I have had a very part-time job for 8 years with my church in the children's ministry department. This mostly consisted of childcare for Bible studies, membership classes, and other events. About 3 years ago I started working in the church kitchen doing whatever needed doing. At the time it was a huge blessing because we were experiencing significant financial trouble and a small paycheck here and there helped tremendously.
Fast forward to current times and I'm really comfortable now in the kitchen. I know the routine, where almost everything is, and how to turn on/off all the machinery. Long story short, I was asked to consider coming in regularly on Wednesdays to help prepare for our Wednesday night Family Dinners last November. It wouldn't be all day, just about 2:30 through dinner and clean-up. After praying about it, DH and I decided to give it a try and see how it worked out. So far, so good. It's been a blessing on many levels:
- My older girls have had the opportunity to serve by doing age-appropriate tasks when they come along
- I am getting to know some of the other "kitchen ladies" better and am so enjoying time with them
- On my third regular Wednesday my boss ended up having emergency surgery and the other gals and I managed to get the dinner served - Hooray! I was so glad to have been available and actually helpful
- DH is going to Wednesday night church to bring & pick up our kiddos
- I do get a little paycheck
- I get to bring home some leftovers
- Our family gets a yummy dinner on Wednesdays
- DH and I often eat after 3 or 4 kids are in their classes so we are able to have an actual conversation, even if it's short. =)
Katie
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