deborah and i both enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning. it was a week and a half ago that we were at the goodwill looking for either a french press or a percolator to help us make our brew while we are staying in austin job-hunting. we scored a percolator for a $1.99. it is as temperamental at making coffee as we can sometimes be at holding onto hope in this employment maze.
each day we check our email looking to see if our resume caught the eye of potential employers. when the inbox comes up empty, we take another sip of our coffee and begin checking the job boards. last time either of us looked for jobs, employers were not as reliant on the internet. it appears that so much of the hiring process has been outsourced to companies that supposedly specialize in human resources. this is the employment maze that i speak of. this maze seems to lead you down different rabbit holes of online applications, qualifications checklist, references request and the constant invitation to further my education at schools such as university of phoenix along with the nagging wish of being able to speak with someone face-to-face.
one more sip left in my mug. there is hope. and not just hope for gainful employment. there is hope in knowing that God has a greater purpose for this time in our lives in conjunction with all the other lessons He is teaching us. and i cannot look for all the right answers. what i must look to do is ask the right questions. He is mysterious. just like hope. just like faith.
will the percolator work tomorrow? i can only hope.
