She's Back! Just Ramblings of One Who Has Been Away Too Long!

Hello Dear Blog Family!

It has been a while since I have written, and I definitely feel a need to start writing again! I've found that it's very therapeutic for me! (And sometimes for others who read it too!) But it's just been a matter of time, time and time! I am now in two classes this semester--you know me...still trying to do it all. ;-)

I have classmates who work full-time and go to school full-time...but I DON'T know how they do it! Maybe their jobs give them time off for various projects, papers and studying for exams. No such luck for me! But time is a'tickin'. I need to speed things up a bit myself! ;-) At this point I am one full time semester away from graduating....but ONLY if I do NOT have to take classes in developmental math to reach college level math. I have to take a placement test to place into college level math, then take the course, and pass it!

Any math whizzes out there willing to tutor a sista to get her ready for college level math? To be honest, my current skill level is at basic beginners algebra....any takers ready for this challenge? It is probably comparable to clearing the water out of the streets of Louisiana....(sigh!)

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Gee, what has not happened since the last time I have written? You know, looking at the plight of the folks in New Orleans, Mississippi, and Alabama, I could not possibly have a thing to whine, moan or complain about. My only frustration is that I find myself at a point in my life where I wish that I did not have to go to work everyday, (but I AM thankful to be blessed with a job since I NEED it!) and could do be free to be there to do something with my hands to physically help...do something more constructive than just writing out a check for the victims of the flooding....but I can't!

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Have you ever sat outside on a gorgeous day, to look around and just "see" God all in it? Where I work, I have a spot on campus under a couple of maple trees where I hide out at lunch time to eat, read and pray in peace. It amazes me day after day how the beauty of God just cannot be surpassed by anything manmade. The sun, the clouds, the trees, the grass, the breeze on my skin...it's all so wonderfully, incredibly, beautiful! I wish I could use other adjectives to describe it, but I find words to be very limiting at times. How about you?

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On this past Wednesday afternoon before I went to work, I had a taste for some popcorn. I went downstairs to grab a bag of popcorn to pop, and before I knew it, I'd gotten distracted straightening and cleaning the kitchen, family room and the living room. And then it was suddenly time to get ready for work. (On Wednesdays, I am scheduled to go into to work later in the day to provide office coverage into the evening). I never thought about the bag of popcorn until I was on my way to work...and by then it was too late. I was disappointed, because I really had a taste for some good popcorn!

When I got to my job site, my supervisor arrived at the same time on the parking lot, and stated that when we got into the office that she had something for me. I said "OK" and immediately forgot all about it, as the office was quite busy when we arrived. About a half hour later, she comes to me and says, "Here, this is for you." My mouth fell open! In her outstretched hand she had a bag of unpopped popcorn....and it was MY FAVORITE KIND!!! When I popped that bag at work, everyone kept running to me asking me "What kind of popcorn is it?" or "It smells so good!" All I could do was smile and tell them what they wanted to know. But I was full inside my heart knowing that God sees the smallest things and sometimes He sends them our way as reminders of His care. I shared this story with my supervisor, and she was encouraged to hear it.

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Another story: The director of the office (the boss over the supervisor) and a few other female co-workers happened to be standing right outside of my office door talking when my director asked a question. I guess I zoned out for a second, because everyone was shaking their head "No," and I did not know what the question was. DUH! I asked her what she had asked, (because for some reason all I heard was what Charlie Brown's teacher sounded like. "Wa, wanh, wanh, waaaanh...") She had asked if anyone had an earring back, as she had lost one of hers that morning on the way to work.

She could not have possibly known that I had just "found" an earring back on my desk a week or so prior when I was cleaning up my desk and I saved it in my odds and ends compartment on my desk. (You know that place in or on your desk where you keep safety pins, a couple of bobby pins, extra coins, etc...) ;-)

Well, while I was taking the few steps into my office to look for the earring back, she added, "If anyone has one, you get to leave work an hour early!" (Hey, hey count me in on that!) I found the earring back--and lo and behold...somehow the one earring back had reproduced itself and now there were two! One plastic and one metal, there in my little odds and ends compartment side by side just waiting for me to pick them up. I offered them to her, and my boss was shocked that I was able to not produce one, but two! (She had meetings that she was going to be in all day, and I guess she wanted to feel "put together.") Need I say more? Of course, no one else had even one spare earring back, and I got to leave an hour early! WOOHOO! I went home and took a much needed nap! Thank you Lord for the small blessings! Small things add up to big things!!

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So this was just a blog of various unconnected thoughts to let you know that "Sister" L, is still alive and laughing her way through life! You'll be hearing from me real soon again. I know one of my classes will produce some interesting thoughts that will spill over into this blog. It is my 'Business Ethics in Society' class.

Be Blessed! \0/


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P.S.

Immediately after I posted this blog, my blog was hit by 2 spammers, which you used to be able to see until I removed them when I reposted this blog… In order to combat this I have turned on "Word Verification" in my blog.

What this does is to prevent automated systems from adding comments to my blog, since it takes a human being to read the word and pass this step. Whenever I receive a comment that looks like an advertisement or a random link to an unrelated site, as you see below then I know I've encountered "comment spam". A lot of this is done automatically by software which can't pass the word verification step that I just enabled in my blog.

What does this mean to you? Well, when you want to comment, you'll see a word that looks kind of distorted in a box, and you'll be asked to type the same word in another box.

(Most spammer's software can't read those distorted "passwords" that you see.) Just retype the word they provide in the box provided and follow the steps to comment as normal. It's very easy! Thanks!

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2 Comments:

At Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:32:00 PM, Anonymous said...

Just passing through and came on your site. I love Blogs! I'll check in occasionally to see how it will grow.

At Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:35:00 PM, Carolyn said...

hello, dear sister. i have missed you. so glad to see you back.

i remember pastoring, counselling, mentoring, and teaching during my post graduate studies. how i managed to write a dissertation in 9 months still amazes me.

but ... it was God's work. He gets all the praise.

glad to see you back, please check out my life for updates. please do email as well.

i'll be praying for you.