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I'm having a good day.

A. I had the day off from work. I love days off from work. Right now, I work at the front desk of a pet hotel. Yes, it's an exciting life, standing up for 8 hours straight, picking up an exasperatingly persistent phone, answering the same 8 questions 27 times per shift and mopping up various shapes and sizes of urine puddles from dogs who got just a little too excited. And I do it all while wearing the most attractive of uniforms - a PetSmart polo shirt (size adult medium) that hangs well past my arse when untucked and has sleeves that reach all the way to my elbows. I suppose it could be featured on a site such as www.wholesomewear.com , at least if you don't undo the buttons. Complete a typical day with customer complaints about medication fees, the number of coupons they are allowed to use, or the fact that their dog's vaccinations have expired and 'someone should have warned them' (I recommend talking to their vet about that one.) Add it all up and you've got yourself quite the uplifting experience. Needless to say, I drink in the days on which I don't have to be 'on', I can wear something that looks like a girl should be wearing, and generally just be selfish with my time. Today was no different.

B. I got my bangs trimmed. They were too long, mis-shapen and falling in my eyes. They are now tamed, under control and much more manageable. Simple joys.

C. In the past 24 hours, I have had two meaningful conversations with two very meaningful individuals. One was with my lovely sister in law Ashley at a random encounter in Starbucks last night. It is always so refreshing to talk to her and it was very nice to catch up. She gives GREAT advice, by the way, and I recommend talking to her. Also, hire her for all your photography needs. -----> www.ashleyparsons.com Shameless promotion...
The other conversation was with the boy I love, Spencer. This is his band's myspace, and you should go check them out. More shameless promotion. I kind of like it. And actually, expect more of it over the life of this blog. I looooooooove good conversations. Love them.

D. The aforementioned Spencer sent me roses today. And I, shocked and giddy as to why they had shown up asked him 'What is this about?' He said 'Babe, it's about you.' Swoon. Good job, boyfriend. The card attached was just as valuable if not more.

So. All in all I have had a very nice day with a lot of really great things included in it. And I know it is perfectly fine, more than fine to enjoy it all and even to bask in it. But I have to be honest that now and again, good days with good things can get me into trouble. There is no guarantee that I will be having a day like this in a year, 6 months from now, or even tomorrow. But something I am learning to work on is not to place my hope in anything other than Jesus Christ. Believe me, I fail miserably at it more days than not. But I'm trying. And growing. I listened to a very encouraging sermon by Matt Chandler today called 'Healing and Hope'. He spoke about laying our burdens on Jesus simply because He wants to help us along our way. We were not meant to make the journey of life all alone. Too often we make other things our god. A guy. A girl. Our paycheck or our abilities. All of those things make extremely lousy gods to serve. I cannot expect every day to provide me with such an easy go of things. But at least I serve the king who will hold my hand through it all. He'll even carry me. And for that, I am truly HAPPY.