And the award for Worst Day of 2003 So Far goes to:
Ya'll are not going to believe all the incredibly wonderful stuff that's been happening to me today. I lost my job and got into a wreck-- all in one blissful afternoon.
First, I woke up to a world that was gray and drizzly-- you know one of those yucky days when you wish you could just sleep all day.
In the office I work in, everyone's fighting w/ each other. There's this tension in the air and it's a really uncomfortable atmosphere to be in.
I left work for 2 hours to go to the Humane Society, where I volunteer-- playing w/ the dogs and giving them a little bit of exercise.
On my way there, I got lost and I missed the turn to the shelter on this 4-lane highway. I slowed down to a stop in the left lane-hand lane to make a turn. (Try to picture it-- there was no stop sign, no light, and no turning lane, so I was just stopped there in the left lane trying to make a left turn, but waiting for oncoming traffic). Sorry if this is confusing. Well, some guy behind me just didn't see me, and ran right into my rear end. Crunched the trunk and bumper.
I'd never been in a wreck before, so I was experiencing the normal stress you'd have in such an occasion. I found out that I'm not going to have a car for 3 weeks so I can get it fixed. After 1 and 1/2 hours, I got it all straightened out and went to the Humane Society for half an hour.
My day of drama didn't actually end there, however. After I returned to work, I was called into my boss's office, and she laid me off. They apparently didn't have enough funding to keep me working. I know that this is God's hand working directly in my life b/c of the specific details and circumstances surrounding the ordeal, but i really freaked out when it happened.
I did depend, of course, on my job to provide the bulk sum of what I would need to go tp Peru, but God's taken that from me for His mysterious purpose. I'm just having to trust in Him in what I do not see or understand.
Just the thought of not being able to go to Peru as an intern, witnessing to those girls I've not even met yet, just completely disheartens me.
AA!!! What a day. Well, I've got to go try to study for that stupid government test.
I would really appreciate your prayers, however, that if it's God's plan for me, that I'll be able to get the support I need to go to Peru. And that I'll cast my worries and self-dependencies aside as I look to Him and His perfect plan for me-- whether or not that includes a new job, or even Peru at all.
First, I woke up to a world that was gray and drizzly-- you know one of those yucky days when you wish you could just sleep all day.
In the office I work in, everyone's fighting w/ each other. There's this tension in the air and it's a really uncomfortable atmosphere to be in.
I left work for 2 hours to go to the Humane Society, where I volunteer-- playing w/ the dogs and giving them a little bit of exercise.
On my way there, I got lost and I missed the turn to the shelter on this 4-lane highway. I slowed down to a stop in the left lane-hand lane to make a turn. (Try to picture it-- there was no stop sign, no light, and no turning lane, so I was just stopped there in the left lane trying to make a left turn, but waiting for oncoming traffic). Sorry if this is confusing. Well, some guy behind me just didn't see me, and ran right into my rear end. Crunched the trunk and bumper.
I'd never been in a wreck before, so I was experiencing the normal stress you'd have in such an occasion. I found out that I'm not going to have a car for 3 weeks so I can get it fixed. After 1 and 1/2 hours, I got it all straightened out and went to the Humane Society for half an hour.
My day of drama didn't actually end there, however. After I returned to work, I was called into my boss's office, and she laid me off. They apparently didn't have enough funding to keep me working. I know that this is God's hand working directly in my life b/c of the specific details and circumstances surrounding the ordeal, but i really freaked out when it happened.
I did depend, of course, on my job to provide the bulk sum of what I would need to go tp Peru, but God's taken that from me for His mysterious purpose. I'm just having to trust in Him in what I do not see or understand.
Just the thought of not being able to go to Peru as an intern, witnessing to those girls I've not even met yet, just completely disheartens me.
AA!!! What a day. Well, I've got to go try to study for that stupid government test.
I would really appreciate your prayers, however, that if it's God's plan for me, that I'll be able to get the support I need to go to Peru. And that I'll cast my worries and self-dependencies aside as I look to Him and His perfect plan for me-- whether or not that includes a new job, or even Peru at all.