simple pleasures

Today is a celebration. It is a day in which I am learning, if I dare say it, to hear the voice of God. It began this morning, when I got into my car and felt a very clear impression that I should go back into the house for my laptop. For the life of me, I could think of no reason that I would need it at school today, but the impulse was strong, so I told God I trusted his memory more than mine, and went with it. Long about 7th period, I realized why I needed it. Five of my students had missed last week's PowerPoint lesson, and they needed to view it today. It was on my laptop, of course. Spirit of the Living God, it is the very small things that make me love you most, just knowing that You have my back, that you care about my lesson plans, even when I can't remember what they are.

After school, I rushed home to meet the landscapers, only to find they weren't here, and they needed to reschedule for tomorrow (sigh!). So I watered the herb garden and checked the mail . . . when what to my wondering eyes did appear . . . an IRS check for my taxes last year! Not only was it over a thousand dollars (thanks, Uncle Sam! You're the best!), it was also two full weeks earlier than expected. In fact, it arrived just 2 days before my next automatic bill would get paid that would have drained my checking account down to about 50 bucks, which would have needed to last for over a week until my next paycheck. So, with no landscapers to deal with today, I jumped in the car, dashed to the bank, and deposited said check with a huge smile on my face!

No longer a pauper until payday, I celebrated by filling my car up with gas, treating it to a nice bubbly car wash, and picking up sushi for dinner (for me, not the car). Ahh! Simple pleasures!