Hey everyone, as of today, this week became a lot better than last week. I had voicemail after work today from Dynamex. After taking my updated abstract in to them on Wednesday, Bill met with his Operation Manager this (Thursday) morning. The VM said that they are definitely offering me a contract to provide service to them. They said they are really looking forward to working with me, and are glad that they will soon have me on board.
PRAISE THE LORD!!! Thank-you to all of you who have been praying for this situation.
They will give me a letter of intent by the end of this week, so I can have it on file.
See you around the country/continent soon!
a la prochaine...
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
The week from hell...
Ok, not quite as bad as when my mom died...but even still, I know she is in a much better place, and now she doesn't have to suffer anymore.
Here is what happened this week. For those of you who don't know, I am pursuing a driving job with Dynamex Expedited Services (a courier/transport company). I first spoke with the recruitment manager (Bill) on Oct 2nd. I have been waiting until now because of having 4 speeding tickets on my driving record. The first one that I ever got was scheduled to come off my record yesterday, Nov. 24th. Until now Dynamex has know that I will then only have three tickets, and they told me that I will just pay a higher insurance premium. BUT, they e-mailed me last Monday and asked me if I had time to go in and see them to talk about a couple of concerns they have. I was thinking, "Ok, that doesn't sound so good." Anyway, I replied that morning telling them that I could go in whenever they had time to see me (because Monday is my day off, I could move other appointments around to see them when they had time.)
So, I went in to see them Monday afternoon. Bill sat me down, and first told me that their trainer just served notice on Friday...gave only a week's notice. So this means, obviously, that I will be waiting a few weeks, at least, until they hire a new trainer. But, that wasn't the biggest news. Bill then says he has concerns about my driving record. Long story short, he told me that even with three tickets there is still a chance that my abstract won't be accepted.
Right away feelings of anxiety and fear came flooding to my mind...you see, they gave me a checklist of things to complete before I started orientation. Thinking that my orientation would start soon after I gave them my updated abstract, I got everything done on the checklist...one thing of which was buying a vehicle. I have already purchased (will be financing) a cargo van. I am worried about what will happen if I don't get the job...will I be able to get out of the van deal? Anyway, what happens from here you might ask? I wait until the first ticket clears my record, and then print off a new abstract and take it into Dynamex, and they will give me an answer on the spot. The MTO gave me a 900 number to call before I go print off the abstract, so I can be sure it is off my record before I pay the $12 for the abstract. Please pray that they accept my abstract. Most of all, at this point in the whole process, thankful they told me this stuff this week and not next week, when I have already left Loblaws (I gave them 4 weeks notice on Oct 30th.) They have graciously understood the situation, and told me that I can stay on as long as I need.
Then we come to Thursday morning, on my way to work. We had a pretty nasty storm Wednesday through the night to Thursday morning. It was pretty snowy and icy. Long story short, again, I spun out as I was approaching in intersection (with a few other cars nearby) and went into the curb with the rear driver side. I pulled over and my passenger and I got out to look. It was not looking too good...the wheel was bent out at the top. I could see about i/3 of the tire tread outside of the fender. But, the wheel was still going around, so we had to carry on so that we would get to work on time.
I was thinking, "Lord, this has now officially become a trying week...are you trying to teach me something?" I know that I am being strengthened and refined...but I don't like it too much.
I called CAA right after it happened (oh ya, as a side note, I just re-joined CAA again about two weeks ago...thank goodness!) and asked them if they would be able to be at my work right when I am done at 2pm. They were pretty sure they could be there when I wanted them to be.
Two o'clock rolls around...I waited until about 2:30, then I gave them a call. They forward me to their dispatch, then I got disconnected........stupid cell phones around big steel buildings. I finally got through to dispatch by 3pm. they told me that someone should be there within the hour. A tow-truck arrived about 3:30. I got towed to my mechanic and then left the car there over night. I got a rental for the next day, so I could get to work. I got to drive a Toyota Yaris...in case you're wondering...pretty fun little car. (maybe the people at Toyota will read this, and will appreciate the advertising and I will get a bonus........I can always hope anyway.)
The good people at Meineke (same thing, advertising here...HOOK ME UP!!! lol) didn't have a chance to look at my car until late morning Friday...when they gave me the bad news. I needed a rim, tires, control arms, strut, 4-wheel alignment. Then they gave me a quote...$825...plus they were still looking for used tires and used rim for me. They called me when I was done work and told me that they weren't able to find used tires. I wasn't surprised because the Saturns have some European inspiration, which leads to tire sizes that are not very common. So, I told them that I would just go get them myself at Canadian tire (you guessed it, I would love it if CT saw this advertising....CT is an awesome store) because they have a tire sale on right now. I found some Motomaster All-Season SE...so I now have pretty good set of rubber on all 4 wheels (failed to mention before that I didn't realize how bad the tread was on my rear tires...probably the main reason while I spun out so easily). I got CT money out of the tire purchase as well, made the need for tires a little nicer.
They were still working on my car when they closed at 6pm on Friday. They let me go in the back as they did the 4-wheel alignment. It was pretty cool, it is all computerized. They previously told me that they thought that I had bent the frame too. Doing the alignment confirmed that fact. They got the front perfectly aligned, but the rear is still 0.5 degrees out. No big deal, they said I would just notice some premature wear on the inside of the rear tires. I'm just happy that myself and my passenger were not injured, and that I was able to get my car back on the road for less than a grand.
I have learned that I definitely need to be more on top of the wear on my tires.
I would ask that anyone who reads this blog would please pray for the next few days as, in that time, I will probably have an answer from Dynamex on whether or not I get the job.
Thanks a lot.
Until the next post...
Here is what happened this week. For those of you who don't know, I am pursuing a driving job with Dynamex Expedited Services (a courier/transport company). I first spoke with the recruitment manager (Bill) on Oct 2nd. I have been waiting until now because of having 4 speeding tickets on my driving record. The first one that I ever got was scheduled to come off my record yesterday, Nov. 24th. Until now Dynamex has know that I will then only have three tickets, and they told me that I will just pay a higher insurance premium. BUT, they e-mailed me last Monday and asked me if I had time to go in and see them to talk about a couple of concerns they have. I was thinking, "Ok, that doesn't sound so good." Anyway, I replied that morning telling them that I could go in whenever they had time to see me (because Monday is my day off, I could move other appointments around to see them when they had time.)
So, I went in to see them Monday afternoon. Bill sat me down, and first told me that their trainer just served notice on Friday...gave only a week's notice. So this means, obviously, that I will be waiting a few weeks, at least, until they hire a new trainer. But, that wasn't the biggest news. Bill then says he has concerns about my driving record. Long story short, he told me that even with three tickets there is still a chance that my abstract won't be accepted.
Right away feelings of anxiety and fear came flooding to my mind...you see, they gave me a checklist of things to complete before I started orientation. Thinking that my orientation would start soon after I gave them my updated abstract, I got everything done on the checklist...one thing of which was buying a vehicle. I have already purchased (will be financing) a cargo van. I am worried about what will happen if I don't get the job...will I be able to get out of the van deal? Anyway, what happens from here you might ask? I wait until the first ticket clears my record, and then print off a new abstract and take it into Dynamex, and they will give me an answer on the spot. The MTO gave me a 900 number to call before I go print off the abstract, so I can be sure it is off my record before I pay the $12 for the abstract. Please pray that they accept my abstract. Most of all, at this point in the whole process, thankful they told me this stuff this week and not next week, when I have already left Loblaws (I gave them 4 weeks notice on Oct 30th.) They have graciously understood the situation, and told me that I can stay on as long as I need.
Then we come to Thursday morning, on my way to work. We had a pretty nasty storm Wednesday through the night to Thursday morning. It was pretty snowy and icy. Long story short, again, I spun out as I was approaching in intersection (with a few other cars nearby) and went into the curb with the rear driver side. I pulled over and my passenger and I got out to look. It was not looking too good...the wheel was bent out at the top. I could see about i/3 of the tire tread outside of the fender. But, the wheel was still going around, so we had to carry on so that we would get to work on time.
I was thinking, "Lord, this has now officially become a trying week...are you trying to teach me something?" I know that I am being strengthened and refined...but I don't like it too much.
I called CAA right after it happened (oh ya, as a side note, I just re-joined CAA again about two weeks ago...thank goodness!) and asked them if they would be able to be at my work right when I am done at 2pm. They were pretty sure they could be there when I wanted them to be.
Two o'clock rolls around...I waited until about 2:30, then I gave them a call. They forward me to their dispatch, then I got disconnected........stupid cell phones around big steel buildings. I finally got through to dispatch by 3pm. they told me that someone should be there within the hour. A tow-truck arrived about 3:30. I got towed to my mechanic and then left the car there over night. I got a rental for the next day, so I could get to work. I got to drive a Toyota Yaris...in case you're wondering...pretty fun little car. (maybe the people at Toyota will read this, and will appreciate the advertising and I will get a bonus........I can always hope anyway.)
The good people at Meineke (same thing, advertising here...HOOK ME UP!!! lol) didn't have a chance to look at my car until late morning Friday...when they gave me the bad news. I needed a rim, tires, control arms, strut, 4-wheel alignment. Then they gave me a quote...$825...plus they were still looking for used tires and used rim for me. They called me when I was done work and told me that they weren't able to find used tires. I wasn't surprised because the Saturns have some European inspiration, which leads to tire sizes that are not very common. So, I told them that I would just go get them myself at Canadian tire (you guessed it, I would love it if CT saw this advertising....CT is an awesome store) because they have a tire sale on right now. I found some Motomaster All-Season SE...so I now have pretty good set of rubber on all 4 wheels (failed to mention before that I didn't realize how bad the tread was on my rear tires...probably the main reason while I spun out so easily). I got CT money out of the tire purchase as well, made the need for tires a little nicer.
They were still working on my car when they closed at 6pm on Friday. They let me go in the back as they did the 4-wheel alignment. It was pretty cool, it is all computerized. They previously told me that they thought that I had bent the frame too. Doing the alignment confirmed that fact. They got the front perfectly aligned, but the rear is still 0.5 degrees out. No big deal, they said I would just notice some premature wear on the inside of the rear tires. I'm just happy that myself and my passenger were not injured, and that I was able to get my car back on the road for less than a grand.
I have learned that I definitely need to be more on top of the wear on my tires.
I would ask that anyone who reads this blog would please pray for the next few days as, in that time, I will probably have an answer from Dynamex on whether or not I get the job.
Thanks a lot.
Until the next post...
Friday, November 09, 2007
The Future is Looking Bright..........I hope........
Hey everyone. I haven't blogged in over a month......wow. Probably because I'm not much of a writer, and don't really have a very exciting life. BUT, something pretty exciting (at least for me) is coming up soon.
I only have 2 weeks left at the Loblaws Dist. Centre here in Cambridge, where I have worked for the past 6 years and two months. All together, including my time at Zehrs Markets, I have been working for Loblaws Companies for about 10 years. It has been about 1/3 of my life, and I am moving on. Some people that I work with think I'm crazy, most others are happy for me, that I have found a way to get out of the Black Hole...it seems to keep people staying there for way past the time they should, and they just waste away.
So, what am I going to do now for income? I am now the proud owner of my very own business. Heather came up with the name...I loved it, so it is now registered with the government. KMA Deliveries. If you want to know what the KMA stands for, feel free to ask (this way I can see if anyone other than my family reads my blog....haha). I have accepted a contract to work for Dynamex Expedited services. They have a base here in cambridge. I don't know a whole lot about it at this point (start orientation on Nov. 26th) but from what I know it sounds like some fun. I will basically be on call 24/7. I will have a magnet on a board at dispatch. When I call to put myself on duty they will put my magnet on the board. The operators will be in a line. Once I get my first call, and carry out the delivery, the dispatch will be looking for my next one from that area for me to bring back towards my home area. So, for example, if I were to go down the Bloomington, Indiana (one place i hope to go sometime -- HOOSIERS!) there may be a load to bring back right away, or I may have to wait a day or two....or drive back empty, out of my own pocket. I will probably choose to wait most of the time...unless there are serious dinner plans or something.
Well, that is basically the job. I am pretty excited. I love driving, and travelling and now I will be doing it for my job. I know it won't all be Rosey, there will be annoying traffic and other drivers, and new issues with my employer, etc. But, I am looking forward to a new start somewhere else.
So, please pray for me, and for this venture. There are no guarantees of any work. So, my only anxiety is just that. I am leaving a guaranteed 40hr/wk --$23/hr job, for a job with no guarantees. I trust that the Lord will look after us, and I will be able to use my truck to do other odd jobs in my spare time. So, if you know anyone who needs some stuff moved, or whatever. I have purchased a 12 ft cargo van, can probably hold an apartment's worth of stuff. Let me know.
Until the next post...
I only have 2 weeks left at the Loblaws Dist. Centre here in Cambridge, where I have worked for the past 6 years and two months. All together, including my time at Zehrs Markets, I have been working for Loblaws Companies for about 10 years. It has been about 1/3 of my life, and I am moving on. Some people that I work with think I'm crazy, most others are happy for me, that I have found a way to get out of the Black Hole...it seems to keep people staying there for way past the time they should, and they just waste away.
So, what am I going to do now for income? I am now the proud owner of my very own business. Heather came up with the name...I loved it, so it is now registered with the government. KMA Deliveries. If you want to know what the KMA stands for, feel free to ask (this way I can see if anyone other than my family reads my blog....haha). I have accepted a contract to work for Dynamex Expedited services. They have a base here in cambridge. I don't know a whole lot about it at this point (start orientation on Nov. 26th) but from what I know it sounds like some fun. I will basically be on call 24/7. I will have a magnet on a board at dispatch. When I call to put myself on duty they will put my magnet on the board. The operators will be in a line. Once I get my first call, and carry out the delivery, the dispatch will be looking for my next one from that area for me to bring back towards my home area. So, for example, if I were to go down the Bloomington, Indiana (one place i hope to go sometime -- HOOSIERS!) there may be a load to bring back right away, or I may have to wait a day or two....or drive back empty, out of my own pocket. I will probably choose to wait most of the time...unless there are serious dinner plans or something.
Well, that is basically the job. I am pretty excited. I love driving, and travelling and now I will be doing it for my job. I know it won't all be Rosey, there will be annoying traffic and other drivers, and new issues with my employer, etc. But, I am looking forward to a new start somewhere else.
So, please pray for me, and for this venture. There are no guarantees of any work. So, my only anxiety is just that. I am leaving a guaranteed 40hr/wk --$23/hr job, for a job with no guarantees. I trust that the Lord will look after us, and I will be able to use my truck to do other odd jobs in my spare time. So, if you know anyone who needs some stuff moved, or whatever. I have purchased a 12 ft cargo van, can probably hold an apartment's worth of stuff. Let me know.
Until the next post...
Monday, October 08, 2007
Things we Choose to be thankful for...
Yesterday at church, for the last part of the sermon, our minister (Paul M) broke us into groups. He gave us ten minutes and asked us to come up with as many things as possible. We were to make note of things that we have to choose to be thankful for. Like things that we take for granted, or things that we really aren't thankful for, but should be. Here is what my group came up with:
1. Having a job.
2. The woman down the hall.
3. Overly cautious drivers.
4. Our spouses/fiancees.
5. Rainy days.
6. Parents.
7. Authorities.
8. Cats.
9. Running water.
10. Canada.
11. Diversity/Personality Traits/Unity in Christ.
12. Snow.
13. Opinions of others.
14. People who ask a lot of questions - - you may learn something new.
I am loving my new church family. This is an example of what four of those people can come up with. They are very loving, and self-sacrificing. Thanks be to God for such a wonderful family to be a part of.
I am also thankful for my earthly family (s). Last Sunday Heather and I went over to London for the evening. We had a great time at Lindsay and Eric's place, eating pizza and hot-tubbing. Then this past Friday, we got together with Dad and Sharon at Montana's for a nice dinner. Lastly, we spent a good portion of yesterday (from 5:30pm - 1am) at the Jolin's for the May family thanksgiving. Heather and I made the turkey...my second time, heather's first time. Mari Alice, Phyllis, and Lacey supplied all the trimmings (buns, butter, Mari's awesome sweet potatoes, corn, salad, and of course jello, and pie, cake, ice cream, and cream puffs for dessert.
I love my family, and thank God for them.
1. Having a job.
2. The woman down the hall.
3. Overly cautious drivers.
4. Our spouses/fiancees.
5. Rainy days.
6. Parents.
7. Authorities.
8. Cats.
9. Running water.
10. Canada.
11. Diversity/Personality Traits/Unity in Christ.
12. Snow.
13. Opinions of others.
14. People who ask a lot of questions - - you may learn something new.
I am loving my new church family. This is an example of what four of those people can come up with. They are very loving, and self-sacrificing. Thanks be to God for such a wonderful family to be a part of.
I am also thankful for my earthly family (s). Last Sunday Heather and I went over to London for the evening. We had a great time at Lindsay and Eric's place, eating pizza and hot-tubbing. Then this past Friday, we got together with Dad and Sharon at Montana's for a nice dinner. Lastly, we spent a good portion of yesterday (from 5:30pm - 1am) at the Jolin's for the May family thanksgiving. Heather and I made the turkey...my second time, heather's first time. Mari Alice, Phyllis, and Lacey supplied all the trimmings (buns, butter, Mari's awesome sweet potatoes, corn, salad, and of course jello, and pie, cake, ice cream, and cream puffs for dessert.
I love my family, and thank God for them.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
What a week, and weekend.
Crazy!! In the last 5 days, we have only had one which didn't include having people over to our house. It has been both amazing, and very draining. But, nonetheless, enjoyable.
When we got our house we really wanted to be able to host events. We have had many opportunities since we have been a part of the Cambridge Church Plant. The last two Sundays a good number have come over to our house after the service and potluck lunch, for more food, and fun and games.
Today we had 16 people crammed in our living room to watch, "End of the Spear," which was quite good, you should rent it.
We thank God for giving us this ministry, and for providing us with a home that we can use for His service.
Praise Him.
When we got our house we really wanted to be able to host events. We have had many opportunities since we have been a part of the Cambridge Church Plant. The last two Sundays a good number have come over to our house after the service and potluck lunch, for more food, and fun and games.
Today we had 16 people crammed in our living room to watch, "End of the Spear," which was quite good, you should rent it.
We thank God for giving us this ministry, and for providing us with a home that we can use for His service.
Praise Him.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Our new church.
We just finished another service in our new church, and I thought I would blog about it. "It" being the church, not necessarily today's service.
Being involved in this church plant has been wonderful. It has been exciting to see how God has worked in the leader's lives to see the church come to be. We (an average of about 20 right now) are pretty excited about what God is going to do in the city of Cambridge, community of Galt in the future.
Please pray for Paul Moore and Greg Whitfield as they seek to lead us. Also, please pray for the church as a whole as we seek to live for God in our daily lives. Pray that we will see our friends and peers come to Christ and find new life in Him.
Being involved in this church plant has been wonderful. It has been exciting to see how God has worked in the leader's lives to see the church come to be. We (an average of about 20 right now) are pretty excited about what God is going to do in the city of Cambridge, community of Galt in the future.
Please pray for Paul Moore and Greg Whitfield as they seek to lead us. Also, please pray for the church as a whole as we seek to live for God in our daily lives. Pray that we will see our friends and peers come to Christ and find new life in Him.
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