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I had a great, GREAT day at work. I can remember four times specifically that I laughed SO hard, two of those times I laughed so hard I literally cried. I found out that baby clothes make me laugh hysterically. Holding up a little winter jacket for a baby boy and wondering how hands can be so small, so that they fit into a two inch slit that serves as pockets, or how little legs and a little pair of buns fit into those tiny little Levi's. "That is SO freakishly small. Who's that tiny???" "Freakishly small? YOU were that small once!" Baby clothes blow my mind. They're just so ... tiny. And cute. And tiny. Another time was when I was on a fifteen foot ladder, stapling denim panels to a wall, using this massive industrial stapler that I probably should have used two hands with, but couldn't because my other hand was holding a 12 foot panel in place. I pressed the trigger and it stopped working at the worst possible moment. I handed it down to my boss to fix, only to try again and it fell apart. Repeated the first step, and the staples went flying everywhere. It was just hilarious. I'm sure I'm the only one who finds this absolutely pee-in-your-pants material, but it was a good time.
After work was not so much a good time, which we won't get into. But I got seriously in the slumps. So, I decided to put what I was doing down, and go to wednesday night bible study. Good move. It was JUST what I needed. We did something in church that we don't normally do, have a half hour of church-wide prayer, praying for everything from our individual needs, to praying for our nation. It was really awesome to hear everyones needs/concerns/prayers. I definitely needed that.
Afterwards, I had some run-ins with some really awesome people that I hadn't gotten to sit down and talk to in a while. I go to a really big church with a couple hundred people, so it's hard to keep track of everyone. I saw this lady, Maria, who is absolutely hilarious, and we laughed for a good twenty minutes. It was nice to hear her needs and find out that we were in the same boat. I'm in the same boat as a woman in her late thirties. No surprise there. Then, I bumped into the guy I was previously seeing's parents. They are so awesome, so it was great to see them. But I don't think they were aware of our situation, which made it a little difficult for me to figure out how to approach the situation. Regardless, his mom ended up walking me to my car and we had a great heart to heart. The best part? It wasn't weird, at all. I love when things like this happen.
All week, I've been having "God things" happen to me. People and situations have been happening on their own, all of which are beyond my control. It's really cool to see these things happen, because it reminds you to remain humble and just trust in the Lord. I've been praying about a lot of things, and He's been revealing things to me one small glimpse at a time. Patience has been playing a huge rule in everything I do. I had no patience when it came to waiting on things, now I'm so at peace with everything, that I'm able to put it all in God's hands and watch it all play out. I'm so incredibly blessed to know Jesus and watch Him hand me my life's puzzle pieces, one by one. Whatever He wants for me, is sufficient.
I'm in the best mood, I feel so alive, I feel like I can jump out of my skin. I'm reminded, once again, to let the good and the bad come, because they come with lessons learned. I'm reminded to trust in God, because it's His will that He is handing me. I'm reminded to stay humble, and then will come peace. I'm reminded that my life is not mine, I have no control, and when I try to take that control, everything falls to pieces. It's nice to be able to sit back and not have to worry about a thing, because someone else is at the wheel. I'm so excited to see what's next and what's in store.
A night and day attitude was just handed to me. I'm going to take this and run with it.
Current Listen: To Be With You - Mr. Big
