I was having a very difficult day yesterday, (one of my down days). I am doing a lot better this morning, thank you for asking. Anyways. God has really been keeping me going.
First I have the sweetest bloggy friend in her. Her encouraging emails and care have really helped me (I have told her so personally).
Then I read this
Laurel Wreath writes Let Your Fire Burn! She shares all about how the holy spirit keeps our faith fires going. Laurel Wreath has quickly become one of my favorite encouragement blogs. If you’ve never visited her blog, now is the time to go and get a quick faith-lift for the moment.
from her. And I can not begin to tell you how she blessed my heart on a down day. I even bragged to my husband and Mom.
Then this morning I HAD to go onto the middle school campus because they were collecting fundraiser money and I am the PTA treasurer. I did. not. want. to. go. I got up this morning at 6am trying to come up with every excuse. Well I showed up, they had tons of women covering for me collecting the money from the fundraiser, so they said “go home and get better”. I was almost skipping out of the school. I just did not want to face tons of middle schoolers with my mouth rubber band shut.
Then the cherry on top. I come into work this morning (I have a very flexible job), well my boss calls me and says, “I did not want to send you flowers because they just die, I told him no worries; you made my family dinner and have gone above and beyond” and then he said, “well I just want you to know you have a 9am pedicure apt tomorrow and you will go and then bill me for the time”. I about fell out of my chair. I said “I am not going to bill you for the time”, and he said, “yes you are because I am asking you to!”. I stared to cry.
Oh my goodness how I feel God’s love around me, and I will have pretty toes to boot!
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((((hugs)))) I’m glad you are doing better and that I can encourage you the way you’ve encouraged me!
What a sweet gesture by your boss. How thoughtful, too. It is nice when someone really puts thought into a gift. I am so glad you are being blessed in small and great ways through all of this. We have to be down sometimes to really see God working in those around us.
Well, for Heaven’s sake, Laurel! Can the rest of us borrow your boss? That’s about the nicest thing I’ve heard of in ages.
You poor thing. I’ll be so glad for you when this is over. The day you get the all-clear, you and hubby should go out to dinner and have a feast!
How awesome!! Isn’t it great to get those little “lifts” on down-days??
Jennifer R.
Now that is a fantastis boss!!! God is surprising you still with wonderful little lifts just like that.
Glad you had some encouragement sent to you from the Lord! What a nice surprise you had in store for you all day! There is still lots of us praying for you right through to the end of your recovery!
Now that is a boss to work for! Amazing how God is using so many things right now and letting them be a blessing to you! Hoping the healing continues…
aww!!! that’s wonderful!
God answers in tangible ways right when we need a reminder of his presence!
Get better!
Aren’t you a sweetie! Barb IS a blessing isn’t she? Her comments have lifted me up many times too.
And yeah for your boss (and you). How nice of them to give you a pedicure? But the icing on the cake was for you to bill the time.
Praise God for taking care of you when you need it most.
He keeps on blessing - He knows when we need it the most. Thank you for sharing your blessings with us