She's just the cleaning lady

    When we started the adoption paperwork, I started looking for little ways to make money.  God gifted me a cleaning job (groan).  I wasn't sure that I liked the gift.  It's been a  love/hate relationship over the the last two years.  

My friend asked me if I liked it yesterday and I said, "its ok, not terrible for a cleaning job".   Then while cleaning last night, I got to thinking...  

    I think that I could fill up both hands the amount of times that one of the employees there said "oh, yeah, she's just the cleaning lady".  And every time, I feel myself rise up inside in irritation.

   But last night, I started making a list of ways that being "just a cleaning lady" has benefits.

1.  God gifted me this job for this time

2.  He knew that I would need time alone

3.  I can sing every third word if I want and no one will laugh at me (you know who you are!)

4.  I can even dance, hop, or raise my hand to Jesus while sweeping without any care

5.  I don't have to appear to have any answers, because I am JUST the cleaning lady

6.  I have hours to think without anyone interrupting me

7.  I have time to pray

8.  I get paid more per hour than I did for working 10 years at my last job :~/ 

9.  It's in the evening, so sometimes I get out of nightime duties like flossing dear J's braces. Ha

So yesterday I should have said, "it has been a blessing!!".

And if you don't remember your "helpers" names, just fake it and smile and thank them for cleaning your toilets.