A New Life

I received my certification for ophthalmic medical assistant in January. When February rolled around, I found myself without much job security. The doctor I worked for was at the end of his career, and we had several months of uncertainty with a major insurance provider. Patients began to move away from our practice and I became weary of not knowing if I'd have a job for very much longer. I was hungry to learn and do more, and I wanted very much to be in a stronger position financially.

My husband had talked about moving to another state for about a year, but I felt that God had led me back to Dr. A's practice for a reason. I began to see that the Lord had done this so that I could have the needed experience and certification to serve Him no matter where I lived. I also feel, through various circumstances, that the Lord was showing me how to be the servant leader He wanted me to be. He has taught me so many valuable lessons in my job with Dr. A. Mostly,I'm grateful to have served Dr. A one more time...myself a bit older and wiser.

Sometime in February, I learned of a job opportunity in Greenville, South Carolina. It was a medical records position, but God made it clear that this is what He wanted me to do. So, I nervously typed up a resume and filled out an application. Twenty minutes later, I received an email from human resources. They wanted to interview me.

When Dr. A was out of town, I drove up for the interview, all the while incredulous that I was actually doing this. Everything in the past year was so outside my comfort zone, and yet, I also knew that I was exactly where God wanted me to be.

On March 6th, I left my family in Tampa to begin work at large ophthalmology group in Greenville. I was not hired for the medical records position. Instead, they offered me an ophthalmic technician position with a new glaucoma specialist that would be coming aboard in May. They saw my potential. They believed in me. That felt really good.

I set two goals:

1. Learn how to perform tonometry
2. Learn how to refract patients for glasses

I met those goals in April. God is faithful.

I love my job. I have so much to learn. There are new possibilities everyday.

Grateful for grace,