"Only a God who knows her so thoroughly could orchestrate such a happy situation for her and everyone she will be serving."

I got an email from a young friend about her job search about a month ago. I called her today to find out how her new job was working out.

She said I could share her story.

About to graduate from a major university with a degree in history, Lauren spent from January to August looking for a job - any job.

Like so many, she discovered the job market was shrinking.

"God has definitely been working on me through this whole `no job' period. He has used other people as well as circumstances to bring out

His plan effectively," she wrote.

Graduating from college brought problems instead of work - not exactly what she expected.

"About two weeks ago, I was getting a prescription refilled. Come to find out, I had been cut off my parent's health insurance due to the fact that I was jobless with no insurance and I was not a full-time student anywhere."

Feeling that she needed to do something, anything, rather than let the job search get to her, she began to ask around among friends for even the most menial work, anything that would provide a paycheck.

"So, I am still delivering flowers," Lauren said.

Then, about a month ago, the unexpected happened.

"But, last Thursday, one of my dad's best friends who manages a pharmacy here in Tyler asked me if I would like a job at his pharmacy.

"I went in to talk to him, and would be doing a pharmacy tech-in-training job. They would teach me the whole pharmacy system as well as how to call insurance companies to cover uncovered medicines for people.

He would train me and then would pay for me to get my pharmacy tech license if I really want to do that. I start tomorrow!"

I can imagine that Lauren was the sunniest flower delivery girl the florist shop ever had, delivering a bright smile with every bouquet.

But I know her well enough to know that being able to sort out the paper tangle of getting people prescriptions, especially people who cannot afford them, will engage her mind and her heart.

It is the perfect job for her.

Only a God who knows her so thoroughly could orchestrate such a happy situation for her and everyone she will be serving.

She described it best.

"That's where I am at this point. Delivering flowers was a good lesson for me to learn. Sometimes, you have to do the dirty work even if you're a college graduate."

Cathy Primer Krafve, aka Checklist Charlie, lives and writes with a Texas twang. Visit checklistcharlie.blgspot.com, or send comments to cathykrafve@gmail.com.