Wow Moments

It's been a weird week. Steve is incredibly busy at work with all kinds of issues flying at him, which makes him later getting home, and of course, school is in full swing. What better time for me to get a migraine? Yup. Missed Serena's field trip. Made Steve have to leave work so someone could get Natalie to volleyball, Serena home from school, and pick Natalie back up at 5:00. When I'm in bed with a headache and I can't do my normal duties, I just want to scream!

BUT, the enemy would enjoy that way too much, so instead, I pray. Not for me, but for anyone and everyone who needs it. That is how I spend my sleepless hours of pain. Then the nyquil kicks in and I am finally pain free for awhile.

Monday morning came with a phone call that really blessed me. My sister, who recently gave her heart to Jesus, left me a message, an urgent message to call her right away....she thinks God has given her a purpose! I smiled as I dialed her number upon returning from school that morning. Yes. The headache had already started, but I just knew I had to call her. He indeed had given her a purpose, or maybe a project to do, and the passion and excitement in her voice was contagious! We began a wonderful conversation about our Lord and all He means to us. She asked questions, and I flipped through my Bible as I tried in desperation to find just the right words and scripture to back me up. It was there, right where I needed it. She told me how proud of me she has always been and how much she loves me. She tried to give me credit for her finding the Lord, but I told her God gets all the glory for that because He drew her to Him! She just finally turned around and said "Hello". I wasn't sure I was going to share this with people, but I am so blown away by this transformation, that I know God would want me to tell it on the mountain! My sister has that passion that every new Christian has. They want to tell everyone what they know. They want everyone to feel the excitement and the love of God. They don't care who they tell, they just want to tell! Praise God is really all I can say!

So, we ended our conversation and the phone rang right away...my friend, Patty, who recently moved to Vicksburg. I was still pretty pumped about my conversation with my sister. Patty and I go way back, and she probably knows more of my family history than anyone, so she knows why this was so exciting to me. She listened as I went on and on, and I know Patty is a believer, but she's pretty low key, so I was probably driving her nuts. Or was I? Was that God's way of getting me to open up more to her? I'm usually a little more careful in my "God speak" when talking to her...I never really knew why...Did he use my excitement over my sister to witness to Patty? Oh, why am I even asking. I know He definitely had a purpose in both of those calls.

Why I had the headache, I don't know. Why I dumped a pan of tomatoes on the bottom of my oven while on the phone, I don't know that either. I do know tomatoes stink while they are burning on the oven floor. I know stepping in tomato slime is not good for white socks.

Later, when I came out of my headache, my darling devious daughter Natalie was cleaning up the dinner dishes while Dad ran out to pick up Serena from a friend's house. I thought she looked so sweet while helping her poor sick mom. Note the previous use of the word devious....
She headed up to get ready for bed and I was talking with Steve when he got back. I went to turn on the kitchen faucet and got a sprayerful of water right in my face! Darling daughter had taped the sprayer in the "on" position for the unsuspecting fool who turned on the faucet. That was kind of a "wow" moment in itself. Now she is sleeping with one eye open, as my paybacks are you-know-what!! She couldn't contain her giggles when I told her the faucet hadn't found her sister, but had gotten me instead...the poor girl. She couldn't even fake being sorry because she was so proud that her gag had worked and worked well! She is so me!

So, wow moments. The week isn't even over and they just keep coming. I'll keep you posted on more wow moments, because I do have more to tell! Stay tuned....