my days are melding into each other; it's wednesday (i believe!) and the results from max's biopsy may be in today - they said a week to ten days. i know the results are in God's hands. i pray for the grace i need when i hear them, be they good or not so good.
i have been in the dark for a little while. i had an amazing conversation via instant messenger the night before last (i think) that left me in awe over how God can use people unseen to you yet still very real to help pull you from the pit. thank you, r.
i have been in the dark for a little while. i had an amazing conversation via instant messenger the night before last (i think) that left me in awe over how God can use people unseen to you yet still very real to help pull you from the pit. thank you, r.
my favorite pastor in life was in yesterday and honestly, he gave me the sermon of my life. i believe he was sent in, not only have the delicious savory spinach salad we served up yesterday, but to give me an amazing 25 minutes of total ministering to my spirit. he has no idea what an impact it had on me; i was blown away. the one thing he kept really emphasizing (aside from these specific things that have been happening were chosen especially for me - in an effort to bring me to the Lord closer than i ever thought i could be) was that i must give thanks in all circumstances. every single one. because none of this will be to my glory and there is no way i could glory in any of it; if He is going to do His work in me, if He is going to make something out of what is the puddle of my life right now, He has to do it because apart from Him i can do nothing.
after work, i met with most of my ccd students to have snacks with our little second grader prayer partners - it was precious. i was also very touched when even more of my students brought me *end of the year* teacher gifts - from a dove pin (which will be on my jean jacket by the end of this morning) to the wow worship cd's and notes from even the parent of one of my students thanking me! are you kidding me?
after the party, we were waiting around for the parents to come get their students and we were chatting - remember the issues i had with two of my girls? they called their folks and told them "we want mrs. d to bring us home," so we did and chatted the whole way. it's amazing to think of how they have really come around; tough beginnings, but He really does make all things new.
and one of the best things about yesterday? my student who i had heard was intoxicated at the dance friday night was there - i put my hand on his arm and said "is everything alright? i heard something very upsetting about you regarding the dance friday night..."
"mrs. d - i wasn't even at the dance."
in everything, give thanks.
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