Well, thank You, God, for a great day at work.

But I wasn't saying this last week. Sometimes I swear I'm working at a madhouse. Been struggling so much with anger lately ... it scares me. And it'd be so easy to blow it--throw the tools necessary to my job (weighing a ton or two) across the room for someone else to catch; and among several--ahem-- "big'uns," holler, "I'm OUT of this place!"

Oh, God, please, give me Your grace. And the eyes to recognize it in its sometimes unique forms. And the sense to accept it. And the compassion to pass it on.

I read this joke last week. It's enough to scare the hell out of any Christian. Literally.

"A man was driving along, and came to an intersection just as the light turned red; so, of course, he stopped. The woman behind him was in a dreadful rush and screeched to a stop behind him. Furious, she began honking her horn, waving her finger, and yelling obscenities at him.

A police officer pulled up behind her, walked over to her car, and ordered her out. He took her to the station, questioned her, fingerprinted her, and threw her in jail overnight.

The next morning, he let her out and apologized. "I'm afraid it was a misunderstanding on my part. When I saw the "Honk if you love Jesus" bumper sticker, "Follow me to Sunday School" bumper sticker, and the Christian fish symbol, I assumed that the car was stolen."

Two responses: LOL and Yeee-OW!

Jenn

If you'll kindly recall my Shoalts post ("I zee nussing!"), well, today was the scary continuation, the persevering again. The worst part was, this morning I had an awful sense of forboding, as if trying again was to flunk again. Could have been just me ... anyways, I was seeking after God in His Word, reading and praying Psalms such as, "In Thee, oh Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed ..." (i.e. Hint, hint, dear God!)

Then I was listening to songs with a repeating refrain woven through them: "Glory to God ..." And God brought to mind the movie Facing the Giants, where the team prays, "If we win, we'll praise You, Lord; and if we lose, we'll praise You." And in so many words, God asked me, "Well, how 'bout it?"

Whew ...

OK, Lord, it's a deal.

Another thing I got to thinking about: people who win absolutely all the time don't know how to try again, keep going, and push on, because they've never had to. That's the one spot where we persistent little losers have an edge over them. ;p

But God, for some unknown reason, let undeserving me win this time. I couldn't come up with anything more original than "Thank YOU, GOD!"

And thank you, dear family who prayed for me!

And, on the slim chance that you stumble across this, Daryl; thanks. A million. :)

Thankful (what else?),
Jenn

"Once upon a time there was a handsome prince and a beautiful princess ... They met ... fell in love ... married ... and lived happily ever after."

(The End)

Oftentimes I'm so concerned about having a perfect marriage, a happily ever after.

What about me and God? Am I as concerned about having an amazing relationship with Him as I am about having one with Mr. Awesome ... realizing that my relationship with Mr. Awesome will stem from what my relationship with God is like.

This song nails it. (God, bless these girls.)

Wanting to be in HIS arms,
Jenn