God things

Here's a couple neato speedo God things from this week.

The past week and especially last weekend I was really missing Joel. I hadn't talked to him in 9 months. I was missing him super bad. Monday morning I spent some time praying about our friendship and if God would please intervene and make us friends again somehow. and BOOM! that afternoon he texted me and we hung out and we're back to being brothers! That was a huge blessing. Beyond huge, actually. I have so badly needed that easy, laid-back fun friendship. I've really been struggling with feeling like anyone cares at church. I don't fit in. I'm not normal. I'm not cool. Heck, someone told me again on Sunday night that I'm weird. Yes, i am. I don't deny that. I don't even mind being weird. I just hate that it gets in the way of being accepted and being known and having real community. But whatever. Having Joel in my life is encouraging, and it may give me enough energy to keep trying with people at church even though I constantly feel discouraged about that.

On Tuesday, I was driving to work, praying about meeting with my boss to talk to him about the possibility of me working from home 4 days a week. I have a thousand reasons why I should and I can't think of even one reason why not. But I've been stressed out about my job since friday. So i was planning on trying to talk to him on tuesday. But when I made it in, he wasn't online. I checked several times and he wasn't online. About 10:30, HE im'd ME asking if I was in the office. (I only hear from my boss maybe once a month or so). He said he was coming up to our room, and I figured he was coming up to tell us that he was finally going to move us out of that room to cubicles downstairs with the rest of our team. ugh. That would be the worst thing. But when he came in the door, he announced that he was up there to give me a free Quaker Oats tshirt for processing the most request of anyone on the team in Period 4. So that was encouraging!! I mean, i haven't had even a one cent raise since I started there 4.5 years ago. But a tshirt is a nice gesture! I'd come in really discouraged and that was actually a big encouragement. I still need to meet with him about WFH though. Dreading that.

One other neato God thing that I have been meaning to blog about for ages happened last summer. Before we left for the ranch, I'd prayed several times that God would give us an opportunity to glorify Him through being able serve people. I didn't have anything specific in mind, but I prayed that He'd bring someone to us that we could help and serve. Boom! When we were at Whataburger in Beeville, we met a homeless homie, talked with him and fed him. It was neat! And a really cool God opportunity because...homeless people in Beeville?? what're the odds? I think we even talked to Him about Jesus some too. I was really appreciative of God giving us that small chance to serve. And I never told Joel or Sara that I'd prayed for that. so boom. in your face.

God has been very, very, very kind to me this week. I've been crap but He's been so full of grace and mercy. I couldn't deserve it less, but He still loves me and is doing beautiful things around me. I love Him. I just wanted to say I'm thankful. cuz i am. and stuff.