Hey Mom, wanna hear what happened today?
Today at lunch, I was home relaxing because we had an ice day (TEACHER PERK!) when my middle kiddo facetimed me from her college classroom hallway. It seems that God was hard at work in her day, and she wanted to share the God-incidence that happened when she went to lunch. I asked if I could write about it because sometimes, God is just so so good.
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In between college classes, Caroline ran into the cafeteria, with the full intention of grabbing food to go, and heading to the library to eat as she reviewed yet again for her lab class. Way back at the beginning of the year, a dear older friend told her NEVER to be afraid to eat alone- college kids do it all the time, and usually you can find someone who wants some company. Remembering that, Caroline changed her mind and decided to find a table in the cafe and eat before class, because in her words, "it's just easier than juggling food in the library."
The cafe was crowded, and she took two laps before seeing two girls waving to her. Walking over, she spotted her Spring Break mission trip leader and another girl from her mission team sitting there. Both enthusiastically invited her to join them.
Now, you have to know, she JUST signed up for this spring break trip....she went out on a limb to do something new. She JUST met them at a full team meeting on Monday. The fact that they recognized her in the cafeteria chaos is a most definite God-moment.
BUT here's the really cool part...Caroline is a planner. She uses her time wisely and completely. She is a list maker, and always follows through on the list. No moss grows under her feet, for sure! Just yesterday, she decided to use 6-9pm to review for her Wednesday labs , since both her roommates had class during that time. Instead of watching netflix or napping, she studied.
And because of that- BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WAIT TIL THE LAST MINUTE- she could spend an HOUR...a full uninterrupted hour...sharing a meal with her newly-met team leader, learning about another teammate, and most importantly, having all anxiousness and worry about this March trip quite literally wash away. She didn't have to run to the library; she didn't have to get her work done right before class; she didn't have to read another chapter. She could literally JUST LEARN ABOUT THESE GIRLS with whom she will travel on spring break. Isn't God amazing....the timing, the place, the circumstance. All designed for CAROLINE and peace in her heart!
James 1:17 says it clearly:
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Today was a gift....a perfectly planned gift of time and place that God gave to Caroline.
Of course, my kids teach me MORE than I could ever teach them-- and today Caroline taught me to NOT put off tomorrow what could be done today. You never know what GIFT God has waiting for you in the morning...or in the cafeteria.
PS....the girls discovered they are from neighboring home towns, with mutual friends, and mutual favorite places. That NEVER would have happened if that pesky lab work had been put off until today. God, You are so good to us.
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In between college classes, Caroline ran into the cafeteria, with the full intention of grabbing food to go, and heading to the library to eat as she reviewed yet again for her lab class. Way back at the beginning of the year, a dear older friend told her NEVER to be afraid to eat alone- college kids do it all the time, and usually you can find someone who wants some company. Remembering that, Caroline changed her mind and decided to find a table in the cafe and eat before class, because in her words, "it's just easier than juggling food in the library."
The cafe was crowded, and she took two laps before seeing two girls waving to her. Walking over, she spotted her Spring Break mission trip leader and another girl from her mission team sitting there. Both enthusiastically invited her to join them.
Now, you have to know, she JUST signed up for this spring break trip....she went out on a limb to do something new. She JUST met them at a full team meeting on Monday. The fact that they recognized her in the cafeteria chaos is a most definite God-moment.
BUT here's the really cool part...Caroline is a planner. She uses her time wisely and completely. She is a list maker, and always follows through on the list. No moss grows under her feet, for sure! Just yesterday, she decided to use 6-9pm to review for her Wednesday labs , since both her roommates had class during that time. Instead of watching netflix or napping, she studied.
And because of that- BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WAIT TIL THE LAST MINUTE- she could spend an HOUR...a full uninterrupted hour...sharing a meal with her newly-met team leader, learning about another teammate, and most importantly, having all anxiousness and worry about this March trip quite literally wash away. She didn't have to run to the library; she didn't have to get her work done right before class; she didn't have to read another chapter. She could literally JUST LEARN ABOUT THESE GIRLS with whom she will travel on spring break. Isn't God amazing....the timing, the place, the circumstance. All designed for CAROLINE and peace in her heart!
James 1:17 says it clearly:
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Today was a gift....a perfectly planned gift of time and place that God gave to Caroline.
Of course, my kids teach me MORE than I could ever teach them-- and today Caroline taught me to NOT put off tomorrow what could be done today. You never know what GIFT God has waiting for you in the morning...or in the cafeteria.
PS....the girls discovered they are from neighboring home towns, with mutual friends, and mutual favorite places. That NEVER would have happened if that pesky lab work had been put off until today. God, You are so good to us.
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