Her Name is Kim

In mid-February my brother Pat came over to tell me the world was coming to an end.  Rosy, who had been working at the Wood Fiber for 31 years had found a new job.  She gave us two weeks notice.  I immediately sent out feelers to find someone to hire.  I took over the job at the end of February and worked March and into April. I continually looked for someone who needs a job.  Still I had no one. 

I was beginning to stress about it.  I had Clare coming to the mill each Monday to learn to do the paperwork.  I figured someone needs to know how to do it in case whomever the new hire is, would need to be gone on a Monday due to vacation or would quit.  I was waking up at night and spending hours awake trying to figure it out.  I prayed over and over that I would find someone.  Each time I thought I had someone, it turned out to be a dead end. 

One day in Mid-April I was talking to Chad about the need to find someone and asked him if he knew anyone needing a job.  He said his sister-in-law was looking for a new job.  She called me the next day and we set up a time the following Monday morning for her to come in and see what the job was.  She seemed interested but had an interview with the Stockbridge tribe for a job opening there. She was supposed to know on Friday if she got that job.  Then it was changed to Friday and then it was sometime the next week.

I woke up early one Monday morning and went to the livingroom and got down on my knees and poured out my heart to my Heavenly Father.  I told him how I needed someone this week to hire so I could train them.  I felt really good and settled when I went back to bed.

That day at work I didn't stress about the fact that I didn't have a replacement for Rosy.  The next day was the same.  Just at the end of the day, Kim called me and asked if I still was looking to hire someone.  I told her, "Absolutely!"  She told me she could start the next week.  I felt so good about the fact that I had someone.  No only someone, but the person that God picked out. 

As I was recalling my experience to Pat, he sat in the chair and tears flowed from his eyes.  I, once again, was assured that my Heavenly Father cares about me and what happens to my company.  I've seen miracle after miracle at this company and this was just the latest one.