Every day as I drove to school, I would look at that big beautiful CenturyTel building. One day, I had a vision as I was driving by the building that I was looking at my truck parked in the CenturyTel parking lot- and I was seeing it from INSIDE the building. I looked down from the third floor window, just under the arch and I could see the truck parked beneath a specific pecan tree and I could see Denmon Engineering’s building in the distance.

Wow. I was so excited. I began imagining driving into the lot, almost every single day as I went to school or came home. I could see myself holding a container with Jackie’s famous “Grilled Chicken Salad” in it and looking out that window. I could see myself walking through the big front entryway. I could see myself strolling along the concrete walkway that wound through the pecan trees to the building’s front door.

When my professor told me to apply for an internship at CenturyTel, I didn’t want to do it. I couldn’t see myself knowing enough to get an internship. I wondered how I would finish school if I was “working” and worried what impression it would make if I applied and then failed. But he insisted so I did.

I talked to the interviewers and waited. Oh, well.

Later, I applied again. I was different. More confident but still didn’t know how I would “work” and go to school. This time I had that vision in my head of pulling in the driveway and walking in the building. I told the interviewers when they asked about my plans for the future: I want to be at CenturyTel!

Hooray! I got the internship. BETTER YET- it’s absolutely PERFECT. I’m in the web development department and getting know the wonderful people there. The team is AWESOME. They are really busy but they take the time to show me how things get done and they are giving me tasks to make me feel like I am useful and part of the team. Our team leader is very nice and has given me the option of flexibility in my schedule so I can continue to do well in school, too.

I tell everyone that you know you are at the right place if you would go there EVEN IF they didn’t pay you. I would – but they DO pay me! GOD IS SO GLORIOUS! Thanks, Heavenly Father.