Bountiful Blessings
January
4, 2016
Hello my friends. I hope that you
had a lovely Christmas and New Year! Today I share some news with you that is …
exciting, terrifying, nail biting and filled with anticipation. It is with
deepest regrets that I have resigned from my position at Samford. Over ten
years. That is a lot of time to meet wonderful students and make valuable
friends. Lots of experiences and memories that I treasure and hold close to my
heart. Very difficult decision for me. Yet, I have spent an abundance of time
in prayer, and God has spoken to me - take
my hand, I have a new direction, a new path for you to follow.
Where is this path headed to? I am
leaving my Samford home to perform an internship to complete my grad school
requirements. Come this May, I will have a Master’s in Counseling. Yea! Once
again, exciting, terrifying, nail biting and filled with anticipation. I have
absolutely no idea what the future holds for me. We cannot always see what God
has planned for us but it is clear that he does indeed have plans for each and
every one of us. “For I know the plans I have for
you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.”
I will be honest. This path has not
been easy. I have thrown obstacles in my way over and over. I truly hate
leaving Samford. It’s a great place to work. I love the interaction with
students and faculty/staff. Ive had the pleasure of meeting incoming freshmen
and their parents for many, many years. The excitement and joy on their faces
as they arrive for id cards. And the plethora of opportunities to offer a
comforting smile or a kind word to upperclassmen as they come to file a police
report. Add on the generosity of fellow employees in the Christmas card
campaign (over 3200 cards!!!) as well as previous can drives for the homeless
and $1 drives for building wells in impoverished countries. God has blessed me
to put so many wonderful people in my life.
So why did I balk when he told me that
he had a new plan for me? Oh, I pleaded not to leave. Then I jumped on the
worry train about my internship. Really? Unemployed for 4 months? Well,
technically I will have a full time job; I just won’t get paid. But as I
worried, he continued to reassure me. I kept hearing “do you trust me?” While I
would promptly answer “yes”, I was still throwing in a “but”. Realistically,
the only but in the situation was me. I was truly acting like one. So I took a
deep breath and turned it over to him. Then I stepped off the ledge. One
decision. One piece of paper. And poof, life changed.
So that’s where I am. A soon to be
former Samford employee. My connection will be Samford alum and Legacy League
member. It’s a good thing. God will take care of me as I embark on my journey.
But my Samford friends, I will miss you. Conversations, emails, phone calls and
Bountiful Blessings. Your friendship means so much to me. God puts people in
our lives at different times and for different reasons. I am thankful that you
were put in mine. For my other friends, don’t despair. You cannot get rid of me
that easy. ; ) Love
y’all! Terri
Bible Verse for the week:
“Therefore
I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about
your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more
than clothes? Look at the birds of
the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly
Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”
Matthew 6:25-27
Bible Fun for the week:
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