It is finished.

But wait, some of you may be thinking... How is it that you are working a part time job when you already have a full time job? Simple. My contract job ended today! I am a free woman. I should be overjoyed but frankly I am still in shock. We have been told the job was ending so many times that I am still struggling to believe it actually happened. I guess it is true what they say about crying wolf... eventually people stop believing you. But I have been assured we are done and I have no plans to go into that office tomorrow morning... So maybe the reality will sink in tomorrow.

I have posted about my contract job several times in varying degrees of frustration but in hindsight I am choosing to focus on and be thankful for the Lord's provision. Over the last three months I have enjoyed a constant pay check and all of the security that brings. I have been able to make larger loan payments than the minimum requirement. I have more than doubled my savings account (the account was shockingly low before I started working and I just got my tax refund and am including that in my calculation). This job provided a reason to get out of the house for 40 hours a week. I learned a great deal about discovery and production of documents. I learned that discovery and production of documents is not something I enjoy doing full time. I will no longer take for granted a job that I enjoy. This job forced me to seek the Lord in new ways. I learned to read documents carefully while listening to audio books. I learned that everyone has to start somewhere and I eventually learned contentment with starting at the bottom. I surrendered some of my pride. I was honored to be asked to stay on for privilege review and to have confirmation that I was doing a good job. I worked for someone from reality TV stardom and learned more than I ever wanted to know about the Bachelor (okay... maybe that one is not so exciting but it has provided me with a great topic of conversation).

Lord, thank you for placing me in such a sweet place this week. What a blessing to be confident that I finished strong and eagerly anticipating the next chapter.