Amazing Day

I've been too distracted by frontierville to post. I found a new hobby, not sure it's a good one-to waste the minutes of my day. Seriously, playing frotierville makes my day at home go by so much quicker. I know I probably could be cleaning or doing something that is productive...like work on my paintings...but when Luke is sleeping or playing by himself I want something that is sort of mindless....an escape for a short time...but this in the end is not why I'm blogging.

God is good. I hope you know that. I've been blessed in so many ways. I got approved to start teaching my art classes at A&M UMC. So they start next week! WHOOP!!! So when I went to the church to pick out a room, I had many to my own choosing and got to pick any of them! After that I stopped by and met the music director. He just so happens to be leading a study on "Mere Christianity"by C.S. Lewis! Another WHOOP! (When I WHOOP it is like me saying Hallelujah or Amen for you non-aggies) See earlier post of why this is so important. Turns out, the choir director and I have similar issues with family members who are atheist. We both agree digging into C.S. Lewis' philosophies will not only fortify our own beliefs but also have some "rhetoric ammo" when we defend our faith or try to persuade the other side.

Soon after our introduction he realized I was the art teacher and was excited about my classes. He is going to do some free advertising for me in next week's bulletin. He is also interested in hosting me and some other local artist in an art show. So that gives me motivation to get out a few more pieces. I shall have no excuses of not to paint. I'm working on gathering up source pictures and so I hope to start one here soon!

So after leaving church I was so excited because I felt that God has something big planned for me and my art. Things were just happening! As I was driving home I noticed a car full of people on the side of the road. So I slammed on my brakes (no one was behind me) and did a U-TURN and went back to help. It was a black family...and the only reason why I bring up the color of their skin is because it brings back memories of me and Katy-Marie in the HEB parking lot picking up some black teenagers and giving them a lift to Little Caesars and the entire time I was freaking out ( I think we had a total of 5 black kids in my high school class...I was a sheltered white girl and find them intimidating if they dress "gangster" style**on that note anyone who dresses like that is intimidating...I really don't find it fashionable or "cool"**. And I know I say all of this with Eminem playing on my playlist...oxymoron if ask me) because I thought we were getting ourselves in trouble. I was humbled that night and she taught me something great...TRUST the spirit of God. So today I had that peace and I KNEW it was the spirit telling me to turn back and help those people. Stranger or no Stranger help them. So we went and got gas and filled up their van and I took off. I think they were even surprised this young white girl was helping them. They thanked me but really I wanted to keep hugging the mom and tell her thank you because they blessed my life. Today I grew not only in my walk with God, but took a step closer in to loving his children, his people the way he loves me and that is something I learned yesterday from reading Mere Christianity. SO really today was blessed day.