These past few weeks have been BUSY and full of unexpected blessings! The Lord has been goooood to me! I've just got to write them down so I don't forget!!! Much of this won't mean anything to any of y'all, but I want a record of it!!!
1. Community
A week or so ago, I
wrote about the scary thought of moving home to Baxley where I was terrified I'd find no sense of community. The Lord definitely showed up and out these past few weeks! I've been visiting Christ Community Church, and I have felt so at home and so welcome. Not to mention how much the Lord is moving in that church! Wooo! It's like I told my sweet Mama, "You can just SEE Jesus in these people. They love Him so much!"
2. Purpose
An opportunity to work with and minister to college students has been presented to me. Praying so very hard about it. I normally fall right into helping with the youth, but I've been a little concerned about being around high schoolers too much - teaching, show choir, etc. I was beginning to pray about a way to plug into ministry when this opportunity presented itself. Praying. I love "students" regardless of age, so this could very well be a good fit for me. (Y'all know I love babies and kids and am really good with them... but working with the little ones is not my calling. Learned that very quickly in Awana a few years ago. Haha!)
3. Great House/Apartment Hunt of 2012
For the longest time, I battled with buying a house or renting a house or renting an apartment. I finally decided that renting would be best. Yes, I
feel like I'm throwing money away, and yes, I'm not ok with that... but
it's the best, most affordable option yet. I made pro/con lists for
renting houses and apartments. I want the space of a house... but not
necessarily the upkeep and higher power bill (I do live in South
Georgia, y'all! It's HOT!). I wanted to save money in an attempt to become debt-free (yay Dave Ramsey!), and I decided to scale-down to a smaller apartment. The one catch? The one available had no dishwasher. Now, I know that's not monumental, but it hurt my feelings nonetheless. Once I finally settled myself into believing that I could make do (somehow!), I called to confirm renting. Low and behold, the same apartment complex had a slightly newer apartment available WITH A DISHWASHER!!!! (And at the same price!) Wooooooo!
4. Furniture
First of all, a sweet, sweet couple from CCC are GIVING me an older, used washer and dryer! YAY! And I'm so thankful that they are blessing me this way. I knew I had to buy living room furniture and a washer/dryer, so this is helping my budget tremendously!
Secondly, I fell in love with an accent chair at a furniture store a few weeks ago. I didn't know where I was going to live, I was still trying to figure out my budget, and I was very unsure about what furniture to buy for my living room. So I waited. Let me just inform you that this chair is a floor sample chair... marked well below the retail price. And I wanted it so badly. Once I decided that I was doing the whole apartment thing, I knew space would be limited. I decided that a chair and sofa would be the best bet for my teeny-tiny living room. I called to inquire about the chair, and it had been SOLD. I almost cried, y'all! I asked the sales associate to find out if it could be ordered, and she said she'd call me back. A few minutes later, she called. I could almost hear the grin in her voice. She told me that the lady that purchased the chair backed out at last minute, and the "sold" tag had never been removed! YAY! So, I put a down-payment on that bad boy over the phone. I drove over to Valdosta this weekend and paid for it and a sofa that coordinates with it! Can't wait to show y'all some pictures! : )
Needless to say, I am feeling very loved on these past few days. Thankful that the Lord is helping me make this transition so much more smoothly than I ever could! : )
