a long time ago. I resigned. 29th will be my last day. There is a bitter-sweet feeling about all of this. The group I am a part of has been great. They are some of the most talented and some of the smartest people I have ever met. I will miss them. I won’t miss the other groups we have to work with, they have been the ones wearing me so thin, but that is all coming to an end. I am actually kind of sad. I have been with this company for three years, so things are very familiar, but that is part of why I must leave. I do not leave with bitterness or anger for my current group, my boss especially has been awesome.

It is finally happening. I just can’t believe it right now and I worry about my new job. What exactly will it be like? It is something totally different than anything I have ever done. It will be a new start. I don’t like change. *sigh* Now, to get through the next two weeks… That is gonna be the hard part.

This weekend was the first in the past couple of months, that I was able to relax and enjoy some time off of work with my husband, instead of worrying about what would happen on Monday, a huge burden has been lifted and I am feeling pretty good. We saw the second National Treasure movie this weekend and it was good, we went out to eat and we took a refreshing four mile walk on Sunday morning at dawn in the freezing cold. I feel like me again. That is nice.