Gratitude and a Prayer

Monday, I mentioned I put out a garden kite to St. Jude as a personal intention. Today, or when it stops raining I'll put out another of my iconography garden kites to the Archangel Raphael, patron of doctors, nurses, and health care workers.

A year ago, the Eldest was laid off from her job as a lab technician. She went on unemployment, and had many interviews, but nothing panned out. About a month ago, she took a job in a call center for a cabinet company. Not what she wanted, but it paid enough to pay her bills. So Jude had answered part of my prayer. That the Eldest finds a job.

Now at the same time that she interviewed for the cabinet company, she also had interviewed with two hospitals. One gave her the brush, but the second said they were interested.

In the meantime, she had the job at the call center until the stay at home advisories and essential services were announced. After their shift they were sent home and told that the company was trying to figure out what they were going to do. That was on a Thursday. She thought she would have to apply for unemployment again. On Sunday she was called and informed she could work from home. 

A day or two later, the lab manager called and offered her the position, and the second part of my intention was answered. Not only a job, but one where she would be happy. There were still eyes to dot and tees to cross. Drug and TB test, background check, fingerprinting. She waited until the end of the week before she gave her notice. The drug and TB tests have been done. She has an appointment for getting fingerprinted. Because of all the chaos, she's not certain when she will begin.

So in her honor, the garden kite to the Archangel Raphael. Ora Pro Eis. Pray for them. The doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers.