Well this past week has presented me with some challenges but also time to realize things could be way worse and I am so thankful for every little thing God puts me through.
Challenge 1: To look back over the stupidest assignment I have had to do for school, teacher friends know what I am talking about…the TPA. Yes, I failed to pass…my view the evaluator did not like me or what I wrote and wanted me to work on it more! Well to say the least I was not happy. I eventually got pass it and started working on it, with the help of my dear and reliable mom.
Thankful moment #1: My mom has been such a help in the smallest and biggest ways. She is always there for me, having dinner for me when I work late, encouraging me to stick with things, and being a wonderful editor. Just some of the things she does…I am extremely grateful for her!!
Challenge 2: The horrendous wind starts and our power goes out for a whole day. Did you know we use a lot of electricity. Almost everything I do uses some sort of electricity. So I was planning to work on the stupid assignment but having no electricity made that a little difficult, since it is on the computer through the internet. Thank goodness for Starbucks and the nice lady that let me take her spot in the busiest little Starbucks I’ve seen. Let me clarify the situation because it is kinda funny now. So we have two Starbucks near us, a small drive threw and a normal size one. The normal size one is closed due to power outage and everyone the neighborhood is at the small one because no one else has power…crazy huh!
Thankful moment #2: Starbucks is wonderful and now that they have free internet they are even more wonderful!
Challenge #3: No phone because the battery was dead…bad time for it to run out of battery because I have no electricity to charge it. Thanks to Starbucks and the nice lady that let me have her seat, I was able to use two electric plugs.
Thankful moment #3: Because I was using both plugs a guy comes to work and needs a plug. We start talking, I’m hesitant to give up a plug but I do because it is the nice thing to do. My nice act turns good for me too, he has a adapter with many plugs, super nice! This guy was really nice, friendly and talkative. Older guy has children of his own, from Germany with accent, which I love, accents. So we talk for a bit about life and school and he just shares his view, I share mine and he is kinda befuddled by mine. He left an impact on me and I’m sure God had that in his plan. I pray that I had an impact on him too! God only knows and will use it to His glory!
Lesson learned: Life without electricity would be a lot different and may be challenging. God has a plan and I must trust and rely on Him every second and remember to take things day by day.
A friend shared with me Matthew 6:34 “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
So thankful for all the people God has placed in my life!!
