out of sight

Today I was fortunate enough to be the personal shopper of a blind woman named Maddie. I walked the store with her aisle by aisle and helped her complete her shopping for a little over an hour. By the end of the experience I felt as if I'd been there for a full day, even though my time had only just started. However, I realized that the prayer of "God, grant me patience" had been fulfilled. I had more patience today than I'd had in years. Although it may have been a little exhausting... I learned that life hands you moments when you can be completely at the service of someone else, and when all is said and done... helping someone makes me feel good about myself.

On the other hand, I was locked out of the building tonight, by mistake. He didn't see that I was still out of the building and shut the door on me. It was his mistake, but it was new to feel that alone. I walked the darkness around the building and made my way back into the store to complete my duties for the night. All in all... I look forward to being back at my own store. I look forward to getting to know my staff and being the one that doesn't get left out of sight in the dark. I'm feeling so much more confident about my responsibilities now... and can hardly wait for the store to get up and running. My excitement about this whole process builds daily... only a few more weeks until we open our doors to the public of Chattanooga!!