A friend sent me the job link as a “this might be interesting,” type of send along. I looked at it and weighed it and thought that there was no way I would get the job but…why not apply? This would give me a bit more experience in applications and brushing up my resume. I wasn’t in the market for a new full time job. I had a half time job that I was loving. I was getting ready to work more which meant I had applied to many other part time jobs. I hadn’t found the other right part time job. I had had some interviews and it just didn’t feel like the right fit.

This job that I was applying to was a dream job. It was part of the retreat and conference realm that called to my ministry. I had tried to work at other jobs like this job but they were places that gaining a visa right away were near to impossible. I felt in my bones that I wanted to do something along those lines but the barriers said no. So I would apply to this pie in the sky and just show up as me and see what happened. Surely, it would just be a good experience to try.

I got a first interview! I logged into zoom with caution and optimism but not expectation at all. It was a wonderful conversation. My red flags were set aside by the conversation and I thought to myself…well, it was a lovely hour! We shall see!

And they invited me to an interview weekend. One of four final candidates! Imagine! Ana, Tadej and I came to the weekend just grateful for the time. We looovvved it hear. We dreamed about being able to be here. We longed for it and I was convinced I wouldn’t be chosen. It poured rain allll that weekend and we still felt right at home. This staff felt right. This place felt right and I started to see things here that we could do together. But surely, it wouldn’t be offered, I thought.

And then it was offered! I might have said some choice words in my amazement. Ana and I took a few days to give the discernment process what it deserved but our answer kept coming back to yes. Ana felt it. I felt it. WE felt it. This is our opportunity to be in this place and to do this work. Menucha was calling to us.

So I said yes to the dream job. The learning curve is steep and life is sweet. There are some hiccups and some quirks but when we walk on the property we are still saying yes every day.