My dad, sister and I went looking at open houses today. I found my new house.
It's awesome.
March 27, 2005
March 12, 2005
March 5, 2005
how God has His plan all along
Two weeks ago, we were heading off to work. As we were rounding the turn to get onto the freeway, in our lane were 3 cars that were stopped, but trying to merge onto the freeway. We realized there was one car in the front, completely stopped in our lane. We pulled up behind the stopped car and a lady was getting out. We decided that we could at least help to push her car to the shoulder so cars could get on the freeway.
As we got to the car, the lady said she'd run out of gas. We pushed her car, then were going to head on to work. I realized she was a good 2-3 miles from the nearest gas station, and on the freeway. I wasn't sure how she was going to get to a gas station. So we decided we couldn't just leave her, and we got her and her gas can into our car. As we drove to the nearest gas station, we found out she was a Christian and she also knew some of the people we work with. (How often do you help a total stranger that knows people you know?!) We got her some gas, then got back to her car, just as the police officer was calling it in. We said our goodbyes and took off to work.
Later in the day though, I was thinking about our experience. As we were leaving the house that morning, one of the runners on our garage door slid off the track. This happens once every 6 months or so. Kevin had to get some tools and get it back into the track.
Then a few miles down the road, we ended up behind a pickup that was going really slow. This happens once a month or so. Not that often that at 7:10am we get stuck behind a slow truck. We followed that for a mile or so, until we could pass.
As we went over the freeway to follow the loop onto the freeway, I saw a car stopped along the freeway, before our entrance lane. But by the time we got to the lane onto the freeway, the car had sputtered along another 300 feet right into our lane... (We later found out the lady had been praying for help the whole way to work. She wasn't sure she'd make it to the gas station, but had to get money from the ATM in order to buy gas.)
How often does God put us at the "right place at the right time"? It really hit me how seemingly "normal" things can happen, but really God has it worked out for His plan that we know nothing of until later. It's pretty awesome!
As we got to the car, the lady said she'd run out of gas. We pushed her car, then were going to head on to work. I realized she was a good 2-3 miles from the nearest gas station, and on the freeway. I wasn't sure how she was going to get to a gas station. So we decided we couldn't just leave her, and we got her and her gas can into our car. As we drove to the nearest gas station, we found out she was a Christian and she also knew some of the people we work with. (How often do you help a total stranger that knows people you know?!) We got her some gas, then got back to her car, just as the police officer was calling it in. We said our goodbyes and took off to work.
Later in the day though, I was thinking about our experience. As we were leaving the house that morning, one of the runners on our garage door slid off the track. This happens once every 6 months or so. Kevin had to get some tools and get it back into the track.
Then a few miles down the road, we ended up behind a pickup that was going really slow. This happens once a month or so. Not that often that at 7:10am we get stuck behind a slow truck. We followed that for a mile or so, until we could pass.
As we went over the freeway to follow the loop onto the freeway, I saw a car stopped along the freeway, before our entrance lane. But by the time we got to the lane onto the freeway, the car had sputtered along another 300 feet right into our lane... (We later found out the lady had been praying for help the whole way to work. She wasn't sure she'd make it to the gas station, but had to get money from the ATM in order to buy gas.)
How often does God put us at the "right place at the right time"? It really hit me how seemingly "normal" things can happen, but really God has it worked out for His plan that we know nothing of until later. It's pretty awesome!
March 2, 2005
the new question to be asking...
Apparently the new question to ask around here is “how’s your courage?” I’ve heard a few people asking each other that in the last few days. Maybe it was something discussed and I wasn’t there so I missed it… I don’t know.
“Courage: The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.” (from dictionary.com).
Maybe I'm just not getting it, but it seems kind of like an odd question to ask – “ So Barbie, how’s your state of mind and spirit to face danger, fear, and vicissitudes?”
“Courage: The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.” (from dictionary.com).
Maybe I'm just not getting it, but it seems kind of like an odd question to ask – “ So Barbie, how’s your state of mind and spirit to face danger, fear, and vicissitudes?”