What a difference a word makes....

Work has been much better with the new year. I have prayed and prayed to let me think of my work as being for the Lord and not worrying about whether you feel appreciated or not. I have a hard time doing that except for the quality I try to give. I do try very hard to do my best to God in any job however good or poor it may appear to others. All I can do to give my best. Well, it doesn't go unnoticed. With all the correction I may get at times, my boss really does notice. She doesn't take me for granted. She showed me monetarily at the end of the year, but she told me from the heart today too. I made every effort to be there during a snow/ice storm every day. I didn't enjoy going, but I knew no one else would. I went through moments of pity-pottying, but I did feel good being dependable. I know now that I am appreciated. God may always notice, but it's also nice when the people around you take note and bother to show appreciation. Never hold back a word of encouragement if it's yours to give. There's never enough of them. No matter how small or insignificant it may seem to you to say, it means the world to the hearer! May I learn to speak words of life to others.

"Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body."

Proverbs 16:24