I Lost to Lasha

She picked the bass like it was its turn
Without concern she rocked to the music
With almost no emotion, no thought to be had
So stoic and still quite unlike her dad
She wooed the crowd with her skill
And all the while got her fill of their amazement.

If ever a word came from her mouth
Well, I'd never heard one ever come out
Some say she talked before to them
But, yet not one peep ever welcomed me in

To this day I'm perplexed and
I still don't understand
How she could be so lightning quick with her hands
On her bass she could lay out a funky tune
But then turn right around and beat me at spoons

I assumed reticent people were slow
By my thought backfired in my face
I quickly had to accept second place
Lasha didn't change one bit in the end
She's quiet even when she wins!

I lost to Lasha.

Original Poetry by Walt Green
Dedicated to Lasha Long and the XYC Summer Camp crew!

The Journey, Part 4

This could be it! I traveled to Lincoln, NE last night and completed a second interview this morning with Alltel. Please lift this opportunity in prayer if you think about it. I really would enjoy this job if afforded the chance to fill the position.

I'd be hired on as a Wireless Sales and Service Rep for the company. We'd live in the same town as Chris and Megan (Sarah's brother and his wife). We wouldn't be as close to Kearney, but better Lincoln than some other state.

My first interview with Alltel, conducted by store manager, Casey and District Sales Manager, Tom, was in York, NE. I wouldn't mind working there, but it's super small and the closest family would be 45 minutes away.

If the position at the Lincoln office works out, I'd feel pretty content in saying this would be the perfect scenario! And if not, I trust the next deal will be better than perfect.

Proverbs 3:5-6

The Baby Story, Part 4

Sarah got to hold Maci for a couple of minutes, but then it was time to wheel her off to the Nursery. Being the proactive husband, after the nurse wrapped Maci up again, I took it upon myself to take her to the nursery. Upon my entry I was greeted with some wierd looks from the nurses. I quickly realized that I needed our nurse with me, I realized I had left her back in our room! Once our nurse caught up with me everything was back to procedure.

Maci was put into an incubator and that's when my world began to come apart. For the first time I had a chance to really look at her. Maci's stomach was snapping in and out quite a bit. I passed it off since this was my first time to the nursery. I had to go relay to Sarah what I had witnessed though.

Sarah and Jolena were great, I told them about what I had seen. They were certain that Maci was alright. I began to calm down again, but I had to go see her one more time. When I went back to take a look, Maci was still in the same condition. At that point, she still had not cried. There was a doctor in the nursery this time. They let me in to sit beside the incubator. I heard some of the discussion between the nurse and the doctor and their conclusion was she wasn't breathing properly. (dUh!) They needed to continue to monitor her. I ran back to tell Sarah what was going on. We took time to pray.

Nothing Is Sound

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in stores 9.13.05

The Journey, Part 3

I must say that I enjoy being interviewed. It gives me a chance to answer questions that I don't get to respond to everyday. How about infamous inquiry, "So, tell me about your weaknesses." I always want to go off and tell my potential employer about how I love taking long naps, I'm an introvert and I procrastinate too much, but that will naturaly keep me in the interviewing loop longer than necessary.

I've got a short yet interesting list of potential jobs here: Video Surveillance Entrepreneur, Company Unnamed; Office Machine Sales and Leasing Manager, Company Unnamed; Sales Clerk, Gap, Inc.; Floor Sales, Menards; Assistant Manager, Sports Village; a Panhandler, USA; Special Teams, Target; Train Service Technician, Union Pacific; Human Resource Assistant, West Pharmaceuticals; Sales and Service Rep, Alltel; Human Resource Generalist, Complete Children's Health; Customer Relationship Manager, Fact Management Company; Account Executive, Expeian; Pharmaceutical Sales Rep, Pfizer; Manager of Corporate Communications, Delta Airlines...

And after all this, I have an increasing desire to return to school to obtain a Masters in International Business with an emphasis in Japanese Studies. And the list continues to expand. To date, the most frustrating question posed is, "So what do you want to do, Walt?"

Please pray for me because I don't have a clue.