Thursday, September 25th, 2025 (Año Domińí):
We are setting off at 7:10 in the morning to ride an electric bicycle 8.6 miles from Billy-Dee’s Foundatious to a little known chicken plant. SoulShine Farms is the name they champion; but for whatever reasons, when searching that name on a GPS assistant, nothing is available- So we search for “Almark Foods”. Almark Foods is the way this company flies under the radar whilst all its employees claim to work for SoulShine Farms! An easy switcheroo- Brilliant!
After approximately six months of unemployment and significant financial woes, I’ve now gained a position at a Local Texas-Roadhouse. The Managing Partner of this establishment was eager to hire me at a pay rate of $13.00 per hour on a probationary period to see if I take my job seriously. He assured me that after a month or so, if He decides to keep me, a pay-raise would be seriously considered. My authorities at Billy-Dee’s Foundatious have expressed that I am allowed to work the Tex-RdHs job for now, just to make my rental payments; But that it would be more appropriate that I find a First Shift job. Tex-RdHs is a Second Shift job…. But I had to take anything I could find! Six entire months without employment is worse than unsustainable! It’s like digging a grave to jump into!
Financially, I’m currently in about $5,000 to $10,000 in total debt. My rental payment to Billy-Dee’s Foundatious is $260 per week (which for a drug-abuse rehabilitation house is quite reasonable!).
While I’m making $13 per hour; and I am scheduled 32 hours per week; but I’m allowed to work Thursdays even though I’m never scheduled to…. I can maximize my time at work with 40 hours in one week. But this is a difficult feat & my compensation is far less than desirable! But Hey!, As a career-criminal-personality who has disrespected and disregarded legal principles and laws for the majority of my 38 years on this earth, I will embrace my low position and even glory in my humiliation and disgrace! In Christ’ name, if I do in fact deserve all eternity of hell-fire and damnation; then while I am riding my electric-assist bicycle 5.2 miles to and 5.2 miles from Tex-RdHs,
I can relish in my freedom and be grateful for an opportunity to live this life of a lowly servant. Lord knows I should be in prison or even worse, hell.
So, Thursday morning I will bike 8.6 miles to SoulShine Farms; or Almark Foods; whatever name they wanna go by! If they will offer me a chance, I’ll accept it willingly and do my best job to excel in all that they assign me to! It would be in order that I deliver a minimum 2-weeks notice to Tex-RdHs before I jump ship and assume employment elsewhere! So I will keep this in mind when I go in to SoulShine.
Fast forward to 4:00 in the afternoon of Thursday. I’ve arranged to meet with the Hiring Manager named David of The MackaDonalds restaurant that is situated at the same intersection as my Tex-RdHs. So if SoulShine is a bummer of a deal or a non-option, I’m keeping high with hopes that MackaDonalds might offer me a better pay rate and perhaps more abundant hours per week!
After my 4:00 interview with David at Th’MackaDonalds, I am not scheduled to work at Tex-RdHs but am welcome to put a full shift in if I desire! I will very likely go directly there after my interview at Th’MackaDonalds!
Here is to hopes held high and Dreams in The Making!
About 45 days ago, I was in an ITP (Intensive Treatment Program). Whilst I was there, I spent a lot of thought and prayer about a commitment that was on my heart and on my mind! It is approximately a $10,000 to $20,000 commitment. This commitment has a preferable deadline of April, 2026 and a worste case deadline of mid-September of 2026. I have poured earnestly over this large financial commitment. And I’m entirely “All In” with it! So I’ve got a time frame of seven months on the short end and twelve months on the long end.
But the work is cut out for me. The Goal is set and it is entirely determinate upon my striving power and my dedicated will-of-mind! If the Lord approves of my Goal and my Hopes; these things shall come to pass!
•Luke Aaron-Stout, September 24th, 2025•