Have I been blessed this week- and it's only Wednesday!!! Yesterday my amazing fiance called to tell me that he has an interview tomorrow for a full-time ministry job that we've been praying about for nearly two months. God is so good! I am thankful for this interview; just the chance to speak a little more than a resume can reveal is an incredible opportunity. My best friend called to tell me that she has found an interim teaching position to fill in for a lady on maternity leave, and she just finished classes last week! My family is all doing well at the moment despite various illnesses. Another friend with whom I've gotten much closer this year just called from Chattanooga to tell me that she and a good friend of Scott and me just got engaged. This week I really am just overwhelmed.
Last night was a huge blessing in itself. Several faithful friends showed up at my second family's home to give us a Christmas shower! What a fantastic idea!! No one really knew what to expect, but it turned out to be perfect. We were surprised with several fun ornaments to decorate our first tree next year, as well as many other little Christmas boxes and candles... My parents even surprised us with stockings that have our names on them. Amy, who organized the shower, did a stellar job planning with her husband. Since they are on furlough from Venezuela, they wowed us with some great homemade goodies like salsa, guacamole, mini tacos, bean dip...the whole nine yards. Plus, they rigged up a couple of great games. It was our first wedding shower and was so nice that I don't know if I want to have another one! :) I loved having Scott beside me opening things up... I don't understand why guys don't come to those things more. As if I needed a reminder (which really, I think I always do, because I never seem to live a life of ceaseless gratefulness), the kindness of those friends and family last night blew me away. I was reminded of how sweet it is to live in community. One of my biggest prayers right now is for the church where Scott and I will be after we are first married. We don't know where that is yet since the job thing is up in the air, but I have seen what it is like to be in tight community and what it is like to be seeking, searching, hungry for more- feeling disjointed and isolated. I'm reminded that Christ isolated himself only to pray, and I know when I isolate myself for too long, things go downhill fast. How blessed we are to be sons and daughters of God, brothers and sisters through the grace of Jesus Christ.
And P.S.: Again, this is one of those days where I just really, really can't wait to be a wife. I can't wait to share a home with my closest friend and partner in ministry, to decorate our first tree, to make white chicken chili when it's cold out, to fold his T-shirts.... I am ecstatic. The Lord is so good to us!!
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