So, today was a day I was dreading. Not because it was the oh so fearsome Friday the 13th but b/c today I had to renew my driver's license in the current state we live in. My "old" one was from NC and of course, they don't have renewal by mail there. So, I had to study the driver's manual (the fifth one for the fifth state we have lived in). Go sit in a waiting room for hours, take the written test, then the driver's test and then if I passed pay the close to $50 for the new state driver's license. But as God would have it and bless this girl today, I got to the DMV, waited all of 10 minutes, before talking with the clerk behind the desk. He looked at my driving record from TX and NC, took my picture, made me answer some questions, gave me an eye test with out my glasses, and told me I could go to the local tag agency, pay $25 and get my new license with out taking the tests and without any restrictions. That means I don't even have to wear my glasses while driving - just so you know, I do anyway. I was done within an hour!!! Unheard of! It's always taken me hours to do this but God's grace and blessings were upon me today. I even got to spread a little hope to those clerks. Neither one felt the hope of the day. Praying blessings over them and their offices.
Tonight, well, I have to say I'm not looking forward to it. Our church is doing a "Girlfriend Military Appreciation Night". 300 of them! It's a girlfriend event that they put on every other month and I've never been to one until now. I kind of felt like I couldn't say no since 2 of our pastors' wives kind of cornered me at Wed night's service and asked me to come. I didn't want to be rude and say no so I said yes. Luckily Bella is coming with me though she is not happy about it. You see, it's not that it's honoring us wives or anything like that that bugs me. It's not even the "girlfriend" thing. It's well, it's that this really isn't my kind of thing. This is not something you know about me unless you have met me, but I am not a big haired, dolled up Texas girl. ((GASP)) I know, anyone who is from Tx, I just gave a heartattack to. I am very simple, plain Jane, t-shirt and jeans kind of girl. I put on my contacts, do my make-up, do my hair in the morning kind of gal and don't ever look at myself in the mirror again through out the day until it's time to take out the contacts and remove the make-up. Seriously. And these gals here, they like the glitz and glam. Always looking pretty perfect. So... we go, a little apprehensive, a little self-conscience, very shy, very feeling out of our comfort zone. As a fellow Warrior Girl, Brandi, said it one day,"we are a group of girls who'd rather talk sex trafficking and clean water than recipes and soccer." Don't get me wrong, I don't have to always talk about serious stuff but I do tend to talk abou the stuff that God has broken my heart for. Adoption, orphans, clean water, feeding programs, sex trafficking, etc... So, here goes to trying something new, not judging at the amount spent on the event (I have to admit I often think about things like that and do a quick calculation at how many children can be rescued from their pimp or children can be fed or children can be brought home to their forever families or any number of other things- Sorry about that) and knowing that God may be putting some like-minded people in our paths so that we can start making a larger impact on this world for His Kingdom!!!
Praising my Jesus today. You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done.~ Psalm 92:4, NLT
Seeing the World through His Eyes,
Laurie
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