Of Veggie Cream Cheese and Twittering

Morning.
I am enjoying a breakfast of plain bagel with veggie cream cheese, and milk. Ah. Anyways, This week has flown by!! I have been working some kinda weird shifts lately. But I spoke to Ashley (my manager) on Tuesday about needing more hours. They said that they could handle that, and that I just needed more training. Praise the Lord!! I was soo worried that I was going to have to find another job and start all over, when all I needed to do was ask. And next week, they pick up too. Yay! They called me at ten yesterday and asked me to come in as soon as I could...they needed help with the lunch shift. Man. It seems like every single time I start to fret and freak out about something, God is right there, telling me to breathe and fixing it. What an amazing God we serve!
I'm going home tomorrow!! I am soo excited to see my family, I can't even tell you! Gah! It's so quiet here, I can hear myself think, an experience that I've never had. ;) And it does get a bit lonley. I know that my mom is like, "you kept saying you wanted to be alone!" I'm like, yeah, when I wanted space, not all the time!! That reason would be why you all keep getting poked, wall posted and texted by me. And I get to see Cait's play, "Reformation of Katherine". Ahh, so wonderful.
Oh, so I got Twitter ya'll! http://twitter.com/tripsonsunlight I'm still trying to figure it out, though. Yeah, just thought you should know. It's my favorite part of face book, and you don't have to deal with the drama! Yay. Still trying to figure out how to get pic on there...anyone know?

Alrighty, lovely people. Thanks for reading. Enjoy whatever kind of weather you find yourself in...I believe my weather reads 70's. I love my state. <3

Alive and Kickin

Hey Everyone!
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! I did. My family dinner with the family was awesome! We all ate as a family for the first time in who knows how long. It was bliss.
After we ate, I had to pack my car...rather, finish packing my stuff, to then pack my car. I wasn't in much of a hurry. By the time I got everything together and had the car fully packed *and I do mean FULLY!* , it was like 5pm. Dad called a friend that lives in Charlotte that was visiting Raleigh to see if he needed a ride. I was like, "Dad, I don't think there is room for him! Maybe he could ride on the top." He didn't like that idea. Then were the goodbyes. So uncool! But, the Lord was gracious and I don't think anyone cried...at least, until I left. I am just so confident in the Lord's plan, that I am sad, but my excitement is the most prominent.
The car ride was, hmm... Dad is so wonderful, just not that talkative. :) And if you know me at all, you know that I am SO talkative. Haha. Love it. Anyways, the ride was uneventful. We arrived a little later than I wanted, but we got here. Terri Fowler is amazing!! She is the wonderful lady that is sharing her house with me. Ahh, God is SO good!!
I went to McAllister's yesterday to meet with my manager. I had to fill out some more paperwork, and everything looked set. I was given my schedule for this week. But, they had to change the days from today through sunday, to starting on Friday! I was like, what?! They didn't have any t-shirts for me to wear on the job...lamest excuse ever!! God is working huge things in me this week, and I can't wait to see what they are! He is so good and is teaching me more with every day to lean on him and his promises for my best. It was hard to leave my family, I'm not gonna lie. They are pretty much my life and I can't wait til they get here! Yeah. You know. It is super weird being here by myself, shopping for food by myself, eating by myself. When I'm used to the hustle and bustle of a family of 8, this is super laid back. Like, can't even tell you!!
Just wanted to let you know I am here and alive and kickin. Love you all. Come and visit me!
I'm off to explore Charlotte!! The Ikea is calling my name! I passed it on my way to work yesterday and it was SO hard not to stop. That might be a bad thing...Also, there is an Anthropologie. *happy hands*
Byes!!

I Prayed and It Happened

It actually did happen!! Here's how it went down:
Cait and I headed to Charlotte not last Thursday, but the one before and got there around 2:30ish. We headed straight past Charlotte and into Gastonia. Mom and Dad said, have a plan. So this was our first stop. We went into a wonderful fabric store, which wasn't hiring. Dang. Then, it was on to the nearby Harris Teeter...apparently they have good benefits. :) There were easily 50 people in the lines all told, and every single person was checking people out. I said that we would come back later to that one, and we meandered on down the strip mall. At a McAllister's, they said they were accepting applications. Translated, means no. Ok, so I might as well fill one out while I'm here. What could it hurt? I go up and hand the application to the manager (whose name just happens to be Ashley). She asks me if I have a minute. I'm like, "I have three days, lady!" I get the interview RIGHT THERE!! Basically, she asks me when I can start!! I'm like, SERIOUSLY?!?! I left the place with all the new employee paperwork, manual, menu, and policy. I can't believe that I have this job!!!!! Like, how good is God?! Oh my. I prayed for favor and discretion, and I TOTALLY GOT THAT! Ahh.

Now, this struck me. Don't I always pray for these things? But, the question is, do I always expect this from Him? The answer: nope. I put God in a box, though unconsciously. He is so infinite! And amazing, and loving, and merciful, gracious and abounding in steadfast love, sovereign, omnipresent, and...and perfect!! Why do I put him in a box that I can manage? Why when I think about him, do I limit the awesome God of universe?? The question I pose to you is, do you place God in a box? Do you expect all that you pray for to come, or just say words that you don't expect to come about? Do you limit him?
He has been convicting me on how rarely it is that I trust in Him to do the amazing and seemingly impossible!! Do you know how freeing it is to know that God will ALWAYS do what is best for us? And that we must trust that he does listen to our prayers!! The God of the universe loves us and listens to us when we talk to him!!! Can you even believe it?!
Wow. He loves me. And cares about me. And wants the best for me to come to me, even if I don't think that thing is the best for me. Ahh, he is impossibly good.
So, the next step for me: I have the job. Now I need a place to stay!! My family is moving there whenever they find a house (also a prayer request!), but I have the job now. Like, I could have started last week. But, I am planning (loosely) to move there this weekend after church on Sunday...So here I am. Looking for a place to live. God knows this and will provide! I just can't wait to share that tale of His provision, because the things that have happened concerning this job have me in the mode to expect amazing things from Him for my housing!
Happy Monday.