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RDP Monday: opportunity

Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘opportunity’. Here’s my take.

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Charlotte had been unemployed for nearly eight months and was dangerously close to being broke. The thought of having to move back in with her parents made her depressed; she knew all she’d hear from them would be “I told you so”. As she raised the window shade, she saw the custodian of the church across the street taping a sign on the church door and on a few shop windows. Curious, Charlotte quickly pulled on her sweatshirt and stepped outside to check out the sign. The church needed a new receptionist to start work ASAP. She could do that! Without a second thought, she knocked on the door; she was surprised when the priest himself answered. Charlotte told him about her desperate situation and how she could really use the job. After a few questions, the priest told her that the job was hers. Charlotte was so appreciative, she almost cried. “Thank you so much, Father Rivera. Thank you! I promise I won’t let you down!” As she left the church, Charlotte looked up to the sky and made a sign of the cross before running back to her apartment. She had to get ready for work!

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