FRIDAY JANUARY 6

AWESOME STORY, HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!!

I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5pm, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd and the car started to choke and splutter and die - I barely managed to coast, cursing, into a gas station, glad only that I would not be blocking traffic and would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck. It wouldn't even turn over. Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the quickie mart building, and it looked like she slipped on some ice and fell into a gas pump, so I got out to see if she was okay. When I got there, it looked more like she had been overcome by sobs than that she had fallen. She was a young woman who looked really haggard with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up to give it to her. It was a nickel. At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban crammed full of stuff with 3 kids in the back (1 in a car seat), and the gas pump reading $4.95. I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying 'I don't want my kids to see me crying!' so we stood on the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California and that things were very hard for her right now. So I asked, 'And were you praying?' That made her back away from me a little, but I assured her I was not a crazy person and said, 'He heard you, and He sent me.' I took out my card and swiped it through the card reader on the pump so she could fill up her car completely, and while it was fuelling, I walked to McDonald's next door and bought 2 big bags of food, some gift certificates for more, and a big cup of coffee. She gave the food to the kids in the car, who attacked it like wolves, and we stood by the pump eating fries and talking a little. She told me her name, and that she lived in Kansas City. Her boyfriend left 2 months ago and she had not been able to make ends meet. She knew she wouldn't have money to pay rent on 1 January, and finally, in desperation, had called her parents, with whom she had not spoken in about 5 years. They lived in California and said she could come live with them and try to get on her feet there. So she packed up everything she owned in the car. She told the kids they were going to California for Christmas, but not that they were going to live there. I gave her my gloves, a little hug and said a quick prayer with her for safety on the road. As I was walking over to my car, she said, 'So, are you like an angel or something?' This definitely made me cry. I said, 'Sweetie, at this time of year angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses regular people.' It was so incredible to be a part of someone else's miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. I'll send it to the workshop tomorrow to check, but I suspect the mechanic won't find anything wrong. This was written by a Metro Denver Hospice Physician: Sometimes the angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter of their wings... angels among us - YouTube

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THANKFULLY ANOTHER FRIDAY..

FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2012 GONE ALREADY! WOW, HARD TO BELIEVE ISN'T IT? I WISH EVERY FRIDAY COULD BE PAYDAY.. SURE WOULD BEAT THE "ONCE A MONTH THING" LOL.. BUT THEN AGAIN, I AM GRATEFUL FOR MY JOB AND PAYDAY (as tiny as it is.. BECAUSE IT ALSO COVERS OUR INSURANCE)

YouTube - God Will Make a Way
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MY CO-WORKERS AND I ARE GETTING BACK INTO THE ROUTINE AFTER OUR CHRISTMAS.. AND THANKFULLY THE KIDS ARE TOO.. NOW WE ARE ALL "JUST WAITING ON ONE OF TWO THINGS.. SOME ARE WAITING FOR SNOW ... AND THE REST OF US ARE WAITING FOR SPRING AND WARM WEATHER" LOL..

NOW I KNOW THAT SO FAR WE HAVE HAD IT RELATIVELY WARM.. BUT OUR ELECTRIC BILL DON'T SHOW IT .. UGGG!!! I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS INFRARED HEATER WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE!!.. BUT IF NOT.. GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL... (and like everyone else.. sometimes I just need to remind myself.. but most of the time.. I know without even thinking... and always deep down, I know without a doubt!)

Michael W Smith - Forever God is Faithful w/lyrics - YouTube

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NO WORD TODAY ON NORMAN'S TEST RESULTS (~.~) uggg.. WAITING IS SUCH A HARD THING TO DO!! ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S SUCH A SCARY WAIT!! YOU DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED NOT TO DO.. THE "WHAT IF'S" AND SUCH.. BUT THEN I PRAY AND GET ON MY COMPUTER AND LISTEN TO SOME MICHAEL SMITH, OR CASTING CROWNS, OR CHRIS TOMLIN.. OR SOME OF MY MANY OTHER FAVORITES.. A LOT OF TIMES, I WILL GO ON YOUTUBE TO ONE SONG.. THEN LISTEN TO IT, AND PICK ANOTHER SONG FROM THAT SITE.. AND SO ON.. BRINGS ME INNER PEACE AND HELPS ME TO FEEL CLOSER TO GOD..

YouTube - ?Draw Me Close to You - Michael W. Smith??
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PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOURS TODAY AND DAILY.. GOD BLESS AND BE CLOSE TO EACH OF YOU.. AND PRAYING MOSTLY FOR CLOSENESS AND LOVE OF GOD, JOBS, INNER PEACE, HEALTH, HAPPINESS, LOVE AND CLOSENESS OF FAMILY AND GRACE