For a long time now, 25 years to be exact, I’ve worked in some way with children. I love children, any body that knows me, knows that. Anyway, I’ve had a home daycare business off and on for a long while and those close to me realized before I did that I was burning out. My husband felt that the daycare was a burden both to him, and to our house. But for many reasons I found it difficult if not impossible to quit. Then, within two weeks, two potentially serious incidents happened, and suddenly I realized that God was calling me to take a break from daycare, and pursue my other love, the elderly. I finally obeyed, and I have been so very blessed.

The Lord has put me into a job that includes both my loves. A child and an elderly person. I am able to incorporate Daniel, Ruby’s grandson into the activities I do with Ruby, which benefits both of them.. I am sure that God is responsible for me getting this job because not only have I realized one of my longtime dreams to work with children and elders together, on a very small scale, and however temporary, I have found Ruby to be a Christian woman who believes in Gods healing powers, as does her family. This job has afforded me a chance to read the Bible to Ruby as well as pray with her, and to be constantly inundated with the Lord. Through my close association with these Godly people on a 5 day a week basis I have seen their example and I have become more diligent at reading my Bible and it has improved my walk with God. It’s still not perfect, but then he meets us where we are.

That is not the only reason I believe it was a God ordained job; how else would a simple task of brushing a pair of dentures or doing housework, which I hate, or changing an adult diaper fill me with joy? Working with elders is quite often sad, since they are reaching the end of their lives, but how blessed I am to have the opportunity to blend those at the end of their lives with those at the beginning of theirs, and help them to enrich each other. I will be forever grateful to God for his love, and for knowing what I need even when I didn’t.

Thank You God!!