| What a day for everything to come together like this! First, I woke up sound and happy... and I mean completely. I could not tell you the last time I felt that way. And in the morning of all times! I came downstairs to put in a load of laundry and found myself "mornin"ing Jon for a few minutes. What a way to wake up! :) But it was during said conversation with him that it hit me: I'm over it! I'm over his absense. I'm over her drama. I'm over my love for him. I still love them all, yes, but I'm no longer worried or livid in any way over these three people that I held in such high regard for whatever reason I had found to make it plausible. I just felt... better.
Once I got to school... late... I was kind of rushed and frustrated as I absent-mindedly flip-flopped my way to class, tripping over my own feet every 13½ seconds, each stumble followed immediately by grumbling and cursing under my breath. But then, I passed a Security guard who looked up at me with the biggest smile I'd seen in days, and all he said was "Good morning!" (in a really peppy tone) "How are you this fine and lovely day?" I replied "Fine thanks, and you?" He responded "I'm fantastic today! Thank you for askin! You have a great day now!" And then he walked away, as I continued along my path in the opposite direction. That small yet cheerful excuse for a conversation perked me up a little, but I was still on my way to take a test I had not studied too well for, so I was still bummed.
After class, I headed to Wal-Mart to pick up my contacts, as well as my sisters'. Feeling crappy about my test, I walked through the lot from my big yacht of a so-called "mini" van... still not sure where they get the "mini" from... I'm just walking along, and... my shoe falls off. It flies out in front of me, and so I got to slip my foot back into my cute pink flip flop... and I can't. I'm in the middle of an active parking lot, fussing with an evil shoe that refuses to go on. In the meantime, an elderly man has pulled into the handicap slot adjacent to where I am standing and gotten out to go inside the store. He calls to me in a joking fashion "Ahh get that toe in that shoe!" He laughs, which makes me giggle. So I walk over that-a-way, kicking my rebellious shoe in the same direction. I lean against the nice man's truck and finally get my stupid shoe back on my stupid foot. Then we head into the store walking somewhat-together, engaged in light pleasantries. He was so cheerful and friendly! Yes, I am aware that there are many nice people around here, but I am in no way accustomed to meeting them so randomly in public!
It is this simply story of a morning, tangled with thoughts of natural beauty and memories of pleasant conversations held with close friends just last night, that has lead me to write this post:
God is very real. God is very evident in our world. He makes himself evident through the tiny blessings! Not to say He isn't evident through big blessings too, but too often do we overlook and take for granted the little things in life. Like a bird's soft and innocent song, sweetly sung on a quiet pastel morning. Or the kind people you meet in the Real World--the kind many of us thought to be long extinct. Or our friends and family, that we so candidly assume will always be there when we wake up in the morning. Even tinier things too! Like the rain... or a cool breeze on a warm afternoon... our favorite foods... the ability to see and choose our favorite colors! We all take God's blessings for granted, no matter how big or small they may be! No matter how hard we try, we are always going to take things for granted, but that's not to say that we cannot try harder!
God, You make my world. You fill it with everything I need, and then you continue to make Your blessings to me OVERFLOW TENFOLD! Thank you for the little things... They are just as important as the big things You do! I am sorry and ashamed that I have taken everything for granted as much as I have. Yet You still love me unconditionally. You still bless me continuously, though I do not deserve it. Thank you! |
