Bloom Where You're Planted

It's been such a whirlwind week for "dis wascally wabbit". I walked into my department on Monday morning to learn that my department manager had walked out the front door, not to return. My department was buried under tons of new stock, and a call was coming from the back of the store for cosmetics to come to recieving with a cart, for more stock. In the midst of very quickly putting all this stock out, different assistant managers were coming to me and asking, "did you apply"?? I was aware that our department was coming up very quickly for a new department manager, but not "on the spot", like had just happened. My own manager, Sue, kept telling me to go for it. She said, "I know you can do it". You just need more faith in yourself. In addition, my previous assistant manager over our department was saying the same thing to me.

Two and a half years ago, "nearly", I had walked into Wal-Mart, and had the awsome privilidge of being placed into the cosmetics department, (the department I had started out in when I first walked into a department store, in my senior year, while taking Retail as my "Major". As some of you remember, not that long ago I had written a poem about the cosmetics department being given to "Me", "My Very Own Department". in the Wal-Mart Store. Cosmetics department was my main goal, when I wasn't runnin to the "carrots", (the jewelry department). At that point I never had the question run thru my mind as to one day being "The Manager of that Cosmetics Counter!

Dis Wascally Wabbit has not felt very much faith in herself for the last few years. My esteem took a down turn when we moved away from Thorhild, into the PRBI College. I would never have believed I would not feel like I could handle the kitchen in the College. Actually in effect it was really that no one took the time to really walk with me thru, and be that help and encouragement. lWhat a disappointment! It may sound funny to you, but not to "dis wascally wabbit". I have cried buckets of tears over the last 3 years, Of course, losing mom helped there.

Here I am at the "Wal-Mart Store" in Grand Prairie Alberta, and everyone is waiting to see me get my little Cosmetic Department! They know I love my little department, and they all have more faith in me than I have. My brain for the last few weeks has done alot of heavy thinking about things, because I knew my manager was indeed leaving to go elsewhere, soon. Can I do it?? Do I dare try?? What if I fail this test?? In fact I finally said it outlloud to my department manager one day, "I think I am just afraid I will flunk the test"! And then I will have to leave my little department! She looked at me, and said, "what do you mean, leave?? All you do is step back down, and continue what you are doing now.

Years ago in Uranium City, we had a Ken Campbell, Jim Reese Crusade. And at that crusade, I was in the choir, and one of our main songs was, "Bloom Where You're Planted". And of course that speaks volumnes. I don't think I need to explain what that means to anyone. But God does place us in specific areas, and He does expect us to live out our Christian Lives. We are to "Bloom Where We're Planted. He has us there for a reason.

The Wal-Mart Store is my garden in where I have had the chance to "Bloom", and the real test starts now. Only God knows how it will go, but I expect He wouldn't have given me this opportunity if He didn't know I could do it. I mentioned that Monday morning I learned about my manager walking out? By Wednesday evening after work, I had my assistant manager extend his hand to me and shake mine, and say "Congratulations Colleen". No big interview meeting, no "rakeing me over the coals", no asking me, "are you sure you can do this"?? Just a handshake, and congratulations. Wow!!!!

Am I walking on air?? Yes!!
Am I alittle scared? Yes!!
Am I excited?? Yes!!

Wow!! Double Wow!! Yesterday I completed my first day as Department Manager.
Please pray for me!! I t will be a challange and a half. But I "am" up to the challange.